22-524: Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey ( née Lilly ; born July 22, 1971) is an American former professional soccer player. She was a member of the United States women's national team for 23 years and is the most-capped football player in the history of the sport (men's or women's), gaining her 354th and final cap against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier in November 2010. Lilly scored 130 international goals for
44-542: A game against Norway . In the same match, she equaled Michelle Akers for second place on the team's all-time goal scoring list with 105. Lilly was named as a finalist for the 2006 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year . She finished second in the voting to Brazil's Marta . After the birth of her daughter, Lilly returned to the national team in December 2008. Her last match for the national team, representing her record 354th cap ,
66-675: A student-athlete, playing for the university's North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team from 1989 to 1992. During her time there, she won the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship every year she played. She won the Hermann Trophy as a junior in 1991. As a senior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nations's top soccer player. To honor her time with the school, North Carolina retired her #15 jersey in 1994. Lilly began her career with Tyresö FF of Sweden in 1994. She spent one season with
88-503: Is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in
110-461: Is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote a man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over
132-491: The 1991 , 1995 , 1999 , 2003 , and 2007 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup . She is a two-time World Cup champion, winning in 1991 and 1999; during extra time of the '99 Final against China, Lilly, standing on the goal line, blocked a Chinese shot which had passed goalkeeper Briana Scurry - since the tournament took place with the golden goal rule in effect, the game would have been over if China had scored - and in
154-516: The 1996 , 2000 , and 2004 editions of the Olympic Games . She won a gold medal in 1996 and 2004, and a silver medal in 2000. She missed the 2008 Summer Olympics due to the birth of her child. Unlike several of her longtime teammates (among them Joy Fawcett , Julie Foudy , and Mia Hamm ), she did not retire after the team's "farewell tour" which finished on December 8, 2004. On January 18, 2006, Lilly made her 300th international appearance in
176-741: The HBO documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team . Lilly helps run a soccer camp with Mia Hamm and Tisha Venturini-Hoch . Kristine Lilly competed in five FIFA Women's World Cup : China 1991 , Sweden 1995 , USA 1999 , USA 2003 and China 2007 ; and three Olympics : Atlanta 1996 , Sydney 2000 , and Athens 2004 ; altogether played in 46 matches and scored 12 goals at those eight global tournaments. With her USA teams, in eight world cup and olympic tournaments, Lilly had 39 wins, 3 losses, and 4 draws; finished first place with her teams 4 times, second place once and third place 3 times. off minute ( on player ) – substituted off at
198-461: The United States national team in 1987, when she was still attending high school. During her international career, she surpassed the previous women's world record of 151 caps , held by Norway 's Heidi Støre , on May 21, 1998. On January 30, 1999, she surpassed what was then the men's record of 164 caps , held by Adnan Al-Talyani of the United Arab Emirates . Lilly has participated in
220-456: The e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition ,
242-740: The minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time ( c ) – captain W – match was won L – match was lost to opponent D – match was drawn ( W ) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match ( L ) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match off 33' ( on Hamilton ) 3–2 W off 67' ( on Belkin ) 5–0 W off 41' ( on Akers ) 3–0 W 7–0 W 5–2 W 2–1 W 3–3 D 2–0 W 4–1 W off 68' ( on Bryan ) 4–0 W 0–1 L 2–0 W 3–0 W 2–1 W 0–0 D 2–1 aet W 2–1 W 3–0 W 7–1 W 3–0 W 3–2 W 2–0 W 0–0 (pso 5–4) ( W ) 2–0 W 1–1 D Birth name#Maiden and married names A birth name
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#1732876178653264-638: The US national team, making her the team's fourth-highest goal scorer behind Carli Lloyd 's 134, Mia Hamm 's 158 goals, and Abby Wambach 's 184. Lilly was born in New York City and attended Wilton High School in Wilton, Connecticut . While still attending high school, Lilly became a member of the United States women's national team . She was recruited by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Lilly competed as
286-466: The club before returning to the United States. On August 20, 1995, Lilly joined Washington Warthogs of the now-defunct Continental Indoor Soccer League . She was the only woman in the all-male professional indoor league, following in the footsteps of Collette Cunningham and Shannon Presley who had played in the league sparingly in 1994. Lilly joined W-League side Delaware Genies in 1998. With
308-458: The club, she appeared in four games, scoring five goals and providing two assists. February 2001 saw the formation of the world's first women's professional soccer league in which all the players were paid. Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) had its inaugural season in 2001. Lilly was the team captain and a founding member of Boston Breakers . In her first season with the team, she appeared in all twenty-one matches and played every minute of
330-485: The ensuing shootout , she scored the goal which would give the US the lead. When she played against North Korea on September 11, 2007, in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup , she became the first woman (and only the third player overall) to participate in five different World Cup Finals; by scoring a goal against England on September 22, 2007, she became the oldest woman to score in the World Cup. Lilly has also competed in
352-416: The formation of a new women's league took shape under the name of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). On September 16, 2008, Lilly was allocated to Boston Breakers along with USWNT teammates Angela Hucles and Heather Mitts . The inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season saw Lilly appear in all twenty games (playing every minute) and score three goals with three assists. Lilly made her debut for
374-405: The normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né
396-490: The only player in the history of the league to do so. Following the 2003 season, the WUSA ceased operations. Following the termination of the league, Lilly followed former Boston Breakers head coach Pia Sundhage to Sweden to play for Damallsvenskan club KIF Örebro DFF in 2005. There she was joined by fellow USWNT teammate Christie Welsh as well as USWNT and Boston Breakers teammate Kate Markgraf . In late-2006 and early-2007,
418-527: The postseason being held between August 15 and 21. Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance. Last updated: August 4, 2009 270+ MINS only (Regular season only) WPS All-Star 2009 was played on August 30 at Soccer Park in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri , with the WPS All-Stars defeating Swedish powerhouse Umeå IK of Damallsvenskan 4–2. The match
440-603: The season. She led the league in assists with eleven and added an additional three goals. For her performance, she was named First Team All-WUSA. In 2002, she started in a further nineteen games. She increased her point total for the season, scoring eight goals and assisting on thirteen others. She was again named First Team All-WUSA and was a starter on the WUSA North All-Star Team. In 2003 Lilly started all nineteen games in which she played, chipping in three goals and four assists and again being named to First Team All-WUSA,
462-469: The term z domu (literally meaning "of the house", de domo in Latin ) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as née . 2009 Women%27s 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. The regular season began on March 29 and ended on August 9, with
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#1732876178653484-686: Was a World Cup qualifying loss to Mexico (1–2) on November 5, 2010, in which she played for six minutes as a substitute. Lilly has been an assistant coach for the Boston Breakers since 2012. Lilly grew up in Wilton, Connecticut , and lives in Medfield, Massachusetts . She is married to Brookline firefighter David Heavey, a former hockey player and golfer at the University of Connecticut . Lilly gave birth to her first daughter Sidney Marie Heavey on her birthday, July 22, 2008, and her second daughter Jordan Mary Heavey on September 2, 2011. She appeared in
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