Carli Lloyd
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Carli Anne Lloyd is an American
soccer midfielder
currently playing for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer
and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team
.
, New Jersey
and played high school soccer at Delran High School
.
. While enrolled, she was a student-athlete who played for Rutgers Scarlet Knights
women's soccer team from 2001 through 2004. She was coached by Glenn Crooks and was named First-Team All-Big East
for four straight years. She was also named the 2001 Big East Rookie of the Year and the 2004 Big East Midfielder of the Year.
sides Central Jersey Splash in 1999, New Brunswick Power in 2000, and South Jersey Banshees
in 2001. Before her senior year at Rutgers, Lloyd played for New Jersey Wildcats
in 2004, on the same team as Kelly Smith
, Manya Makoski
, Tobin Heath
, and Heather O'Reilly
. She made only 1 appearance for the club.
With the return of top-flight professional soccer for women to the United States
in Women's Professional Soccer
, Lloyd's playing rights were allocated to Chicago Red Stars
in 2008. In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
, she made 16 appearances (14 starts, 1313 total minutes) for Chicago and scored 2 goals and recorded an assist. Following the conclusion of the season, Lloyd was declared a free agent. She subsequently signed with hometown club and 2009 Champions Sky Blue FC
for the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season
.
In 2010 she signed with the Atlanta Beat.
Lloyd played for the U-21 team before making the jump to the senior team. She appeared in the Nordic Cup four times between 2002 and 2005. A member of four U-21 Nordic Cup championships teams, winning titles in 2002 in Finland, in Denmark in 2003, in Iceland in 2004 and in Sweden in 2005. She scored three times in the 2005 Nordic Cup, including two against Denmark and one in the championship against Norway. She had two goals and an assist, starting every match, at the 2004 Nordic Cup assisting on the lone goal in the USA’s 1-0 win against Denmark in the first round of the 2003 Nordic Cup.
In 2007, she established herself in a starting role in midfield. After scoring once in her first 24 matches, she scored four goals, one in each game, at the 2007 Algarve Cup, earning tournament top scorer and MVP honors. She scored her sixth career goal on a diving header in the USA’s 1-0 victory against Norway on July 14 and then registered her first two-goal game in a 6-1 win against New Zealand on Aug. 12, including one blast from 38 yards. Lloyd started 13 of the 23 matches she played and played in her first Women’s World Cup tournament, starting three (all in the first round) of the five games she played in which the United States came in third. Had nine goals and three assists to finish third on the team in scoring.
In 2008, Lloyd was named the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year as she was a fixture in the midfield for the USA starting all 35 games in which she played, tying for the team lead in matches started during the year. Finished third on the team in minutes played with 2,781 and had her best scoring year for the WNT, finding the net nine times with nine assists. Scored two huge goals during the 2008 Olympics, bagging the winner in the crucial 1-0 victory against Japan in group play and then scored one of the most important goals in U.S. history in the Olympic gold medal game as she netted the game-winner in the overtime victory against Brazil. Scored against Canada in the championship game of Olympic qualifying on a dramatic free-kick in overtime and scored the winning goal in a 3-2 stoppage time victory against Australia on April 27, in Cary, N.C. Scored in both of the USA’s matches in Scandinavia, against Norway and SwedenIn the 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008 was the year in which Lloyd became a star for the US and a big time playmaker for the US midfield.
2009 saw the US taking a break after the 3rd place World Cup finish and Gold Medal run in the Olympics. They competed in 8 games and Carli started in 5, once again playmaking and creating goal scoring opportunities from all over the field.
In 2010 Lloyd suffered a broken ankle in the 4th game of the WPS season while play for Sky Blue FC. She still played in 15 matches for the USA however, starting 14 of them. She scored three goals with five assists and earned her 100th career cap in the final game of the year against Italy during the second leg of the FIFA Women’s World Cup playoff series. She scored against Germany in the Algarve Cup final and started all five games at the CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament, scoring two goals, including the US's lone goal in the championship match. She ended the tournament with five assists and was named the woman of the match 3 times for the tournament completing her comeback from injury. She played every minute of both legs of the playoff series against Italy.
