Carli Lloyd
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| Full name | Carli Ann Lloyd | |
| Date of birth | July 16, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Delran Township, NJ, United States | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
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| 2001-2004 | Rutgers | |
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| 2005- | United States | 41 (6) |
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Carli Anne Lloyd (born July 16, 1982, Delran Township, New Jersey) is an American soccer midfielder and member of the United States women's national soccer team
[edit] U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
Moved into a starting role in the center midfield in 2007, she possesses unique dribbling and shooting talents. After scoring once in her first 24 matches, she scored four goals, one in each game, at the 2007 Algarve Cup, earning tournament top scorer and MVP honors Scored her sixth career goal on a diving header in the USA’s 1-0 victory over Norway on July 14 and then registered her first-ever two goal game in a 6-1 win over New Zealand on Aug. 12, including one blast from 38 yards. Started nine of the 14 matches she played heading into the final pre-Women’s World Cup match Earned her third career cap at the 2006 Four Nations Tournament Earned the first two starts of her career at the 2006 Algarve Cup, gaining a place in the starting 11 against Denmark and in the championship game against Germany. Played in 19 games, starting 13, and scored one goal, that against Chinese Taipei 2005: Earned her first two caps in 2005, playing against Ukraine and Mexico, a game in which she broke her wrist Trained with the U.S. team during the 2004 Olympic Residency Training Camp Youth National Teams: A member of the four U-21 Nordic Cup championships teams, winning titles in 2002 in Finland, in Denmark in 2003, in Iceland in 2004 and in Sweden in 2005 Scored three times in the 2005 Nordic Cup, including two against Denmark and one in the championship against Norway … Had two goals and an assist, starting every match, at the 2004 Nordic Cup. Assisted on the lone goal in the USA's 1-0 win against Denmark in the first round of the 2003 Nordic Cup. First Appearance: July 10, 2005, vs. Ukraine.
Lloyd grew up in Delran Township, New Jersey[1] and played high school soccer at Delran High School.[2]
From 2001-2004, Lloyd played soccer for Rutgers University, where she was named first-team all-Big East Conference for four straight years and Big East midfielder of the year in 2004. She made her first appearance for the U.S. national team on July 10, 2005 against Ukraine. Her first international goal came on October 1, 2006 against Taiwan.
Lloyd was named most valuable player of the 2007 Algarve Cup.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Sports Briefing", The New York Times, March 15, 2007. Accessed December 18, 2007. "Lloyd, a Delran, N.J., native who played soccer at Rutgers, scored from 30 yards in the 51st minute."
- ^ Carli Lloyd, United States Soccer Federation. Accessed November 21, 2007.
