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Heather O'Reilly Werry
Heather O'Reilly with her 2012 Olympics gold medal
Personal information
Full name Heather O'Reilly Werry
Date of birth (1985-01-02) January 2, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/ winger
Team information
Current team
 FC Kansas City
Number 9
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 New Jersey Wildcats 9 (8)
2009–2011 Sky Blue FC 50 (4)
2012 Boston Breakers (WPSL-E)
2013–14 Boston Breakers (NWSL) 42 (14)
2015– FC Kansas City 13 (2)
International career‡
United States U-19
United States U-21
2002–2016 United States 231 (47)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Canada Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 China Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 15, 2016

Heather O'Reilly Werry is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and played for the United States women's national soccer team, with whom she won three Olympic gold medals and a FIFA Women's World Cup. O'Reilly previously played for the Boston Breakers in the NWSL and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), and played at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

At the age of 31, she is one of the world's most capped footballers with over 200 international appearances to her name. She is a skilled flank player, currently placing the sixth highest in USWNT history for assists.

Early life

Born to Andrew and Carol O'Reilly, Heather is the youngest of four children. Growing up in East Brunswick, New Jersey, O'Reilly attended Saint Bartholomew's School and later played on the girls soccer team at East Brunswick High School.[1] In her four-year career, she scored 143 goals.[2] As a junior in 2001, she led the team to the New Jersey state high school title.

Throughout high school, O'Reilly was a member of the National Honor Society and played on the school's basketball team.[3] During her senior year, she was named All-American and National Player of the Year by Parade Magazine.[3] In 2002, she was named the Gatorade High School National Player of the Year and the National Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year. She was also named by Soccer America as the top college recruit in the country.[2]

University of North Carolina

O'Reilly as a Tar Heel.

O'Reilly was an education major at University of North Carolina, where she played forward for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer program from 2003 through 2006. She appeared 97 times for the Tar Heels, scoring 59 goals and assisting on 49 others. She led her team to national championships in 2003 and 2006.

During her senior year, ESPN the Magazine named her the All-American Player of the Year and was awarded the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award following her senior year. [citation needed]

In 2006, O'Reilly's No. 20 jersey was retired by the program, joining luminaries such as April Heinrichs, Lorrie Fair, Tisha Venturini, Kristine Lilly, Mia Hamm, and 13 others.[citation needed]

Playing career

Club

New Jersey Wildcats, 2004–05

O'Reilly played for New Jersey Wildcats of W-League from 2004 to 2005, winning the championship in 2005.[citation needed]

Sky Blue FC, 2009–11

O'Reilly playing for Sky Blue FC, 2010.

O'Reilly was allocated to Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer on September 16, 2008, along with fellow U.S. national team players Natasha Kai and Christie Rampone.[4] She appeared in 17 matches as co-captain during the 2009 inaugural season, leading Sky Blue to an unexpected playoff berth. During the championship 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs game against Los Angeles, she scored the only goal helping her team clinch the championship title.[citation needed]

Boston Breakers, 2012–2014

Following her husband's enrollment in Harvard Business School, O'Reilly trained with and played two matches with the Boston Breakers of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite in 2012 after the WPS folded and during breaks with her national team duties. She was allocated to the Breakers in 2013 at the initiation of the new National Women's Soccer League.[citation needed]

FC Kansas City, 2015–

On October 27, 2015 FC Kansas City announced that it had acquired O'Reilly in a trade that sent Morgan Marlborough and Kassey Kallman to the Breakers.[5]

International, 2002-2016

In 2002, while still in high school, O'Reilly was named to the U.S. national team. O'Reilly made her first appearance with the United States women's national soccer team on March 1, 2002, against Sweden.

2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup

Key member of USA's U-19 winning team.[6]

2004 Athens Olympics

After recovering from a broken fibula from a match the year before, O'Reilly made the national team roster for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At nineteen years old, she was the youngest player on the roster. On August 23, 2004, she scored the game-winning goal[7] in the Olympic semifinal match against Germany, propelling the United States into the final, in which they defeated Brazil for the gold medal.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

In the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly scored a critical goal against North Korea in the 69th minute, which tied the game at 2–2 and saved the Americans from a devastating opening-round loss. The United States ended up taking the bronze medal, with O'Reilly scoring a goal during the 4–1 win against Norway. She was nominated as Sports Illustrated's 2007 Sportsman of the Year.[8]

2008 Beijing Olympics

O'Reilly was a part of the U.S. Women's Team roster for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. She scored the fastest goal in Olympic women's soccer history against New Zealand to earn the team a spot in the quarterfinals.[9] She also scored a goal in the semifinal match against Japan. The team went on to defeat heavy-favorite Brazil 1–0 to win the gold medal. Prior to the Summer Games, Time magazine ranked her number 15 on its list of 100 Olympic Athletes to Watch.[10]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

O'Reilly was selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and in the second game of the group stage scored the first of three goals for USA against Colombia.[11]

2012 London Olympics

San Jose, Calif., 2015

At the 2012 Olympics in London, she made a crucial assist in the 123rd minute of the semifinal match against Canada, sending a cross from the right to Alex Morgan who headed the ball into the goal over the hand of Erin McLeod, propelling team USA to the gold medal match against Japan.