2011 saw the US team making World Cup preparations and training starting with the 2011 Four Nations Tournament. Lloyd scored the lone goal for the US in the opening match loss to Sweden. In the championship match the US defeated Canada 2-0 with Lloyd scoring the 1st goal and being named woman of the match. In the 2011 Algarve Cup, Lloyd scored 3 goals including the 1st goal in the championship match and it was subsequently named best goal for the tournament and she was named woman of the match for the 2nd time in the tournament. At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup she scored the final goal in a 3-0 win against Colombia for her 1st World Cup goal. For the tournament she tallied 2 assists, 1 goal, and 1 pk in the shootout against Brazil to send the USWNT to the semifinals vs. France. Throughout the tournament, Lloyd thrived in her playmaking role providing the starting attack to numerous goal scoring opportunities, proving a steady force as one half of the US's center midfield. In the final of the Women's World cup, the US fell to Japan despite out-possessing them and out-shooting them in a pk shootout. During the overtime penalty shoot out, Carli missed a crucial penalty kick, shooting high and over the cross bar, which would have tied the score at that point. The US women concluded the World Cup with 2 celebration friendlies. Lloyd played in the first game of the series, in which the US debuted a new formation that saw Lloyd become more of a possession midfielder as opposed to an attacking one. She played well finding Heather O'Reilly in the corner for a cross to Abby that ended in a free kick for Wambach which she took full advantage of.
For her USWNT career, Lloyd has 117 caps with 28 goals.
Currently the US is on a break with camp starting again in early November to gear up for the November 19th friendly against Sweden.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
currently playing for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
.
Early life
Lloyd grew up in DelranDelran Township, New Jersey
Delran is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,896....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and played high school soccer at Delran High School
Delran High School
Delran High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Delran Township School District....
.
College
Lloyd attended Rutgers UniversityRutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. While enrolled, she was a student-athlete who played for Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey...
women's soccer team from 2001 through 2004. She was coached by Glenn Crooks and was named First-Team All-Big East
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
for four straight years. She was also named the 2001 Big East Rookie of the Year and the 2004 Big East Midfielder of the Year.
Professional clubs
While still in high school, Lloyd played for W-LeagueW-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
sides Central Jersey Splash in 1999, New Brunswick Power in 2000, and South Jersey Banshees
South Jersey Banshees
The South Jersey Banshees were a W-League soccer club based in Winslow Township, New Jersey. They played at Winslow Township High School. The club ceased operations after the 2006 season.-Year-by-year:-See also:*Ocean City Barons*Jersey Shore Boca...
in 2001. Before her senior year at Rutgers, Lloyd played for New Jersey Wildcats
New Jersey Wildcats
New Jersey Wildcats is an American women’s soccer team, founded by Vincent Baldino in 1996. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference against the D.C...
in 2004, on the same team as Kelly Smith
Kelly Smith
Kelly Jayne Smith, MBE is an English football forward currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.-Youth and university:...
, Manya Makoski
Manya Makoski
Manya Makoski is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* * * * * *...
, Tobin Heath
Tobin Heath
Tobin Powell Heath is an American soccer player, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a FIFA Women's World Cup Finalist. According to United States Soccer Federation, Heath is "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" and is "one of the team's best and most crafty dribblers"...
, and Heather O'Reilly
Heather O'Reilly
Heather Ann O'Reilly , also known by her initials HAO, is a member of the United States women's national soccer team and a two-time Olympic Gold medalist...
. She made only 1 appearance for the club.
With the return of top-flight professional soccer for women to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
, Lloyd's playing rights were allocated to Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars are a American professional soccer club that is based in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois that participates in the Women's Premier Soccer League. From 2009-2010, the Red Stars played their home games at Toyota Park in the Womens Professional Soccer...
in 2008. In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States...
, she made 16 appearances (14 starts, 1313 total minutes) for Chicago and scored 2 goals and recorded an assist. Following the conclusion of the season, Lloyd was declared a free agent. She subsequently signed with hometown club and 2009 Champions Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....
for the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season
2010 Women's Professional Soccer season
The 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season was the second season for the WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States...
.
In 2010 she signed with the Atlanta Beat.
National team
Lloyd made her first appearance for the U.S. national team on 10 July 2005, against Ukraine. Her first international goal came on 1 October 2006, against Taiwan. Earned her third career cap at the 2006 Four Nations Tournament. She earned the first two starts of her career at the 2006 Algarve Cup, gaining a place in the starting 11 against Denmark and in the championship game against Germany. She played in 19 games, starting 13, and scored one goal.Lloyd played for the U-21 team before making the jump to the senior team. She appeared in the Nordic Cup four times between 2002 and 2005. A member of four U-21 Nordic Cup championships teams, winning titles in 2002 in Finland, in Denmark in 2003, in Iceland in 2004 and in Sweden in 2005. She scored three times in the 2005 Nordic Cup, including two against Denmark and one in the championship against Norway. She had two goals and an assist, starting every match, at the 2004 Nordic Cup assisting on the lone goal in the USA’s 1-0 win against Denmark in the first round of the 2003 Nordic Cup.
