Mia Hamm

Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm-Garciaparra (born on March 17, 1972, in Selma, Alabama), is a retired American professional soccer player. She is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hamm played as a Striker for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 2004.

Career statistics

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments
Hamm competed as a member of the United States national soccer team in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: the inaugural 1991 in China, 1995 in Sweden, as well as 1999 and 2003 in the United States. She competed at three Summer Olympic Games: 1996 in Atlanta, 2000 in Sydney, and 2004 in Athens. All together, she played in 38 matches and scored 13 goals at seven top international tournaments. With her teammates, Hamm finished third at two World Cup tournaments in 1995 and 2003, second at the 2000 Olympics, and first at the four other international tournaments.

GoalMatchDateLocationOpponentLineupMinScoreResultCompetition1991-11-17PanyuStart623–0Group stage1991-11-19PanyuStart635–0Group stage1991-11-21FoshanGroup stage1991-11-24FoshanStartQuarter-final1991-11-27GuangzhouStartSemi-final1991-11-30GuangzhouStartFinal1995-06-06GävleStart513–1Group stage1995-06-08GävleStartGroup stage1995-06-10HelsingborgStartGroup stage1995-06-13GävleQuarter-final1995-06-15VästeråsStartSemi-final1995-06-17GävleStart552–0Third place match1996-07-21Orlando412–0Group stage1996-07-23OrlandoGroup stage1996-07-28AthensStartSemi-final1996-08-01AthensGold medal match1999-06-19E Rutherford171–0Group stage1999-06-24Chicago202–1Group stage1999-06-27BostonGroup stage1999-07-01WashingtonStartQuarter-final1999-07-04San FranciscoSemi-final1999-07-10Los AngelesStartFinal2000-09-14Melbourne242–0Group stage2000-09-17MelbourneStartGroup stage2000-09-20MelbourneGroup stage2000-09-24Canberra601–0Group stage2000-09-28SydneyStartGold medal match2003-09-21WashingtonStartGroup stage 292003-09-25PhiladelphiaStart6 pk1–0Group stage122–02003-10-01FoxboroughStartQuarter-final2003-10-05PortlandStartSemi-final2003-10-11CarsonStartThird place match2004-08-11HeraklionStart823–0Group stage2004-08-14ThessalonikiStart581–0Group stage2004-08-17ThessalonikiGroup stage2004-08-20ThessalonikiStartQuarter-final2004-08-23HeraklionStartSemi-final2004-08-26PiraeusStartGold medal match

