Carli Lloyd

Personal information
Full name	Carli Anne Lloyd
Date of birth	16 July 1982 (1982-07-16) (age 27)
Place of birth	Delran, New Jersey, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sky Blue FC
Youth career
2001–2004	Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999	Central Jersey Splash
2000	New Brunswick Power
2001	South Jersey Banshees
2004	New Jersey Wildcats	1	(1)
2009	Chicago Red Stars	16	(2)
2010–	Sky Blue FC
National team‡
	United States U-21
2005–	United States	85	(19)
Honours Competitor for  United States Women's Football Gold 2008 Beijing Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:55, 11 November 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:55, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Carli Anne Lloyd (born 16 July 1982, in Delran, New Jersey) is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.

[edit] Playing Career

[edit] Early life

Lloyd grew up in Delran, New Jersey^[1] and played high school soccer at Delran High School.^[2]

[edit] University

Lloyd attended Rutgers University. While enrolled, she was a student-athlete who played for Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer team from 2001 through 2004. She was coached by Glenn Crooks and was named First-Team All-Big East for four straight years. She was also named the 2001 Big East Rookie of the Year and the 2004 Big East Midfielder of the Year.

[edit] Professional clubs

While still in high school, Lloyd played for W-League sides Central Jersey Splash in 1999, New Brunswick Power in 2000, and South Jersey Banshees in 2001. Before her senior year at Rutgers, Lloyd played for New Jersey Wildcats in 2004, on the same team as Kelly Smith, Manya Makoski, Tobin Heath, and Heather O'Reilly. She made only 1 appearance for the club.

With the return of top-flight professional soccer for women to the United States in Women's Professional Soccer, Lloyd's playing rights were allocated to Chicago Red Stars in 2008. In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, she made 16 appearances (14 starts, 1313 total minutes) for Chicago and scored 2 goals and recorded an assist. Following the conclusion of the season, Lloyd was declared a free agent. She subsequently signed with hometown club and 2009 Champions Sky Blue FC for the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season.

[edit] National team

Lloyd made her first appearance for the U.S. national team on 10 July 2005, against Ukraine. Her first international goal came on 1 October 2006, against Taiwan.

Lloyd played for the U-21 team before making the jump to the senior team. She appeared in the Nordic Cup four times between 2002 and 2005.

Lloyd was named Most Valuable Player of the 2007 Algarve Cup. She also appeared in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in which the United States came in third.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Lloyd scored the game-winning goal against Brazil which clinched the Gold Medal for the United States in extra time.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Carli Lloyd FIFA competition record
• Official website
• US Soccer player profile
• Sky Blue FC player profile
• New Jersey Wildcats player profile

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