In 2007, she established herself in a starting role in midfield. After scoring once in her first 24 matches, she scored four goals, one in each game, at the 2007 Algarve Cup, earning tournament top scorer and MVP honors. She scored her sixth career goal on a diving header in the USA’s 1-0 victory against Norway on July 14 and then registered her first two-goal game in a 6-1 win against New Zealand on Aug. 12, including one blast from 38 yards. Lloyd started 13 of the 23 matches she played and played in her first Women’s World Cup tournament, starting three (all in the first round) of the five games she played in which the United States came in third. Had nine goals and three assists to finish third on the team in scoring.
In 2008, Lloyd was named the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year as she was a fixture in the midfield for the USA starting all 35 games in which she played, tying for the team lead in matches started during the year. Finished third on the team in minutes played with 2,781 and had her best scoring year for the WNT, finding the net nine times with nine assists. Scored two huge goals during the 2008 Olympics, bagging the winner in the crucial 1-0 victory against Japan in group play and then scored one of the most important goals in U.S. history in the Olympic gold medal game as she netted the game-winner in the overtime victory against Brazil. Scored against Canada in the championship game of Olympic qualifying on a dramatic free-kick in overtime and scored the winning goal in a 3-2 stoppage time victory against Australia on April 27, in Cary, N.C. Scored in both of the USA’s matches in Scandinavia, against Norway and SwedenIn the 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008 was the year in which Lloyd became a star for the US and a big time playmaker for the US midfield.
2009 saw the US taking a break after the 3rd place World Cup finish and Gold Medal run in the Olympics. They competed in 8 games and Carli started in 5, once again playmaking and creating goal scoring opportunities from all over the field.
In 2010 Lloyd suffered a broken ankle in the 4th game of the WPS season while play for Sky Blue FC. She still played in 15 matches for the USA however, starting 14 of them. She scored three goals with five assists and earned her 100th career cap in the final game of the year against Italy during the second leg of the FIFA Women’s World Cup playoff series. She scored against Germany in the Algarve Cup final and started all five games at the CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament, scoring two goals, including the US's lone goal in the championship match. She ended the tournament with five assists and was named the woman of the match 3 times for the tournament completing her comeback from injury. She played every minute of both legs of the playoff series against Italy.
2011 saw the US team making World Cup preparations and training starting with the 2011 Four Nations Tournament. Lloyd scored the lone goal for the US in the opening match loss to Sweden. In the championship match the US defeated Canada 2-0 with Lloyd scoring the 1st goal and being named woman of the match. In the 2011 Algarve Cup, Lloyd scored 3 goals including the 1st goal in the championship match and it was subsequently named best goal for the tournament and she was named woman of the match for the 2nd time in the tournament. At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup she scored the final goal in a 3-0 win against Colombia for her 1st World Cup goal. For the tournament she tallied 2 assists, 1 goal, and 1 pk in the shootout against Brazil to send the USWNT to the semifinals vs. France. Throughout the tournament, Lloyd thrived in her playmaking role providing the starting attack to numerous goal scoring opportunities, proving a steady force as one half of the US's center midfield. In the final of the Women's World cup, the US fell to Japan despite out-possessing them and out-shooting them in a pk shootout. During the overtime penalty shoot out, Carli missed a crucial penalty kick, shooting high and over the cross bar, which would have tied the score at that point. The US women concluded the World Cup with 2 celebration friendlies. Lloyd played in the first game of the series, in which the US debuted a new formation that saw Lloyd become more of a possession midfielder as opposed to an attacking one. She played well finding Heather O'Reilly in the corner for a cross to Abby that ended in a free kick for Wambach which she took full advantage of.
For her USWNT career, Lloyd has 117 caps with 28 goals.
Currently the US is on a break with camp starting again in early November to gear up for the November 19th friendly against Sweden.
External links
- Official website
- US Soccer player profile
- Sky Blue FC player profile
- New Jersey Wildcats player profile