International goals
 No.  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1.  25 July 1990  Winnipeg, Canada   4–0  4–0  Friendly 2.  27 July 1990   3–?  4–1 3.  5 August 1990  Blaine, United States   3–0  8–0 4. ?–0 5.  2 April 1991  Varna, Bulgaria   2–0  3–0 6.  18 April 1991  Port-au-Prince, Haiti   1–0  12–0  1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship 7.  20 April 1991   ?–0  12–0 8. ?–0 9.  22 April 1991   ?–0  10–0 10. ?–0 11.  28 May 1991  Vianen, Netherlands   2–?  3–4  Friendly 12.  8 August 1991  Yanji, China   2–?  2–2   13.  17 November 1991  Guangzhou, China   3–0  3–2  1991 FIFA Women's World Cup 14.  19 November 1991   5–0  5–0 15.  14 August 1992  Medford, United States   1–0  1–3  Friendly 16.  11 March 1993  Agia, Cyprus   1–0  2–0  17.  15 June 1993  Mansfield, United States   ?–0  5–0 18. ?–0 19.  19 June 1993  Columbus, United States   1–0  1–0 20.  7 July 1993  Hamilton, Canada   ?–0  6–0  21. ?–0 22. ?–0 23.  10 July 1993   ?–0  7–0 24. ?–0 25.  12 July 1993   ?–0  3–1	 26.  18 March 1994  Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal   1–0  1–0  1994 Algarve Cup 27.  31 July 1994  Fairfax, United States   1–0  2–1  Friendly 28.  7 August 1994  Worcester, United States   1–0  4–1 29. ?–? 30.  13 August 1994  Montreal, Canada   ?–0  9–0  1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship 31.  17 August 1994   1–0  11–1 32. ?–0 33. ?–0 34. ?–? 35.  21 August 1994   1–0  6–0 36.  24 February 1995  Orlando, United States   ?–0  7–0  Friendly 37. ?–0 38.  14 March 1995  Faro, Portugal   1–0  2–0  1995 Algarve Cup 39.  12 April 1995  Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France   1–0  5–0  Friendly 40. ?–0 41. ?–0 42.  15 April 1995  Strasbourg, France   3–0  3–0 43.  30 April 1995  Davidson, United States   6–0  6–0 44.  12 May 1995  Tacoma, United States   1–0  3–0 45. 2–0 46.  19 May 1995  Dallas, United States   1–0  9–1 47. 9–? 48.  6 June 1995  Gävle, Sweden   3–1  3–3  1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 49.  17 June 1995   2–0  2–0 50.  30 July 1995  New Britain, United States   2–0  9–0  1995 Women's U.S. Cup 51. 4–0 52.  3 August 1995  Piscataway, United States   ?–?  4–2 53. ?–? 54.  6 August 1995  Washington, D.C., United States   1–1  2–1  55.  16 January 1996  Campinas, Brazil   1–0  3–2  Friendly 56.  2 February 1996  Tampa, United States   1–0  3–2 57.  15 February 1996  San Antonio, United States   3–0  3–0 58.  14 March 1996  Decatur, United States   5–0  6–0 59.  28 April 1996  Indianapolis, United States   1–0  8–2 60. 3–0 61. 5–0 62. 7–0 63.  21 July 1996  Orlando, United States   2–0  3–0  1996 Summer Olympics 64.  28 February 1997  Melbourne, Australia   4–0  4–0  Friendly 65.  2 May 1997  Milwaukee, United States   1–0  7–0  66. 3–0 67.  4 May 1997  St. Charles, United States   2–0  6–1 68. 3–? 69.  9 May 1997  San Jose, United States   2–0  5–0 70. 3–0 71. 4–0 72.  11 May 1997  Portland, United States   1–0  6–0 73.  31 May 1997  New Brian, United States   2–0  4–0  1997 Women's U.S. Cup 74. 3–0 75. 4–0 76.  5 June 1997  Ambler, United States   3–0  9–1 77. 4–0 78.  8 June 1997  Washington, D.C., United States   2–0  2–0 79.  12 October 1997  Salzgitter, Germany   1–0  3–0  Friendly 80. 3–0 81.  11 December 1997  Taubaté, Brazil   1–?  2–1 82.  24 January 1998  Guangzhou, China   2–0  3–0  1998 Four Nations Tournament 83.  17 March 1998  Loulé, Portugal   1–?  4–1  1998 Algarve Cup 84. 2–? 85. 4–? 86.  24 April 1998  Fullerton, United States   6–1  8–1  Friendly 87. 8–1 88.  8 May 1998  Indianapolis, United States   2–0  6–0 89. 3–0 90.  28 June 1998  Chicago, United States   2–0  4–2 91. 3–0 92. 4–1		 93.  25 July 1998  Uniondale, United States   3–0  5–0  1998 Goodwill Games 94. 4–0 95. 5–0 96.  27 July 1998   1–0  2–0 97. 2–0 98.  12 September 1998  Foxboro, United States   1–0  9–0  1998 Women's U.S. Cup 99. 4–0 100.  18 September 1998  Rochester, United States   3–0  4–0 101. 4–0 102.  27 January 1999  Orlando, United States   4–0  7–0  Friendly 103.  30 January 1999  Fort Lauderdale, United States   5–0  6–0 104.  27 February 1999  Tampa, United States   2–0  2–0 105.  2 May 1999  Atlanta, United States   2–0  7–0 106.  13 May 1999  Milwaukee, United States   4–0  5–0 107.  16 May 1999  Chicago, United States   2–0  3–0 108.  22 May 1999  Orlando, United States   1–0  3–0 109.  6 June 1999  Portland, United States   1–1  4–2 110.  19 June 1999  East Rutherford, United States   1–0  3–0  1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 111.  24 June 1999  Chicago, United States   2–1  7–1 112.  3 October 1999  Columbus, United States   2–0  5–0  Friendly 113.  10 October 1999  Louisville, United States   1–0  4–2 114. 3–2 115.  6 February 2000  Fort Lauderdale, United States   1–1  2–3  116.  16 March 2000  Lagos, Portugal   1–0  1–0  2000 Algarve Cup 117.  5 April 2000  Davidson, United States   6–0  8–0  Friendly 118.  5 May 2000  Portland, United States   5–0  8–0  2000 Women's U.S. Cup 119.  23 June 2000  Hershey, United States   5–0  11–0  2000 CONCACAF Women's Championship 120. 8–0 121.  1 July 2000  Louisville, United States   4–1  4–1 122.  19 July 2000  Göttingen, Germany   1–1  1–1  Friendly 123.  13 August 2000  Annapolis, United States   4–1  7–1 124.  1 September 2000  San Jose, United States   3–0  4–0 125. 4–0 126.  14 September 2000  Melbourne, Australia   2–0  2–0  2000 Summer Olympics 127.  24 September 2000  Canberra, Australia   1–0  1–0 128.  9 September 2001  Chicago, United States   3–1  4–1  2001 Women's U.S. Cup 129. 4–1 130.  21 July 2002  Blaine, United States   4–0  4–0  Friendly 131.  8 September 2002  Columbus, United States   2–1  8–2 132. 4–2 133. 6–2 134.  29 September 2002  Uniondale, United States   3–0  5–1  2002 Women's U.S. Cup 135. 4–0 136.  9 November 2002  Pasadena, United States   2–1  2–1   2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 137.  16 February 2003  Charleston, United States   1–0  1–0  Friendly 138.  20 March 2003  Loulé, Portugal   2–0  2–0  2003 Algarve Cup 139.  17 May 2003  Birmingham, United States   1–0  6–0  Friendly 140.  14 June 2003  Salt Lake City, United States   5–0  5–0 141.  1 September 2003  Carson, United States   5–0  5–0 142.  7 September 2003  San Jose, United States   4–0  5–0 143.  25 September 2003  Philadelphia, United States   1–0  5–0  2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 144. 2–0 145.  25 February 2004  San José, Costa Rica   4–0  7–0  2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament 146. 6–0 147.  14 March 2004  Ferreiras, Portugal   2–0  5–1  2004 Algarve Cup 148.  24 April 2004  Birmingham, United States   3–0  5–1  Friendly 149.  9 May 2004  Albuquerque, United States   2–0  3–0 150.  21 July 2004  Blaine, United States   2–1  3–1 151.  1 August 2004  Hartford, United States   2–0  3–1 152.  11 August 2004  Heraklio, Greece   3–0  3–0  2004 Summer Olympics 153.  14 August 2004  Thessaloniki, Greece   1–0  2–0 154.  25 September 2004  Rochester, United States   3–0  4–3  Friendly 155.  3 October 2004  Portland, United States   1–0  5–0 156. 2–0 157.  10 October 2004  Cincinnati, United States   1–0  5–0 158.  3 November 2004  East Rutherford, United States   1–1  1–1