2016 Rio Olympics

She was left off the team by Jill Ellis and made an alternate for the 2016 Rio Olympics even with having the most caps of the current squad (229).

Retirement, 2016

On September 1, 2016, O'Reilly announced her retirement from the Women's National Team after 15 years.[12] She retired on September 15 after a friendly match against Thailand, held in Columbus, Ohio.[12]

International goals

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player


Goal
Date
Location Opponent Lineup # Min Assist/pass Score Result Competition
goal 1 2002-10-06[m 1] Cary  Italy 25.

on 66' (off Hucles)

1.1 69 Julie Foudy 5250.02005

2–0

5450.04005

4–0

Nike U.S. Cup
goal 2 2003-01-23[m 2] Yiwu  Norway 24.

on 67' (off Milbrett)

1.1 87 Aly Wagner 5250.03005

3–1

5250.03005

3–1

Four Nations Tournament
goal 3 2003-06-15[m 3] Salt Lake  Ireland 4.

off 4' (on Milbrett)

1.1 2 Julie Foudy 5150.01005

1–0

5250.05005

5–0

Friendly
goal 4 2004-08-23[m 4] Heraklio  Germany 46.

on 75' (off Tarpley)

1.1 99 Mia Hamm 5150.02005

2–1

5150.0200

2–1 aet

Olympics: semifinal
goal 5 2005-07-10[m 5] Portland  Ukraine 14.

on 77' (off Milbrett)

1.1 89 Kate Markgraf 5750.07005

7–0

5750.07005

7–0

Friendly
goal 6 2006-03-11[m 6] Quarteira  Denmark Start 2.1 29 Abby Wambach 5250.02005

2–0

5550.05005

5–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
goal 7 2.2 31 Kristine Lilly 5350.03005

3–0

goal 8 2006-07-23[m 7] San Diego  Ireland 69.

off 69' (on Rapinoe)

1.1 20 Christie Welsh 5150.01005

1–0

5550.05005

5–0

Friendly
goal 9 2007-01-28[m 8] Guangzhou  England Start 1.1 17 Natasha Kai 5150.01005

1–0

5050.01005

1–1

Four Nations Tournament
goal 10 2007-05-12[m 9] Frisco  Canada 29.

on 62' (off Tarpley)

1.1 73 Aly Wagner 5450.06005

6–2

5450.06005

6–2

Friendly
goal 11 2007-08-25[m 10] Carson  Finland Start 1.1 76 Carli Lloyd 5450.04005

4–0

5450.04005

4–0

Friendly
goal 12 2007-09-11[m 11] Chengdu  Korea DPR 92+.

off 92+' (on Kai)

1.1 69 unassisted 5050.02005

2–2

5050.02005

2–2

World Cup: Group B
goal 13 2007-09-30[m 12] Shanghai  Norway Start 1.1 59 Lindsay Tarpley 5350.04005

4–1

5350.04005

4–1

World Cup: third place match
goal 14 2007-10-13[m 13] St. Louis  Mexico Start 1.1 32 Leslie Osborne 5050.01005

1–1

5450.05005

5–1

Friendly
goal 15 2007-10-20[m 14] Albuquerque  Mexico Start 1.1 62 Natasha Kai 5050.01005

1–1

5050.01005

1–1

Friendly
goal 16 2008-03-07[m 15] Alvor  Italy Start 1.1 74 unassisted 5250.02005

2–0

5250.02005

2–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
goal 17 2008-03-10[m 16] Alvor  Norway 70.

off 70' (on Heath)

1.1 65 Leslie Osborne 5350.03005

3–0

5450.04005

4–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
goal 18 2008-04-04[m 17] Juarez  Jamaica Start 1.1 88 Lindsay Tarpley 5550.05005

5–0

5650.06005

6–0

Olympic qualifier: Group A
goal 19 2008-04-09[m 18] Juarez  Costa Rica 83.

off 83' (on Hucles)

1.1 72 Natasha Kai 5250.02005

2–0

5350.03005

3–0

Olympic qualifier: semifinal
goal 20 2008-08-12[m 19] Shenyang  New Zealand 76.

off 76' (on Wagner)

1.1 1 Carli Lloyd 5150.01005

1–0

5450.04005

4–0

Olympics: Group G
goal 21 2008-08-18[m 20] Beijing  Japan Start 1.1 70 Heather Mitts 5250.03005

