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| Shannon Boxx |
Caps:
67 |
World Cups:
Second |
Height:
5-8 |
DOB:
06-29-77 |
Hometown:
Redondo Beach, Calif. |
College:
Notre Dame |
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Boxx burst onto the international scene four years ago, making the 2003 Women’s World Cup Team without ever previously earning a full national team cap (the only player in history to do so). She has since emerged as one of the world’s best defensive midfielders – she finished third in the voting for FIFA
Women’s World Player of the Year in 2005 -- and has come back
from major knee surgery that kept her out for the second half
of 2006 and the beginning of 2007. She scored the USA’s
first goal in the 2003 Women’s World Cup in the opening
match against Sweden and started all six games at the
2004 Olympics, scoring the opening goal of that
tournament as well as getting the game-winning
assist against Japan in the quarterfinal. A classic
defensive midfielder with world-class ball-winning
skills on the ground and in the air, she is also very skillful
withthe ball at her feet, and has become a key player in
setting the USA’s attacking rhythm. She scored in her
first three career caps, tying a U.S. record, including
a fantastic header against Sweden at the 2003 and has
pounded in 14 goals in her first 66 matches, a remarkable
scoring rate for a holding midfielder. She was named
MVPof the prestigious Algarve Cup tournament in
Portugal in 2004 and 2006. FULL BIO |
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Boxx's Career Highlights
- Only player in U.S. history to make a Women’s World Cup team before ever earning a cap, doing so in 200333
- Set a U.S. record by scoring in her first three national team matches, against Costa Rica and Mexico before the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and then in the tournament opener vs. Sweden
- Scored in the Women’s World Cup third-place match win over Canadada
- Named MVP of the prestigious Algarve Cup in 2004 and 2006
- Finished third in the voting for the 2005 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year
- Scored her only career hat trick against Trinidad & Tobago during 2004 Olympic qualifying in Costa Rica
- Her sister Gillian won a gold medal in softball at the 1996 Olympics
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| Lori Chalupny |
Caps:
42 |
World Cups:
First |
Height:
5-4 |
DOB:
01-29-84 |
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo. |
College:
UNC |
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The versatile Chalupny has become a consistent force in the U.S. midfield, playing a two-way linking role between attacking midfielder Carli Lloyd and defensive midfielder Shannon Boxx. She had a breakout tournament at the 2005
Algarve Cup, starting all four matches while playing primarily left
back, her first experience at that position at any level, but has
found a home in midfield, from where she scored a
crackerjack goal against China to help the USA to the
Four Nations title last January. Chalupny was a
member of the 2004 Olympic Residency Camp,
and didn’t make the Olympic Team, but since
then she has risen in importance to the U.S.
team. Chalupny missed the 2006 Algarve Cup
and a huge chunk of Residency Training Camp
last year after suffering a serious concussion in
China in January 2006 at the Four Nations, but is now
back at full fitness. The unsung hero of the USA’s 2002
FIFA U-19 World Championship Team, she is up to 40 caps
at the senior level and looking like a player who can add
multiple dimensions to the U.S. team with her work ethic and
defense in the middle of the park combined with her well-
known offensive prowess. FULL BIO |
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Chalupny's Career Highlights
- Scored the USA’s first goal on a spectacular strike in a 2-0 win over China at the 2007 Four Nations Tournament to help win the titlele
- Had a breakout tournament at the 2005 Algarve Cup, performing extremely well while playing outside back for the first time
- Scored the winning goal in a 2-0 win over Canada on June 26, 2005, her second career goal
- Scored her first goal for the senior national team on May 9, 2004, against Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M.
- Was a starter on the USA’s 2002 U-19 Women’s National Team that won the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship
- Played on four U.S. Under-21 Nordic Cup title teams (2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005)
- Voted the 2005 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year
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| Angela Hucles |
Caps:
66 |
World Cups:
Second |
Height:
5-7 |
DOB:
07-05-78 |
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va. |
College:
Virginia |
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The versatile Hucles earned her spot on the 2004
Olympic Team by being able to play everywhere
in the midfield, but had been in and out of camp
since Greg Ryan took over before re-solidifying
a spot in Residency Training Camp this year. A
forward in college, she is still UVA’s all-time
leading scorer, but has scored five goals in
66 games for the USA from midfield. She had
an excellent tournament at the Peace Queen
Cup last October, earning a start in the
championship game against Canada. She
scored two of her career goals at the
2004 Algarve Cup against France. FULL BIO |
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Hucles' Career Highlights
- Scored her first international goal at the 2002 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup against Costa Rica
- Earned her 50th career cap in 2005
- A member of the 2004 Olympic Team, she played in two matches in Greece
- Scored three goals at the 2004 Algarve Cup, including two against France
- A member of the U.S. team at the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Is the all-time scoring leader at the University of Virginia
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| Marci Jobson |
Caps:
15 |
World Cups:
First |
Height:
5-7 |
DOB:
12-04-75 |
Hometown:
St. Charles, Ill. |
College:
SMU |
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The physical midfielder played for the Atlanta Beat in the WUSA and
battled injuries during her club career, but emerged as a productive
player on one of the league’s best teams. She came in briefly
with the National Team during the 1997 Nike U.S. Women’s Cup,
but did not see time in a match. Her rebirth came under Greg
Ryan, and she has since earned 14 caps, becoming the
second-oldest ever player to earn her first cap for the
USA, while adding depth and toughness to the defensive
midfield slot and rarely failing to get her head on an air
ball. She could be a key player for the U.S. team in
locking down the midfield should the Americans need
to preserve a lead. She is currently the head coach at
Northern Illinois University, which advanced to the
championship game of its conference tournament
last fall. FULL BIO |
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Jobson's Career Highlights
- As Marci Miller, she became the second oldest player to earn her first career cap for the U.S. Women’s National Team when she played against Canada on June 26, 2005
- Currently the head women’s soccer coach at Northern Illinois University, the second coach in program history
- She earned her first two career caps in 2005, starting against Australia
- Appeared in 11 games in 2006
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| Carli Lloyd |
Caps:
34 |
World Cups:
First |
Height:
5-8 |
DOB:
07-16-82 |
Hometown:
Delran, N.J. |
College:
Rutgers |
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Lloyd had her breakout tournament last March at the 2007 Algarve
Cup, scoring four spectacular goals – one in each game – to
earn Tournament MVP and Top Scorer honors as the USA
won the title. Coming into the Algarve Cup, she had scored
just once in 24 previous games. With good height, great
skills and a thundering shot, Lloyd was a top player on
the U.S. U-21s from 2002-2004. The former Rutgers
star trained briefly with the USA during the 2004
Olympic Residency Camp and showed well, but
did not get her first real shot at playing time until
2006. A rare player in the women’s game who
can put players behind her on the dribble in the
center of the field, Lloyd is looking to shoot
anytime she gets within 30 yards of the goal,
and U.S. goalkeepers can tell you she hits one
of the heaviest balls on the team. With 32 caps to
her credit, Lloyd is looking like she could be one
of the new players who could become a major
contributor at the Women’s World Cup.
