nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
179 30 july 1981 seattle reign 1996 -- -- 2000 1999 -- 2002 2005 2009 -- 2010 2010 2011 2012 2013 1996 -- 2000 1999 -- 2002 8 19 7 23 16 4 3 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 1996 -- 1997 1998 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- hope solo usa training.jpg hope solo solo in 2012 training with the u.s. women 's national team hope amelia stevens richland , washington , united states united united states states u16 united states u19 united states u21 5 9 1 0 richland bombers washington huskies richland atlanta beat magicjack seattle sounders women seattle reign bombers washington huskies olympique lyon saint louis athletica goalkeeper hope solo

hope solo

hope amelia stevens -lrb- born july 30 , 1981 -rrb- , commonly known by her maiden name , hope solo , is an american soccer goalkeeper and a two-time olympic gold medalist .
she has been goalkeeping for the united states women 's national soccer team since 2000 .
after playing at the collegiate level for the university of washington , she played professionally for the philadelphia charge in the women 's united soccer association -lrb- wusa -rrb- .
when the wusa folded after her first season , she traveled to europe to play for the top division leagues in sweden and france .
from 2009 to 2011 , she played in the women 's professional soccer -lrb- wps -rrb- for saint louis athletica , atlanta beat and magicjack .
after the wps ceased operations in early 2012 , she played for the seattle sounders in the w-league .
she currently plays for seattle reign fc in the national women 's soccer league , the top division of women 's soccer in the united states .
solo is regarded as one of the top female goalkeepers in the world and currently holds the u.s. record for most career clean sheets .
she was the starting goalkeeper for the majority of the 2007 fifa women 's world cup and helped lead the u.s. national team to the semifinals having given up only two goals in four games , including three consecutive shutouts .
after a controversial move made by head coach greg ryan to bench solo in favor of veteran goalkeeper briana scurry for the semifinal , in which the united states was defeated 4 -- 0 by brazil , solo made headlines with post-game remarks that resulted in many teammates shunning her .
she later rebounded to help the united states win gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 summer olympics .
during the 2011 fifa women 's world cup , her exceptional skill was highlighted especially during a quarter-final match against brazil , in which the u.s. defeated brazil in penalty kicks .
although the team lost to japan in an intensely close match that ended in penalties , solo received the golden glove award for best goalkeeper as well as the bronze ball award for her overall performance at the tournament .
following her performance at the 2011 world cup , solo participated in the television show `` dancing with the stars '' and posed for various magazines , most notably the `` body issue '' of `` espn the magazine '' .
after the 2012 london olympics , where she received her second olympic gold medal , she published her best-selling autobiography `` solo : a memoir of hope '' .
, solo holds several u.s. goalkeeper records including appearances -lrb- 179 -rrb- , starts -lrb- 171 -rrb- , wins -lrb- 137 -rrb- , shutouts -lrb- 89 -rrb- , wins in a season -lrb- 26 -rrb- , consecutive minutes played -lrb- 1,256 -rrb- , and longest undefeated streak -lrb- 56 games -rrb- .