3–1

5250.04005

4–2

Olympics: semifinal
goal 22 2008-09-13[m 21] Philadelphia  Ireland Start 1.1 86 unassisted 5250.02005

2–0

5250.02005

2–0

Friendly
goal 23 2008-11-01[m 22] Richmond  Korea R Start 1.1 38 Natasha Kai 5250.02005

2–0

5350.03005

3–0

Friendly
goal 24 2008-11-08[m 23] Tampa  Korea R 74.

off 74' (on Dalmy)

1.1 72 Natasha Kai 5150.01005

1–0

5150.01005

1–0

Friendly
goal 25 2008-12-17[m 24] Detroit  China 62.

off 62' (on White)

1.1 32 Lindsay Tarpley 5150.01005

1–0

5150.01005

1–0

Friendly
goal 26 2010-05-22[m 25] Cleveland  Germany Start 1.1 35 Amy Rodriguez 5250.02005

2–0

5450.04005

4–0

Friendly
goal 27 2010-10-02[m 26] Kennesaw  China 62.

off 62' (on Lilly)

1.1 37 unassisted 5150.02005

2–1

5150.02005

2–1

Friendly
goal 28 2011-03-09[m 27] Faro  Iceland Start 1.1 55 Shannon Boxx 5150.03005

3–2

5250.04005

4–2

Algarve Cup: final
goal 29 2011-05-18[m 28] Cary  Japan 72.

off 72' (on Cheney)

1.1 69 Carli Lloyd 5250.02005

2–0

5250.02005

2–0

Friendly
goal 30 2011-07-02[m 29] Sinsheim  Colombia 62.

off 62' (on Heath)

1.1 12 unassisted 5150.01005

1–0

5350.03005

3–0

World Cup: Group C
goal 31 2012-01-20[m 30] Vancouver  Dominican Start 3.1 17 Ali Krieger 5450.04005

4–0

6450.14005

14–0

Olympic qualifier: Group B
goal 32 3.2 31 Lauren Cheney 5750.07005

7–0

goal 33 3.3 64 Amy Rodriguez 6450.14005

14–0

goal 34 2012-01-24[m 31] Vancouver  Mexico Start 1.1 8 unassisted 5150.01005

1–0

5450.04005

4–0

Olympic qualifier: Group B
goal 35 2012-09-01[m 32] Rochester  Costa Rica 45.

on 46' (off Boxx)

1.1 89 Sydney Leroux 5850.08005

8–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 36 2012-09-19[m 33] Commerce  Australia 45.

off 46' (on Rapinoe)

1.1 25 Alex Morgan 5150.01005

1–0

5450.06005

6–2

Friendly
goal 37 2013-10-27[m 34] San Francisco  New Zealand Start 1.1 87 Christen Press 5350.04005

4–1

5350.04005

4–1

Friendly
goal 38 2013-02-08[m 35] Boca Raton  Russia 68.

off 68' (on Tymrak)

1.1 32 unassisted 5250.02005

2–0

5750.07005

7–0

Friendly
goal 39 2013-02-13[m 36] Atlanta  Russia Start 1.1 83 Christen Press 5850.07005

7–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 40 2014-03-12[m 37] Parchal  Korea DPR 45.

on 46' (off Heath)

1.1 88 Carli Lloyd 5350.03005

3–0

5350.03005

3–0

Algarve: seventh place match
goal 41 2014-09-13[m 38] Sandy  Mexico 30.

on 60' (off Press)

1.1 75 Alex Morgan 5850.08005

8–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 42 2015-08-16[m 39] Pittsburgh  Costa Rica Start 2.1 4 unassisted 5150.01005

1–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 43 2.2 59 Christen Press 5650.06005

6–0

goal 44 2015-08-19[m 40] Chattanooga  Costa Rica 45.

off 45' (on Rodriguez)

2.1 13 Carli Lloyd 5250.02005

2–0

5550.07005

7–2

Friendly
goal 45 2.2 23 Abby Wambach 5550.05005

5–0

goal 46 2015-09-20[m 41] Birmingham  Haiti 31.

on 60' (off Klingenberg)

1.1 89 Amy Rodriguez 5850.08005

8–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
goal 47 2016-09-15[m 42] Columbus  Thailand Start; (c) 2.1 5 Carli Lloyd 5350.03005

3–0

5950.09005

9–0

Friendly

Assists made in international matches

Heather O'Reilly is among the top ten players of United States women's national soccer team in providing assists.


