Lindsey Horan
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Lindsey Michelle Horan (born May 26, 1994) is an American professional women's soccer player for French club Lyon in Division 1 Féminine, and Captain for the United States women's national soccer team.
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Full name | Lindsey Michelle Horan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Golden, Colorado, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Forward, Attacking midfielder, Central midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2012 | Colorado Rush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Colorado Rush | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 58 | (46) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2023 | Portland Thorns | 87 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Lyon (loan) | 39 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Lyon | 17 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States U-17 | 17 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States U-20 | 24 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | United States | 148 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2024 |
She previously played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and won the league's most valuable player award in 2018. Horan was a leading player for the Thorns during their 2017 championship season, scoring the winning goal in the championship game. Before that, she was a prolific scorer for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 46 goals in 58 appearances.
She is currently the captain of the US Women's National Team. She was the leading scorer for the United States U-17 team at the 2010 CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship.[2][3][4]