Clint Dempsey is now serving as a player for Seattle Sounders FC and has previously served as the captain of the United States national team. His previous teams include New England Revolution, Fulham, and Tottenham Hotspur. He began his career at Fulham. Since he began playing soccer at an early age, he was selected to join the Dallas Texans, which... read full bio
Successful English-American soccer coach Jill Ellis has had a lasting impression on the world of women's soccer. Ellis has demonstrated her excellent leadership skills and strategic acumen at the college and international levels throughout the course of a multidecade career. Early in the 1980s, Ellis started her coaching career in the US, where she immediately established a reputation. The NC State... read full bio
Taylor Twellman is a retired American international soccer player who played as forward over the years and is now working as a soccer television commentator. Twellman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and he began his career playing soccer, baseball, basketball and football at his high school. He went on to play college soccer at the University of Maryland where he... read full bio
One of the top female goalkeepers in the world, Hope Solo went down in history when she started and played all possible minutes in the U.S. matches in the 2015 FIFA Womens World Cup, which the U.S. won, with record-breaking television viewership. She has been goalkeeping for the United States womens national soccer team for over sixteen years, not counting... read full bio
Julie Foudy is a retired American professional soccer player who has become a hero on and off the field. She played for the US Women’s National Soccer Team for nearly 20 years. Julie served as the team co-captain for over 10 years and as the captain until her retirement. During her Soccer career, Julie has won two FIFA Women’s World... read full bio
Carli Lloyd currently plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States women's national soccer team. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Lloyd has represented the United States at three FIFA Women's World... read full bio
Kelley O’Hara is an American soccer player who currently plays winger/wingback/forward for the National Women’s Soccer League for the Utah Royals FC and who also plays for the United States women’s national soccer team. O’Hara is a two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and is also an Olympic soccer gold medalist. As an individual, O’Hara has been a three-time Pac-10... read full bio
Josh Wolff is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Austin FC. Wolff was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia, and he began his career playing college soccer at the University of South Carolina. After his third year in college, Wolff left and signed with the MLS where he was assigned to play for... read full bio
Gareth Bale is a professional soccer winger, who plays for Real Madrid and the Wales national team. At the time of his debut for Wales, he was the youngest player to represent the nation. He has since earned over 50 caps and scored 20 international goals, becoming Wales’ fifth-highest scorer of all time. Since transferring to Real Madrid for a... read full bio
Michael Owen is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for several various teams as well as for England’s national team. Owen was born in Chester, England, and he began his career playing for Liverpool’s youth team. Owen went on to turn professional with Liverpool where he played for several years and helped them to win an... read full bio
Matt Mills is an English professional footballer who most recently has played as centre back or defender for Forest Green Rovers of League Two club. Mills was born in Swindon, England, and he began his career as a youth playing for Swindon Town’s youth club and then Southampton’s youth club. Mills went on to sign his first professional contract with... read full bio
Shamila Kohestani is an Afghani professional footballer who was the former captain of the Afghanistan women’s national football team. Kohestani was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and while growing up, she had a hard childhood growing up under the Taliban rule. Kohestani used football as a release and after the Taliban was removed from power she began playing football and worked... read full bio
Robbie Keane is an Irish retired professional footballer who played as forward for various teams and for the Republic of Ireland national team. He also served as captain for several years for the Republic of Ireland national team and since retiring as a player, Keane has gone on to be assistant manager of Middlesbrough. Keane was born in Dublin, Ireland,... read full bio
Christian Ramirez is an American professional soccer player who currently plays forward for the Houston Dynamo of the MLS. Ramirez was born in Santa Ana, California, and he began his career playing soccer in high school where he also played for the Olympic Development Program and earned the Golden Boot award. He went on to play college soccer first at... read full bio
Justin Meram is an Iraqi-American professional soccer player who currently plays as a winger, forward for Real Salt Lake of the MLS and for Iraq’s national team. Meram was born in Shelby Carter Township, Michigan, and he began his career playing soccer in high school before going on to play for the Yavapai Roughriders at Yavapai College in Arizona. During... read full bio
David Bingham is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the LA Galaxy. Bingham was born in Castro Valley, California, and he began his career playing for the youth club, Mustang United, where he helped lead his team to the Super-Y league National Championships and was a member of the Super-Y national team two years... read full bio
Ola Kamara is a Norwegian professional footballer who currently plays for D.C. United in the Major League Soccer. Kamara was born in Oslo, Norway, and he began his career playing soccer for Frigg, a Norwegian sports club, and also went on to play for the youth team, Stabaek. Kamara went on to make his professional debut with Stabaek at the... read full bio
Timothy Weah is an American professional soccer player who is a forward for French Ligue 1 club Lille and who also plays for the United States national team. Weah is the son of George Weah and was taught soccer by his father and played soccer for West Pines United before moving to New York and joining the Rosedale Soccer Club... read full bio
Jermaine Jones is an American soccer player who is currently the midfielder for the Ontario Fury in the Major Arena Soccer League. Jones was born in Germany and started playing soccer in the German club system where he represented Germany at the U21 and senior level. He later switched to the United States where he made his debut and played... read full bio
Eric Wynalda is an American soccer coach, retired soccer player, and a television commentator who has been an analyst and color commentator for ESPN and Fox Sports 1. Wynalda was born in Fullerton, California, and he began his career playing with the San Diego State Aztecs while attending San Diego State University. While there, he played in the NCAA Men’s... read full bio
