Ali Krieger
Alexandra Blaire Krieger (born July 28, 1984) is an American former professional and international soccer player. She first appeared for the United States national team at the 2008 Four Nations Tournament during a match against Canada on January 16, 2008. She has since made more than 100 total appearances for the team.
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Ali Krieger with the United States national team in August 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexandra Blaire Krieger | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 28, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Virginia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back, center back | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2003 | Prince William Sparklers | |||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 94 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Northern Virginia Majestics | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Washington Freedom | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 69 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Washington Freedom (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Washington Spirit | 62 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Tyresö FF (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Orlando Pride | 83 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | United States U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | United States | 108 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 22, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Krieger has represented the United States at three FIFA Women's World Cups: 2011 in Germany, 2015 in Canada, and 2019 in France. She was part of the defense that held opponents scoreless for a record 540 minutes and helped lead the United States to become 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup champions. She started in all seven matches for the United States in the 2015 tournament, and she played every minute of all six United States matches at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2012, Krieger sustained a serious knee injury during the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament and did not recover in time to be selected to the 2012 Olympic Team. After persevering, Krieger was named to her first Olympic team four years later and participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She became the oldest first time US Olympian for women's soccer.
Before joining Gotham FC in 2022, Krieger played professional soccer for the Washington Freedom, 1. FFC Frankfurt of Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga, Tyresö FF of Sweden's Damallsvenskan, Washington Spirit, and Orlando Pride. During her five years with FFC Frankfurt, she won the UEFA Women's Champions League and was the only player on the United States women's national team that played overseas. In 2023, she captained Gotham FC to their first ever NWSL Championship before retiring.