Assist 		Date N Location Opponent Lineup Min Goal scorer Score Result Competition
assist 1 2002-10-06[m 1] 1 Cary  Italy 25.

on 66' (off Hucles)

73 Joy Fawcett 5350.03005

3–0

5450.04005

4–0

Nike U.S. Cup
assist 2 2004-07-21[m 43] 0 Blaine  Australia 30.

on 71' (off Wagner)

76 Mia Hamm 5150.02005

2–1

5250.03005

3–1

Friendly
assist 3 81 Abby Wambach 5250.03005

3–1

assist 4 2005-03-11[m 44] 0 Guia  Finland 45.

off 45' (on Tarpley)

41 Christie Welsh 5250.02005

2–0

5350.03005

3–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
assist 5 2005-10-23[m 45] 0 Charleston  Mexico 66.

off 66' (on Milbrett)

34 Abby Wambach 5250.02005

2–0

5350.03005

3–0

Friendly
assist 6 2006-03-13[m 46] 0 Faro  France 73.

off 73' (on Kai)

49 Aly Wagner 5250.02005

2–0

5350.04005

4–1

Algarve Cup: Group B
assist 7 2006-07-15[m 47] 0 Blaine  Sweden 60.

off 60' (on Kai)

38 Abby Wambach 5150.01005

1–0

5150.03005

3–2

Friendly
assist 8 2007-04-14[m 48] 0 Foxborough  Mexico 23.

on 68' (off Tarpley)

88 Lauren Cheney 5550.05005

5–0

5550.05005

5–0

Friendly
assist 9 2008-01-16[m 49] 0 Guangzhou  Canada 73.

off 73' (on Kai)

51 Amy Rodriguez 5150.01005

1–0

5450.04005

4–0

Four Nations Tournament
assist 10 65 Amy Rodriguez 5250.02005

2–0

assist 11 71 Lindsay Tarpley 5350.03005

3–0

assist 12 2008-04-06[m 50] 0 Juarez  Mexico Start 13 Natasha Kai 5150.01005

1–0

5250.03005

3–1

Olympic qualifier: Group A
assist 13 2008-06-15[m 51] 0 Suwon  Australia 72.

off 72' (on Heath)

35 Natasha Kai 5150.01005

1–0

5150.02005

2–1

Peace Queen Cup
assist 14 2008-08-15[m 52] 0 Shanghai  Canada 91.

off 91' (on Kai)

12 Angela Hucles 5150.01005

1–0

5150.02005

2–1 aet

Olympics: quarterfinal
assist 15 2008-08-18[m 20] 1 Beijing  Japan Start 41 Angela Hucles 5050.01005

1–1

5250.04005

4–2

Olympics: semifinal
assist 16 80 Angela Hucles 5350.04005

4–1

assist 17 2008-09-13[m 21] 1 Philadelphia  Ireland Start; (c) 32 Natasha Kai 5150.01005

1–0

5250.02005

2–0

Friendly
assist 18 2008-11-01[m 22] 1 Richmond  Korea R Start 26 Angela Hucles 5150.01005

1–0

5250.03005

3–1

Friendly
assist 19 2009-03-04[m 53] 0 Lagos  Denmark 78.

off 78' (on White)

22 Angie Woznuk 5150.01005

1–0

5250.02005

2–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
assist 20 2009-05-25[m 54] 0 Toronto  Canada Start 46 Megan Rapinoe 5250.02005

2–0

5450.04005

4–0

Friendly
assist 21 80 Lauren Cheney 5450.04005

4–0

assist 22 2010-03-03[m 55] 0 Faro  Germany Start 22 Abby Wambach 5250.02005

2–0

5150.03005

3–2

Algarve Cup: Final
assist 23 2010-03-28[m 56] 0 San Diego  Mexico 63.

off 63' (on O'Hara)

12 Amy Rodriguez 5150.01005

1–0

5350.03005

3–0

Friendly
assist 24 2010-10-02[m 26] 1 Kennesaw  China 62.

off 62' (on Lilly)

21 Megan Rapinoe 5150.01005

1–0

5150.02005

2–1

Friendly
assist 25 2010-10-30[m 57] 0 Cancun  Guatemala Start 21 Amy Rodriguez 5150.01005

1–0

5950.09005

9–0

World Cup qualifier: Group B
assist 26 49 Alex Morgan 5750.07005

7–0

assist 27 2010-11-01[m 58] 0 Cancun  Costa Rica 16.

on 75' (off Boxx)

81 Alex Morgan 5450.04005

4–0

5450.04005

4–0

World Cup qualifier: Group B
assist 28 2011-03-02[m 59] 0 Santo Antonio  Japan Start 18 Megan Rapinoe 5250.02005

2–0

5150.02005

2–1

Algarve Cup: Group A
assist 29 2011-05-18[m 28] 1 Cary  Japan 72.

off 72' (on Cheney)

28 Amy Rodriguez 5150.01005

1–0

5250.02005

2–0

Friendly
assist 30 2011-07-13[m 60] 0 M'gladbach  France 87.

off 87' (on Heath)

