Carli Anne Hollins (; born July 16, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. She is a two-time Olympic Games gold medalist (2008 and 2012), two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion (2015 and 2019), two-time FIFA Player of the Year (2015 and 2016), and a four-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021). Lloyd scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Lloyd also helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she played for the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the U.S. finished in second place. After the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lloyd announced she would be retiring from the national team following four final friendly matches in 2021. Lloyd has made 316 appearances for the U.S. national team, placing her second in caps, and has the third-most goals and fifth-most assists for the team. In March 2021, she was named as the highest paid female soccer player in the world. She played her last international match with the USWNT on October 26, 2021, shortly before retiring from professional soccer at the completion of the 2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC season.
During the United States' 5–2 win over Japan in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Lloyd became the first player ever to score three goals in a FIFA Women's World Cup final and the second soccer player ever to score a hat-trick in any senior FIFA World Cup Final, after Geoff Hurst. Lloyd scored three goals in the first 16 minutes of the final, with the first two occurring in the first five minutes of the game and within three minutes of each other. She received the Golden Ball Trophy as the best player of the tournament and earned the Silver Boot for her six goals and one assist during the tournament.
She previously played for the Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC (now known as Gotham FC), and Atlanta Beat in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). In 2013, she was allocated to the Western New York Flash for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and helped her team win the regular season championship. After two seasons with the Flash, she was traded to Houston Dash prior to the 2015 season and then to Sky Blue before the 2018 season. Her memoir, When Nobody Was Watching, was published in September 2016.
Lloyd attended Delran High School from 1997 to 2000 where she played soccer under the tutelage of the late Rudy "The Red Baron" Klobach. As a high school athlete, she was known for her exceptional ball control and skill at distributing the ball from the midfield. During her senior year, she scored 26 goals and served eight assists while captaining her team to an 18–3 record. The Philadelphia Inquirer twice-named her Girls' High School Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000. She was named to the Star-Ledger All-State First Team twice and received 1999 and 2000 Parade All-American honors. In 2000, she was named the Courier-Post Player of the Year and the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association (SJSCA) Midfielder of the Year.
During her freshman season, Lloyd started every match and was the team's leading scorer with 15 goals for a total of 37 points. She was named to Soccer America's All-Freshman Team and was the first Rutgers player to earn Big East Rookie of the Year honors. As a sophomore, she was the team's leading scorer for the second consecutive season with 12 goals and seven assists for 31 points. The same year Lloyd was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, widely considered the highest accolade for collegiate soccer players. During her third season with the Scarlet Knights, she scored 13 goals and served 2 assists for a total of 28 points and was named a Big East Academic All-Star. As a senior, she was a starter for 18 of the 20 games she played, scored 10 goals and served one assist. Lloyd was named the 2004 Big East Midfielder of the Year. She earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University in Exercise Science and Sport Studies.
In 2013, Lloyd was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni.
Her presence is still widely felt in the Rutgers community. Her posters hang high all throughout the Rodkin facility.
Following the conclusion of the season, Lloyd was declared a free agent and subsequently signed with her home state club and 2009 WPS champions, Sky Blue FC, for the 2010 season. In April 2010, during a match against her former team, Chicago Red Stars, Lloyd slipped and broke her ankle. The injury kept her off the pitch for most of the season although she did return for two games in September.
In December 2010, Lloyd signed with expansion team Atlanta Beat for the 2011 season. Of her signing, Beat head coach James Galanis said, "She is a fantastic midfielder and someone who is fully focused on the game. I have known her from her college days, and I have had the opportunity to train her and improve her game individually. She has made a lot of sacrifices off the field to reach her dreams, and she is going to bring a lot of professionalism to the team." Lloyd scored two goals in her ten appearances for the Beat. She scored the team's lone goal in a 4–1 defeat by the Boston Breakers on April 9. Her second goal on the season was an equalizer during the 70th minute of a 2–2 draw against the Western New York Flash. The Beat finished their first season in last place with a record.
Lloyd finished the 2013 season with 10 goals, the third most goals scored on the season. The Flash finished first during the regular season with a record and advanced to the playoffs. During the Flash's semi-final match against Sky Blue FC, Lloyd scored both of the Flash's game-winning goals: one in the 33rd minute and the second coming during stoppage time. Her two goals resulted in a 2–0 win that advanced the Flash to the championship final against the Portland Thorns FC. The Flash were defeated 2–0 during the final.
