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Mallory Swanson
American soccer player (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mallory Diane Swanson (née Pugh; born April 29, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT).
![]() Swanson with the Chicago Red Stars in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mallory Diane Swanson[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Mallory Diane Pugh[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Littleton, Colorado, U.S.[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chicago Red Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Real Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | UCLA Bruins | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Washington Spirit | 40 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Sky Blue FC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Chicago Red Stars | 54 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | United States U17 | 12 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | United States U20 | 23 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | United States | 96 | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 26, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 28, 2024 |
After playing extensively at the under-17 and under-20 level, Swanson debuted for the USWNT in 2016 at age 17, becoming the team's youngest player since Heather O'Reilly in 2002. Later that year she represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she became the youngest Olympic goalscorer for the United States. She won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup with the national team.
Swanson forwent her college career at UCLA to turn professional in 2017, signing with the Washington Spirit, where she stayed for three seasons before playing at Sky Blue FC. She was then traded to the Chicago Red Stars, playing in the same city as her husband, Chicago Cubs baseball player Dansby Swanson.