9 Lauren Cheney 5150.01005

1–0

5250.03005

3–1

World Cup: semifinal
assist 31 2012-01-20[m 30] 3 Vancouver  Dominican Start 1 Abby Wambach 5150.01005

1–0

6450.14005

14–0

Olympic qualifier: Group B
assist 32 30 Tobin Heath 5650.06005

6–0

assist 33 64 Lauren Cheney 6150.11005

11–0

assist 34 2012-02-29[m 61] 0 Lagos  Denmark 45.

off 45' (on Rodriguez)

21 Alex Morgan 5150.01005

1–0

5550.05005

5–0

Algarve Cup: Group B
assist 35 2012-03-07[m 62] 0 Parchal  Sweden 71.

off 71' (on Rapinoe)

4 Alex Morgan 5450.04005

4–0

5450.04005

4–0

Algarve Cup: third place match
assist 36 2012-06-16[m 63] 0 Halmstad  Sweden 45.

off 45' (on Heath)

8 Abby Wambach 5150.01005

1–0

5250.03005

3–1

Volvo Winners Cup
assist 37 2012-06-18[m 64] 0 Halmstad  Japan 23.

on 68' (off Cheney)

90+2 Abby Wambach 5350.04005

4–1

5350.04005

4–1

Volvo Winners Cup
assist 38 2012-08-06[m 65] 0 Manchester  Canada 20.

on 101' (off Cheney)

120+3 Alex Morgan 5150.04005

4–3

5150.0401

4–3 aet

Olympics: semifinal
assist 39 2012-09-16[m 66] 0 Carson  Australia 45.

on 46' (off Rapinoe)

55 Alex Morgan 5050.01005

1–1

5150.02005

2–1

Friendly
assist 40 2012-11-28[m 67] 0 Portland  Ireland 45.

on 46' (off Heath)

62 Sydney Leroux 5450.04005

4–0

5550.05005

5–0

Friendly
assist 41 2012-12-12[m 68] 0 Houston  China Start 20 Abby Wambach 5150.01005

1–0

5450.04005

4–0

Friendly
assist 42 63 Abby Wambach 5350.03005

3–0

assist 43 85 Amy Rodriguez 5450.04005

4–0

assist 44 2013-04-09[m 69] 0 The Hague  Netherlands 65.

off 65' (on Klingenberg)

60 Christen Press 5350.03005

3–0

5250.03005

3–1

Friendly
assist 45 2013-06-15[m 70] 0 Foxborough  Korea R Start 57 Carli Lloyd 5250.03005

3–1

5350.04005

4–1

Friendly
assist 46 2013-10-20[m 71] 0 San Antonio  Australia Start 90+1 Christen Press 5450.04005

4–0

5450.04005

4–0

Friendly
assist 47 2013-11-10[m 72] 0 Orlando  Brazil Start 15 Sydney Leroux 5150.01005

1–0

5350.04005

4–1

Friendly
assist 48 2014-02-08[m 35] 1 Boca Raton  Russia 68.

off 68' (on Tymrak)

29 Carli Lloyd 5150.01005

1–0

5750.07005

7–0

Friendly
assist 49 2014-02-13[m 36] 1 Atlanta  Russia Start 52 Amy Rodriguez 5350.03005

3–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
assist 50 2014-03-10[m 73] 0 Albufeira  Denmark 54.

off 54' (on Rapinoe)

51 Christen Press 4850.01005

1–3

4850.03005

3–5

Algarve Cup: Group B
assist 51 2014-09-18[m 74] 0 Rochester  Mexico 45.

on 46' (off Heath)

79 Alex Morgan 5450.04005

4–0

5450.04005

4–0

Friendly
assist 52 2014-09-18[m 75] 0 Brasilia  Argentina 45.

on 46' (off Chalupny)

47 Carli Lloyd 5650.06005

6–0

5750.07005

7–0

International Tournament of Brasilia
assist 53 2015-08-16[m 39] 1 Pittsburgh  Costa Rica Start 68 Christen Press 5850.08005

8–0

5850.08005

8–0

Friendly
assist 54 2015-08-17[m 76] 0 Pittsburgh  Costa Rica 28.

on 63' (off Press)

90+3 Crystal Dunn 5550.05005

5–0

5550.05005

5–0

Friendly
assist 55 2014-09-18[m 42] 2 Columbus  Thailand Start 1 Carli Lloyd 5150.01005

1–0

5950.09005

9–0

Friendly
NOTE: N = number of goals scored by Heather O'Reilly in the match

Honors

Team

Individual

Endorsements

O'Reilly has endorsement deals with Adidas and TRX Training. In 2013, she appeared in a commercial for Adidas' Adizero™ running shoe.[13]