The same year, Lloyd played in her first FIFA Women's World Cup tournament. Heading into the tournament, the national team had not lost a game in regulation time in nearly three years and was considered a favorite to win the tournament in China. During their first match of the tournament, the U.S. tied North Korea 2–2. The team faced Sweden in their next match on September 14 and won 2–0 with two goals from Abby Wambach. The U.S. finished group play with a 1–0 win over Nigeria women's national football team on September 18.
During the quarterfinal match against England on September 22, the U.S. won 3–0. All three goals were scored within 12 minutes. The U.S. faced Brazil in the semi-final in what would become a controversial and game-changing match for the team. Coach Greg Ryan decided to bench starting goalkeeper, Hope Solo, and instead started Brianna Scurry, a veteran goalkeeper who had started in three World Cups and two Olympics, but who had started very few matches since the 2004 Olympics. The U.S. was defeated 4–0 by Brazil. The loss relegated them to a final match against Norway, which they won 4–1, to secure third place standing at the tournament. Lloyd started three of the five games in which she played at the tournament.
Throughout 2007, Lloyd started 13 of the 23 matches in which she played. She ranked third on the team in scoring with nine goals and three assists.
Lloyd was named the 2008 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year along with Tim Howard. She was on the starting lineup in all 35 games in which she played in 2008, tying for the team lead in matches started during the year. Her 2,781 minutes on the pitch for the U.S. ranked third on the team in minutes played. Her nine goals and nine assists resulted in her best scoring year yet on the national team.
Although she suffered a broken ankle in the fourth game of the 2010 WPS Season while playing for Sky Blue FC, she played in 15 matches for the United States in 2010, starting 14. Lloyd started all five games at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, scoring two goals, including the United States' lone goal during the championship match. She ended the tournament with five assists and was named the Player of the Match three times during the tournament. After the U.S. finished third at the tournament, they traveled to Italy to vie for a place at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off against Italy. Playing every minute of the series, Lloyd scored three goals with five assists during the series. She earned her 100th career cap during the second leg of the series.
At the 2011 Algarve Cup, Lloyd scored three goals including the first goal in the championship match; subsequently named best goal for the tournament. She was named player of the match for the 2nd time in the tournament. The team won the cup, making it their eighth title win.
At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Lloyd scored the final goal in a 3–0 win against Colombia for her first World Cup goal. Throughout the tournament, she tallied an assist, a goal, and one successful penalty kick in the shootout against Brazil to send the U.S. to the semi-finals vs. France. In the World Cup final, after finishing the game tied 2–2 the U.S. went on to penalty kicks with Japan. Along with two teammates who failed to convert their penalty kicks, Lloyd mishit the ball over the crossbar. The U.S. won the silver medal at the tournament.
The game to win the group and thus play the second place team from Group A occurred between the U.S. and Mexico. The U.S. was previously defeated 2–1 by Mexico during the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. This time, the U.S. beat Mexico 4–0 with Lloyd netting her first career hat trick. She was subsequently named player of the match.
In the semi-final, the U.S. faced Costa Rica. During the second half, the U.S. scored two goals, the second coming from Lloyd. The U.S. beat Costa Rica 3–0 with Lloyd named player of the match for the second game in a row. During the final match against Canada, the U.S. defeated Canada at home 4–0 to move on to the Olympics as the CONCACAF champions. Lloyd finished the tournament with six goals and three assists and tied for the team lead in goals scored.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Lloyd scored the go-ahead goal in the 56th minute of the team's opening match against France, to boost the U.S. to a 3–2 lead; the match ended with a final score of 4–2. She scored her second goal of the tournament against Colombia during the group stage.
During the Olympic gold medal match against Japan, played at London's Wembley Stadium, Lloyd scored both American goals in the team's 2–1 victory. Her four goals in the tournament tied for the second highest on the U.S. squad. She is the only player (of either gender) in history to score the game-winning goal in two separate Olympic gold medal matches; her first occurred during the Beijing 2008 final against Brazil.
