Megan Rapinoe

Megan Anna Rapinoe (/rəˈpiːnoʊ/ (listen); born July 5, 1985) is an American professional soccer player. She plays for and captains Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League, as a midfielder and winger.

Megan Rapinoe

Rapinoe with the US national team in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Megan Anna Rapinoe[1]
Date of birth	(1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth	Redding, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger
Youth career
2002–2005	Elk Grove Pride
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Portland Pilots	60	(30)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Chicago Red Stars	38	(3)
2011	Philadelphia Independence	4	(1)
2011	MagicJack	10	(3)
2011	Sydney FC	2	(1)
2012	Seattle Sounders Women	2	(0)
2013–2014	Olympique Lyonnais	28	(8)
2013–2023	OL Reign	121	(52)
National team‡
2003–2005	United States U-20	21	(9)
2006–2023	United States	203	(63)
Honours Women's soccer Representing  United States Olympic Games 2012 London 2020 Tokyo FIFA Women's World Cup Winner 2015 Canada Winner 2019 France Runner-up 2011 Germany CONCACAF W Championship Winner 2014 United States Winner 2018 United States Winner 2022 Mexico
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 21, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 27, 2023

Rapinoe is a member of the United States women's national soccer team, she helped the U.S. win the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

She is openly a lesbian.^[3]

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 7, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
2. "Megan Rapinoe". teamusa.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
3. Klemko, Robert (July 3, 2012). "U.S. women's soccer player: 'I'm gay'". USA Today. Retrieved October 24, 2013.

Other websites

• U.S. Soccer player profile
• Olympique Lyonnais player profile Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• "Chicago Red Stars player profile". Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2009.