Magazines

In 2008, Time listed profiled O'Reilly as the #15 Olympic Athlete to Watch in their list of 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch.[14] She has been featured in Fitness,[15] Shape,[16] Teen Vogue,[17] Sports Illustrated,[18] and Boston Magazine.[19]

Video Games

O'Reilly was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.[20]

Ticker Tape Parade and White House Honor

Following the United States' win at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly and her teammates became the first women's sports team to be honored with a Ticker Tape Parade in New York City.[21] Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio.[22] In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.[23]

Television and film

O'Reilly has made appearances with her national teammates on Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show,[24][25] The Rachel Maddow Show[26] and Good Morning America.[27] She was featured in the film, Winning Isn't Everything about the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina.[28]

Personal life

O'Reilly married former UNC lacrosse player Dave Werry, whom she met when the two attended UNC, in 2011.[29]

She is nicknamed HAO, the initials for 'Heather Ann O'Reilly' and pronounced 'hey-oh'.[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ Staff. North Carolina's Heather O'Reilly Captures Honda Soccer Award, Atlantic Coast Conference press release dated December 20, 2006. Accessed February 13, 2011. "The East Brunswick, N.J. Native Is Also Automatically Nominated for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Award."
  2. ^ a b "Heather O'Reilly". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Heather O'Reilly". University of North Carolina, Chapel Hil. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Goff, Steve. "Soccer Insider – WPS Allocation List". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "FC KANSAS CITY ACQUIRE MIDFIELDER HEATHER O'REILLY FROM BOSTON BREAKERS". FC KANSAS CITY. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  6. ^ http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/05/06/heather-oreilly#tab-3
  7. ^ Steve Politi/Star-Ledger. "Ledger Archives: Heather O'Reilly lifts team into the finals". NJ.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  8. ^ Nicki Jhabvala (November 13, 2007). "SI.com – 2007 Sportsman of the Year – My Sportsman: Heather O'Reilly – Tuesday November 13, 2007 2:47PM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Martin Mejia (August 12, 2008). "East Brunswick's Heather O'Reilly leads U.S. women's soccer team into quarterfinals". NJ.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  10. ^ Gregory, Sean (July 24, 2008). "15. Heather O'Reilly – 100 Olympic Athletes to Watch". TIME. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  11. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/02/heather-oreillys-incredib_n_889269.html
  12. ^ a b http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/09/01/13/54/160901-wnt-heather-oreilly-announces-retirement-from-international-soccer
  13. ^ "O'Reilly Adidas Commercial". Game Changing Films. January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  14. ^ Gregory, Sean (July 24, 2008). "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch". Time. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  15. ^ Magno, Marianne (July 27, 2012). "Olympic Moments With Heather O'Reilly…and an adidas Giveaway!". Fitness. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  16. ^ Nuñez, Alanna (July 16, 2012). "Go for the Gold! Workout Secrets from Top Olympic Athletes". Shape. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  17. ^ "Q&A With Soccer Star Heather O'Reilly!". Teen Vogue. August 2, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  18. ^ Segura, Melissa (February 3, 2003). "Date With Destiny". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  19. ^ Kahn, Madison (March 2013). "Reverse the Curse: Boston Breakers and Women's Soccer Make a Comeback". Boston Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  20. ^ Barnes, Katie (September 28, 2015). "Why 'FIFA 16' is a Landmark for Women". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  21. ^ "U.S. women celebrate World Cup with ticker-tape parade in New York City". USA Today. July 11, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  22. ^ "Team USA parades NYC's "Canyon of Heroes"". CBS News. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  23. ^ Wagner, Laura (October 27, 2015). "Obama To U.S. Women's Soccer Team: 'Playing Like A Girl Means You're A Badass'". NPR. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  24. ^ "WNT Appears On NBC's Today Show". US Soccer Federation. May 13, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  25. ^ Thach, Yenly (July 19, 2011). "NBC's 'Today Show': Women's Soccer Team, The New Heroes and Trendsetter". Gather. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  26. ^ Maddow, Rachel (July 19, 2011). "US women's soccer returns to jubilant reception". MSNBC. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  27. ^ "The U.S. Women's Soccer Team on GMA 7–19–11". Celeb TV. April 11, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  28. ^ "Winning Isn't Everything". IMDB. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  29. ^ Rogers, Martin (July 11, 2011). "O'Reilly makes wedding plans after World Cup". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  30. ^ "What's In A Name? – U.S. Soccer". US Soccer. April 4, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