After scoring her 46th international goal in the 13th minute of a friendly against New Zealand in October 2013, Lloyd became the highest-scoring midfielder in the team's history, passing Julie Foudy, who finished her career with 45 goals.
For her efforts in leading the United States to a record third World Cup title, and first since 1999, she won the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. While Lloyd's six goals were enough to match Célia Šašić as the tournament's top scorer, Šašić won the Golden Boot for playing fewer minutes and Lloyd was awarded the Silver Boot. Lloyd also became the first woman to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final and the first player, male or female, to do so since Geoff Hurst did so for England against West Germany at Wembley in 1966. Only one player has since replicated the feat – Kylian Mbappé for France against Argentina in Lusail, Qatar in 2022. Furthermore, her third goal earned her a nomination for the FIFA Puskás Award, FIFA's annual award for Goal of the Year. Finally, Lloyd is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in normal time of a World Cup final; Hurst scored two goals in extra time and Mbappé one.
In early 2022, she partnered with Teqball USA and one of her retirement plans is to make Teqball an Olympic sport by 2028. She also developed CL10 Soccer Clinic, a program to help people improve their soccer skills. In October 2022, she co-conducted the draw for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand held at the Aotea Centre in Auckland. She also co-conducted the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in April 2022.
Later in 2023, she said U.S. Soccer never wanted her to be the star of the team. “That’s just the way the world works as far as showcasing players," Lloyd said. "They’re not always highlighting the best players. They’re oftentimes highlighting the most marketable players.”
In 2012, Lloyd appeared in an ESPN feature called Title IX is Mine: USWNT. She has been interviewed on numerous television shows including: Good Morning America, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Live with Kelly and Michael, The Today Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Fox & Friends, Late Late Show with James Corden. Lloyd also participated in the 2023 reality show . She joined Soccer on Fox Sports as a studio analyst in 2022.
Lloyd 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. In September 2015, she was ranked by EA Sports as the No. 1 women's player in the game.
Manchester City
United States
Individual
2012 London Olympics
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Reaching her 300th cap, 2019–2021
2020 Tokyo Olympics and retirement
Criticism of USWNT post-retirement
Style of play
Personal life
In popular culture
Endorsements
Magazines, television, and video games
Ticker tape parade and White House honor
Career statistics
International goals