Honors and awards

The University of North Carolina retired Hamm's no. 19 jersey in 1994.Mia Hamm profile on NC Soccer Hall of FameFeet of gold on ESPN.com Hamm set the NCAA women's soccer scoring record with 278 points (statistics include 103 goals and 72 assists), was the National Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993, leading the team to four national championships.Carolina Athletics Traditions on goheels.com

Hamm was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation in 1997 and 1999.  In June 1999, Nike named the largest building on their corporate campus after Hamm. In December 2000, Hamm was named one of the top three female soccer players of the twentieth century in the FIFA Female Player of the Century Award, finishing behind only Sun Wen and compatriot Michelle Akers.

While at North Carolina, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female soccer player in both 1993 and 1994, and won the Honda-Broderick Cup in 1994 as the nation's top female athlete.

In March 2004, Hamm and former U.S. teammate Michelle Akers were the only two women and Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players, selected by Pelé and commissioned by FIFA for the organization's 100th anniversary. Other accolades include being elected U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year five years in a row from 1994 to 1998, and winning three ESPY awards including Soccer Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year.

In 2006, Hamm was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, followed by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on March 11, 2008. In 2006, Princeton University awarded her an honorary Doctorate of Humanities. In 2007, during her first year of eligibility, Hamm was selected for induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. In 2008, an image of her silhouette was used in the logo for the second professional women's soccer league in the United States: Women's Professional Soccer. ESPN named her the greatest female athlete in 2012.

In 2013, Hamm became the first woman inducted into the World Football Hall of Fame, located in Pachuca, Mexico. She was named to U.S. Soccer's USWNT All-Time Best XI in December 2013. In 2014, Hamm was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25; she was also the recipient of the Golden Foot Legends Award.

For their first match of March 2019, the women of the United States women's national soccer team each wore a jersey with the name of a woman they were honoring on the back; Samantha Mewis chose the name of Hamm.

In 2021, Hamm was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

In 2022, Los Angeles F.C. of Major League Soccer - of which Hamm is part owner - won the MLS Cup, thus giving Hamm an MLS championship to her credit.

Championships
 Year Team Championship/Medal1989  North Carolina Tar Heels  NCAA National Champion1990  North Carolina Tar Heels  NCAA National Champion1991  United States  FIFA World Cup Champion1992  North Carolina Tar Heels  NCAA National Champion1993  North Carolina Tar Heels  NCAA National Champion1996  United States  Olympic Gold1999  United States  FIFA World Cup Champion2003  Washington Freedom WUSA Founder's Cup Champion2004  United States  Olympic Gold2022  Los Angeles F.C.  2022 MLS Cup

References

Match reports

Category:American soccer players
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Category:People from Selma, Alabama
Category:Sportspeople from Alabama