Match reports
  1. ^ a b "U.S. Clinches 2002 Nike U.S. Women's Cup with 4–0 Win Over Italy". U.S.Soccer.
  2. ^ "U.S. Women Down Norway 3–1 to Open Four Nations Tournament in China". U.S.Soccer.
  3. ^ "Wambach Scores Twice as U.S. Downs Ireland, 5–0, in Utah". U.S.Soccer.
  4. ^ "U.S. WNT Down Germany 2–1 in Overtime of Olympic Semifinal". U.S.Soccer.
  5. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Earns 7–0 Win Against Ukraine". U.S.Soccer.
  6. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats Denmark, 5–0, in Second Group B Match of 2006 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
  7. ^ "U.S. Women Dominate Ireland, 5–0, as Defender Cat Whitehill Scores Twice". U.S.Soccer.
  8. ^ "U.S. Women Tie England, 1–1, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
  9. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Canada, 6–2, in Frisco, Texas, As Run to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Continues". U.S.Soccer.
  10. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Finland, 4–0, at The Home Depot Center; U.S. Finish Domestic Schedule Undefeated and Now Head To The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China". U.S.Soccer.
  11. ^ "Wambach and O'Reilly Score as U.S. Women Tie North Korea, 2–2, to Open 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup". U.S.Soccer.
  12. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Norway, 4–1, to Take Third Place". U.S.Soccer.
  13. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Mexico, 5–1, at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis in First of Three Matches to End 2007 Schedule". U.S.Soccer.
  14. ^ "U.S. Women End 2007 Schedule With 1–1 Draw Against Mexico; O'Reilly Scores For USA, Her Seventh Goal of the Year". U.S.Soccer.
  15. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Italy, 2–0, at 2008 Algarve Cup; Tarpley and O'Reilly Score For USA in Second Straight Shutout". U.S.Soccer.
  16. ^ "U.S. Women Roll Past Norway, 4–0, at 2008 Algarve Cup; WNT Advances to Sixth Straight Algarve Cup Final". U.S.Soccer.
  17. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Jamaica, 6–0, to Open Olympic Qualifying; Wambach Scores Twice at USA is Through to Semifinals". U.S.Soccer.
  18. ^ "U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS WITH 3–0 VICTORY OVER COSTA RICA". U.S.Soccer.
  19. ^ "U.S. Advances to Olympic Quarterfinals with 4–0 Victory Against New Zealand". U.S.Soccer.
  20. ^ a b "U.S. Women Comeback for 4–2 Win Against Japan, Face Brazil in Gold Medal Match". U.S.Soccer.
  21. ^ a b "U.S. Women Open Achieve Your Gold Tour With 2–0 Win Against Ireland in Philadelphia". U.S.Soccer.
  22. ^ a b "U.S. Women Earn Fourth Victory on Achieve Your Gold Tour With 3–1 Win Over South Korea". U.S.Soccer.
  23. ^ "Heather O'Reilly Nets Ninth Goal of 2008 As U.S. Women Defeat Korea Republic 1–0 in Tampa". U.S.Soccer.
  24. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat China PR 1–0 in Final Match of Achieve Your Gold Tour to Finish Historic Year With 33–1–2 Record". U.S.Soccer.
  25. ^ "Wambach Scores Twice, Lilly and O'Reilly Add Goals As U.S. Women Roll to Impressive 4–0 Victory Against Germany". U.S.Soccer.
  26. ^ a b "Two First Half Goals Give U.S. Women 2–1 Win against China". U.S.Soccer.
  27. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats Iceland For 2011 Algarve Cup Title". U.S.Soccer.
  28. ^ a b "U.S. Women Defeat Japan 2–0 in Cary, N.C., as Rodriguez and O'Reilly Score". U.S.Soccer.
  29. ^ "U.S. Secures Place in Quarterfinal Phase of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with Dominating 3–0 Victory against Colombia". U.S.Soccer.
  30. ^ a b "U.S. Women's National Team Opens 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Women's Qualifying With Record Performance in 14–0 Rout of Dominican Republic". U.S.Soccer.
  31. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Wins Group B at 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying with 4–0 Victory Against Mexico". U.S.Soccer.
  32. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Topples Costa Rica 8–0 to Open Fan Tribute Tour in Rochester". U.S.Soccer.
  33. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Provides Head Coach Pia Sundhage with 6–2 Victory in Final Match in Charge". U.S.Soccer.
  34. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats New Zealand 4–1 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco". U.S. Soccer Federation.
  35. ^ a b "U.S. WNT Rolls to 7–0 Victory Against Russia in Boca Raton, Fla". U.S. Soccer Federation.
  36. ^ a b "U.S. WNT Routs Russia 8–0 in Second Leg in Front of 16,133 Fans at Georgia Dome". U.S. Soccer Federation.
  37. ^ "U.S. WNT Blanks Korea DPR 3–0 for Seventh Place at Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer. March 12, 2014.