1 2006-10-01 Carson 1.1 76 Abby Wambach Exhibition game 2 2007-03-07 Silves Start 1.1 38 Stephanie Cox 3 2007-03-09 Ferreiras 1.1 46 unassisted 4 2007-03-12 Santo António Start 1.1 44 Stephanie Cox 5 2007-03-14 Santo António 1.1 51 unassisted 6 2007-07-14 East Hartford 1.1 66 Kristine Lilly Exhibition game 7 2007-08-12 Chicago 2.1 34 Shannon Boxx 8 2.2 60 Kristine Lilly 9 2007-10-13 St. Louis 1.1 84 unassisted 10 2007-10-17 Portland 1.1 87 Cat Whitehill 11 2008-03-05 Albufeira Start 1.1 69 Natasha Kai 12 2008-04-04 Juárez 1.1 16 Abby Wambach 13 2008-04-13 Juárez Start 1.1 107 unassisted 14 2008-04-27 Cary Start 1.1 91+ unassisted Friendly 15 2008-05-10 Washington Start 1.1 63 Abby Wambach Friendly 16 2008-07-02 Fredrikstad Start 1.1 52 Natasha Kai Friendly 17 2008-07-05 Skellefteå Start 1.1 39 Lindsay Tarpley Friendly 18 2008-08-09 Qinhuangdao Start 1.1 27 Stephanie Cox 19 2008-08-21 Beijing Start 1.1 96 Amy Rodriguez 20 2010-03-03 Faro Start 1.1 18 unassisted 21 2010-10-30 Cancún Start 1.1 55 penalty 22 2010-11-05 Cancún Start 1.1 25 unassisted 23 2011-01-21 Chongqing 1.1 11 Lauren Cheney Four Nations Tournament 24 2011-01-25 Chongqing Start 1.1 31 Tobin Heath Four Nations Tournament 25 2011-03-04 Santo António 1.1 63 Megan Rapinoe 26 2011-03-07 Quarteira Start 1.1 13 Tobin Heath Algarve Cup: Group A 27 2011-03-09 Faro Start 1.1 10 Amy Rodriguez 28 2011-07-02 Sinsheim Start 1.1 57 Stephanie Cox 29 2012-01-20 Vancouver Start 1.1 5 Abby Wambach 30 2012-01-22 Vancouver Start 1.1 33 Kelley O'Hara Olympic qualifier: Group B 31 2012-01-24 Vancouver Start 3.1 7 Rachel Buehler Olympic qualifier: Group B 32 3.2 57 Lauren Cheney 33 3.3 86 Rachel Buehler 34 2012-01-27 Vancouver Start 1.1 72 Abby Wambach 35 2012-02-29 Lagos Start 1.1 76 Lauren Cheney 36 2012-04-03 Chiba 1.1 18 Rachel Buehler Kirin Challenge Cup 37 2012-07-25 Glasgow 1.1 56 Megan Rapinoe 38 2012-07-28 Glasgow Start 1.1 77 Megan Rapinoe Olympics: Group G 39 2012-08-09 London Start 2.1 8 Alex Morgan 40 2.2 54 Megan Rapinoe 41 2012-09-01 Rochester Start 1.1 84 unassisted Friendly 42 2012-12-08 Detroit Start 1.1 50 Tobin Heath Friendly 43 2012-12-12 Houston Start 1.1 62 Megan Rapinoe Friendly 44 2013-06-15 Foxborough 1.1 57 Heather O'Reilly Friendly 45 2013-10-20 San Antonio Start 1.1 14 unassisted Friendly 46 2013-10-27 San Francisco Start 1.1 12 unassisted Friendly 47 2014-02-08 Boca Raton Start 2.1 29 Heather O'Reilly Friendly 48 2.2 37 Stephanie Cox 49 2014-04-10 San Diego Start 2.1 20 Lauren Holiday Friendly 50 2.2 23 unassisted 51 2014-08-20 Cary Start 1.1 56 penalty Friendly 52 2014-10-17 Chicago Start; (c) 1.1 46 Sydney Leroux 53 2014-10-20 Washington Start 1.1 9 unassisted World Cup qualifier: Group A 54 2014-10-24 Chester Start 2.1 6 Tobin Heath 55 2.2 30 penalty 56 2014-10-26 Chester Start 1.1 17 Abby Wambach 57 2014-12-10 Brasília Start 1.1 23 Megan Rapinoe Tournament of Brasilia 58 2014-12-14 Brasília Start 1.1 6 Tobin Heath Tournament of Brasilia 59 2014-12-18 Brasília Start 3.1 30 Morgan Brian Tournament of Brasilia 60 3.2 44 Lori Chalupny 61 3.3 47 Heather O'Reilly 62 2015-03-04 Santo António Start 2.1 43 Christen Press 63 2.2 62 penalty 64 2015-06-23 Edmonton Start 1.1 66 penalty 65 2015-06-26 Ottawa Start; (c) 1.1 51 Julie Johnston 66 2015-06-30 Montreal Start; (c) 1.1 69 penalty 67 2015-07-05 Vancouver Start; (c) 3.1 3 Megan Rapinoe 68 3.2 5 unassisted 69 3.3 16 unassisted 70 2015-08-19 Chattanooga 2.1 7 unassisted Friendly 71 2.2 20 Megan Rapinoe 72 2015-09-17 Detroit Start; (c) 3.1 6 Crystal Dunn Friendly 73 3.2 