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Lloyd's Career Highlights
- Had a breakout tournament at the 2007 Algarve Cup, scoring in all four matches and earning the MVP and Top Scorer awards
- 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
- Scored her first career goal for the full WNT in 2006 against Chinese Taipei
- Earned her first two career caps in 2005, playing against Ukraine and Mexico
- A member of four consecutive Under-21 Nordic Cup championships teams from 2002-2005
- Scored three times in the 2005 U-21 Nordic Cup, including two goals against Denmark and one in the championship game against Norway
- Scoring on a diving header in the USA’s 1-0 victory over Norway during the warm-up matches for the Women’s World Cup
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| Leslie Osborne |
Caps:
42 |
World Cups:
First |
Height:
5-8 |
DOB:
05-27-83 |
Hometown:
Brookfield, Wisc. |
College:
Santa Clara |
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Osborne was thrust into a consistent starting role in 2006 after the injury to Shannon Boxx and performed exceptionally well. She is up to 40 caps and with Boxx back, the depth in the U.S. midfield is now enviable. She got some
extremely valuable games with Boxx out, including the Women’s
World Cup qualifiers, and she scored in the championship
game of the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. Osborne was
a key member of the USA’s 2002 Under-19 World
Championship team, scoring two big goals in the first
round (against England and Australia) and played a
part in the “golden goal” that beat Canada in the
title game, slipping the pass behind the defense
during the movement that led to the goal. She
finished her U-19 career with 21 caps and four goals,
but also has eight caps with the U.S. U-21s and played
on the 2003 Nordic Cup championship team. She won
an NCAA title as a freshman and helped Santa Clara
to the Final Four as a senior in 2004 when she won
the NCAA Player of the Year award. Her tackling,
heading ability and knack for keeping possession of
the ball in midfield gives the USA a pair of
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Osborne's Career Highlights
- Made her first major impact on the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2006, appearing in 19 games and starting 12
- Scored the first goal in the USA’s 2-1 championship game win over Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup
- Was a member of the USA’s 2002 FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Team, scoring two goals in the tournament and helping to create the winning goal in overtime in the championship game
- Named the WCC Defender of the Year at Santa Clara in 2004, becoming the first player in league history to be selected as both the Player of the Year (which she accomplished in 2003) and Defender of the Year
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| Aly Wagner |
Caps:
112 |
World Cups:
Second |
Height:
5-5 |
DOB:
08-10-80 |
Hometown:
San Jose, Calif. |
College:
Santa Clara |
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Wagner, who has special playmaking talents that can slice open
opposing defenses, is one of the best passing midfielders in U.S.
history. Wagner is perhaps as fit as she’s ever been and maybe
the fittest player on the U.S. team. She has 38 assists in her
career, good for sixth all-time, and earned her 100th cap for
the USA against Canada on July 30, 2006. She also has
21 goals in her 112 games, showing she can put the ball
in the net as well. Able to pass and shoot equally well
with both feet, Wagner presents a clear and present
danger to any defense. She is constantly probing
for openings to send the dangerous U.S. strikers
into the penalty area, as well as working hard
for space to fire long range shots on goal.
Wagner started the first three matches at
the Olympics and came off the bench in
the semifinal for the injured Julie Foudy,
putting in 55 minutes of valuable work in
helping the USA advance to the title game.
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Wagner's Career Highlights
- Made her first world championship team at the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, but was in the USA’s residency camp for the 1999 WWC and 2000 Olympics
- Played in four matches at the 2004 Olympics, starting three, and came off the bench to replace the injured Julie Foudy to help the USA defeat Germany in the semifinal
- Led Santa Clara to the 2001 NCAA Championship by scoring the winning goal in the title game in a 1-0 victory over UNC
- Played her 100th game for the USA against Canada in Cary, N.C., on July 30, 2006
- Scored two big goals in group play at the 2003 Algarve Cup, helping the USA tie two first round matches, 1-1, against Sweden and Canada, en route to the title game
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2007 U.S. Women's World Cup Roster - Midfielders
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