| A forward during her highly successful youth National Team career, she played mostly in the midfield for the full Women’s National Team until 2006 when she moved back to forward … By the age of 21, she had scored two of the most important goals in U.S. soccer history, the first when she pounded in a rebound of her own shot in the championship game of the 2002 FIFA U-19 World Championship, giving the USA a dramatic 1-0 sudden death overtime victory over host Canada and the first-ever world title for youth women … The second came in the 2004 Olympic gold medal game off a blast from 25-yards out into the lower left corner for the game’s first score … Named the 2002 U.S. Soccer Chevrolet Young Female Player of the Year … 2007: Playing almost full-time at striker, she has played in 14 games, starting nine, heading into the final pre-Women’s World Cup match … Has three goals, against Mexico, Canada and New Zealand … 2006: Played in 20 of the USA’s 22 matches, starting 13 and scored five goals … Started all three games at the Four Nations Tournament in China … Played in all four games at the Algarve Cup, starting two and scored against Denmark … 2005: Played in five games, starting two, including the championship game against Germany at the Algarve Cup, when she played all 90 minutes … 2004: Had a breakout year, playing in 25 matches and making 13 starts … Played in all six Olympic matches, starting three, and was the second youngest player on the team … Scored the first eight goals of her full National Team career (and had three assists), tallying against Sweden, Canada, Mexico, Norway and Brazil among others … She played only six minutes in one “Fan Celebration Tour” game due to her commitments to her college team, but it was still the third-best scoring performance for a 20-year-old in U.S. history, but just one point behind a then 20-year-old Julie Foudy and nine points behind a then 20-year-old Kristine Lilly … Came on for legend Julie Foudy in Foudy’s final National Team game in December of 2004 … 2003: Earned her first eight full National Team caps in 2003, starting two matches … Youth National Teams: Scored one of the biggest goals in U.S. Women’s National Team history when she tallied in sudden death overtime of the 2002 U-19 Women’s World Championship Final against Canada to give the USA a 1-0 victory and the title at the first-ever FIFA world championship for youth women … Won the Bronze Boot as the third leading scorer in the tournament, scoring six goals, including the 109th minute strike that defeated Canada in front of almost 50,000 fans in Edmonton … Scored an amazing 24 goals in 26 full U-19 international matches … The captain of the USA’s 2002 CONCACAF Qualifying Team, she scored seven goals in three games in the tournament in T&T to help the USA qualify for the 2002 FIFA Under-19 Women’s World Championship … Has eight caps and four goals at the U-21 level, scoring two at the 2003 Nordic Cup in Denmark and two at the 2005 Nordic Cup in Sweden … One of the all-time leaders in full U-19 caps, she first appeared for the USA in international matches at the Varna Cup in Bulgaria in 2000, taking second place in that tournament and playing against Scotland, Urkaine, Moldova and Bulgaria … … Also played with the U.S. U-16 National in 1999 at the USYSA International Tournament in Orlando, Florida, facing Sweden, German and Japan and against Australia, China, Japan and Canada at the USYSA international tournament in Houston, Texas, in 2000 … First Appearance: Jan. 12, 2003, vs. Japan ... First Goal: Jan. 30, 2004 vs. Sweden (scored twice). |