37 penalty| style="text-align:center;" 74 3.3 69 Lauren Holiday 75 2015-09-20 Birmingham 3.1 16 penalty Friendly 76 3.2 22 Crystal Dunn| style="text-align:center;" 77 3.3 39 Megan Rapinoe 78 2015-10-21 Seattle Start 1.1 85 Meghan Klingenberg Friendly 79 2015-12-10 San Antonio ; (c) 1.1 22 penalty Friendly 80 2016-01-23 San Diego 3.1 6 Alex Morgan Friendly 81 3.2 22 Alex Morgan 82 3.3 28 unassisted 83 2016-02-10 Frisco Start; (c) 1.1 9 penalty Olympic Qualifier – Group A 84 2016-02-13 Frisco Start; (c) 1.1 80 unassisted Olympic Qualifier – Group A 85 2016-02-15 Frisco ; (c) 1.1 18 penalty Olympic Qualifier – Group A 86 2016-02-19 Houston ; (c) 1.1 43 Morgan Brian Olympic Qualifier – semi-final 87 2016-04-06 East Hartford Start; (c) 1.1 39 Mallory Pugh Friendly 88 2016-07-23 Kansas City Start; (c) 1.1 45+6 Becky Sauerbrunn Friendly 89 2016-08-03 Belo Horizonte Start; (c) 1.1 9 Tobin Heath 90 2016-08-06 Belo Horizonte ; (c) 1.1 63 Tobin Heath Olympics: Group G 91 2016-09-15 Columbus Start 3.1 1 Heather O'Reilly Friendly 92 3.2 60 unassisted 93 3.3 81 Lindsey Horan 94 2016-09-18 Atlanta Start 1.1 35 Tobin Heath Friendly 95 2016-10-23 Minneapolis Start 2.1 25 Kelley O'Hara 1–1 5–1 Friendly 96 2.2 51 unassisted 2–1 97 2017-04-09 Houston 1.1 20 penalty 1–0 5–1 Friendly 98 2017-11-12 San Jose 1.1 80 Alex Morgan 3–1 3–1 Friendly 99 2018-04-05 Jacksonville, Florida 1.1 54 Lindsey Horan 4–0 4–1 Friendly 100 2018-04-08 Houston, Texas Start 1.1 34 Alex Morgan 3–2 6–2 Friendly 101 2018-09-04 San Jose 2.1 47 Tobin Heath 3–0 4–0 Friendly 102 2.2 90+3 unassisted 4–0 103 2018-10-07 Cary Start 3.1 23 Christen Press 1–0 5–0 2018 CONCACAF Championship 104 3.2 29 Casey Short 3–0 105 3.3 48 Rose Lavelle 5–0 106 2019-04-07 Los Angeles Start 2.1 14 Tierna Davidson 1–0 6–0 Friendly 107 2.2 19 Crystal Dunn 2–0 108 2019-05-12 Santa Clara 1.1 90+2 Mallory Pugh 3–0 3–0 Friendly 109 2019-05-16 St. Louis, Missouri 2.1 61 Tobin Heath 3–0 5–0 Friendly 110 2.2 83 Christen Press 4–0 111 2019-06-11 Reims, France 1.1 90+2 Alex Morgan 13–0 13–0 112 2019-06-16 Paris Start 2.1 11 unassisted 1–0 3–0 113 2.2 35 Tierna Davidson 3–0 114 2019-08-03 Pasadena 1.1 41 Kelley O'Hara Friendly 115 2019-08-29 Philadelphia Start 1.1 52 Lindsey Horan Friendly 116 2019-09-03 St. Paul Start 2.1 22 unassisted Friendly 117 2.2 32 penalty 118 2019-10-06 Chicago Start (c) 1.1 37 Megan Rapinoe 1–1 1–1 Friendly 119 2019-11-07 Columbus Start (c) 2.1 6 Christen Press Friendly 120 2.2 31 Tobin Heath 121 2019-11-10 Jacksonville ; (c) 1.1 4 Rose Lavelle Friendly 122 2020-01-28 Houston Start (c) 1.1 90+3 Julie Ertz Olympic Qualifier – Group A 123 2020-03-05 Orlando ; (c) 1.1 55 Lindsey Horan SheBelieves Cup 124 2021-02-24 1.1 35 Kristie Mewis SheBelieves Cup 125 2021-06-13 Houston ; (c)1.1
1 Rose Lavelle Friendly 126 2021-07-05 East Hartford 1.1 11 Crystal Dunn 127 2021-08-05 Kashima 2.1 45+1 Lindsey Horan 128 2.2 51 unassisted 129 2021-09-16 Cleveland Start 5.1 4 Mallory Pugh Exhibition game 130 5.2 6 unassisted 131 5.3 34 Andi Sullivan 132 5.4 38 Lynn Williams 133 5.5 60 Catarina Macario 134 2021-09-21 Cincinnati 1.1 78 unassisted
Goals by opponent
+ Goals by opponent
Honors
Runner-up: 2011
See also
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