  38. ^ "U.S. WNT Routs Mexico 8–0 as Hope Solo Earns Record 72nd Clean Sheet". U.S.Soccer. September 13, 2014.
  39. ^ a b "World Champion U.S. WNT Opens Victory Tour with 8–0 Win Against Costa Rica in Front of Record Crowd in Pittsburgh". U.S.Soccer.
  40. ^ "U.S. WNT Continues Victory Tour with 7–2 Win in Chattanooga". U.S.Soccer.
  41. ^ "Lloyd Hat Trick Leads WNT to 8–0 Victory against Haiti in Birmingham". U.S.Soccer.
  42. ^ a b "WNT SENDS O'REILLY OUT IN STYLE WITH 9-0 WIN VS. THAILAND". U.S.Soccer. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  43. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Australia, 3–1, as Mia Hamm Scores 150th Career Goal". U.S.Soccer.
  44. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Finland, 3–0, at Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
  45. ^ "U.S. WNT Tops Mexico 3–0 to Finish 2005 Undefeated". U.S.Soccer.
  46. ^ "U.S. Women Clinch Berth in Algarve Cup Final with 4–1 Win vs. France". U.S.Soccer.
  47. ^ "Lilly's Late Goal Gives U.S. WNT Hard Fought 3–2 Victory vs. Sweden". U.S.Soccer.
  48. ^ "U.S. Women Roll Past Mexico, 5–0, Behind Two Goals from Kristine Lilly". U.S.Soccer.
  49. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Tops Canada, 4–0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
  50. ^ "U.S. Wins Group A, Downs Host Mexico 3–1 in CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier". U.S.Soccer.
  51. ^ "U.S. Women Open 2008 Peace Queen Cup With 2–1 Victory Over Australia". U.S.Soccer.
  52. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats Canada, 2–1, On Overtime Goal From Natasha Kai to Earn Berth to Semifinal of Beijing Olympic Games". U.S.Soccer.
  53. ^ "Woznuk and DiMartino Score as U.S. Women Defeat Denmark 2–0 to Open 2009 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
  54. ^ "U.S. Women Score Twice In Each Half to Defeat Canada 4–0 at BMO Field in Toronto". U.S.Soccer.
  55. ^ "Lloyd, Wambach and Cheney Score As U.S. Women Win 2010 Algarve Cup With 3–2 Victory Against Germany". U.S.Soccer.
  56. ^ "USA Defeats Mexico 3–0 in First Domestic Match of 2010". U.S.Soccer.
  57. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Guatemala 9–0 to Qualify for Semifinals at CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying in Cancun, Mexico". U.S.Soccer.
  58. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Beats Costa Rica 4–0 to Top Group B at CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying in Cancun, Mexico". U.S.Soccer.
  59. ^ "U.S. Women Defeat Japan 2–1 to Open 2011 Algarve Cup in Portugal". U.S.Soccer.
  60. ^ "U.S. WNT Advances to Final of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". U.S.Soccer.
  61. ^ "Morgan Scores Twice as U.S. WNT Defeats Denmark 5–0 to Open 2012 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
  62. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Routs Sweden 4–0 to Take Third Place at 2012 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
  63. ^ "WNT Earns 3–1 Win on the Road against Sweden". U.S.Soccer.
  64. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Japan 4–1 in Penultimate Tune-Up for the 2012 Olympics". U.S.Soccer.
  65. ^ "Match to Qualify for Gold Medal Game at 2012 Olympics". U.S.Soccer.
  66. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Comes Back to Defeat Australia 2–1 at The Home Depot Center". U.S.Soccer.
  67. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats Ireland 5–0 in Fan Tribute Tour, Presented by Panasonic ~". U.S.Soccer.
  68. ^ "U.S. WNT Beats China PR 4–0 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston". U.S.Soccer.
  69. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Netherlands 3-1 in International Friendly at The Hague". U.S.Soccer.
  70. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats Korea Republic 4–1 in Foxborough, Mass". U.S.Soccer.
  71. ^ "U.S. WNT Rolls Past Australia 4–0 in Front of 19,109 at Alamodome in San Antonio". U.S. Soccer Federation. October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  72. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats Brazil 4-1 in Orlando to Complete Undefeated 2013 Campaign". U.S.Soccer.
  73. ^ "U.S. WNT Falls to Denmark 5-3 in Final Group B Match at Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer. March 10, 2014.
  74. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats Mexico 4-0 in Final Tune-Up for CONCACAF Women's Championship". U.S.Soccer.
  75. ^ "WNT Defeats Argentina 7-0 in Group Finale of International Tournament of Brasilia". U.S.Soccer. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  76. ^ "WNT Defeats Haiti 5-0 at Ford Field in Detroit". U.S.Soccer. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

Further reading

  • Crothers, Tim (2010), The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty, Macmillan, ISBN 1429946261
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
  • Stevens, Dakota (2011), A Look at the Women's Professional Soccer Including the Soccer Associations, Teams, Players, Awards, and More, BiblioBazaar, ISBN 1241047464
  • Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books Ltd, ISBN 1926812603
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