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Christie Pearce
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipUnited States Edit
Country for sportUnited States Edit
Name wey dem give amChristie Edit
Family namePearce Edit
Ein date of birth24 June 1975 Edit
Place dem born amFort Lauderdale Edit
Ein occupationassociation football player Edit
Position dem play for team top / specialitydefender, centre-back Edit
Educate forMonmouth University, Point Pleasant Borough High School Edit
Start of work period1997 Edit
Sportfootball Edit
Participant insyd2012 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Edit
Award e receiveNational Women's Soccer League Best XI, National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week, New Jersey Hall of Fame Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.christiepearce.com/ Edit

Christie Patricia Pearce (formerly Rampone; born June 24, 1975) be an American former professional soccer player wey play as a defender. She be de former captain of de United States national team. Pearce be a three-time Olympic gold medalist, wey sanso be a two-time world champion insyd FIFA Women's World Cup.

Pearce play insyd five FIFA Women's World Cup finals den four Olympics women's soccer tournaments. She be a 1999 den 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup champion, den a three-time gold medalist having win championship titles at de 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics den 2012 London Olympics. She fini no lower dan third place insyd each of de World Cup or Olympic tournaments in wich she compete.

Pearce play insyd de W-League from 1997 thru 1998. She play insyd two American professional leagues de entire time na dem be insyd operation; from 2001 thru 2003 insyd de WUSA den from 2009 thru 2011 insyd de WPS. Insyd 2009, while playing give Sky Blue FC, she simultaneously serve as coach of de club while winning de 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, wey na dem name WPS Sportswoman of de Year.

Na Pearce be de oldest player to appear insyd a FIFA Women's World Cup game (at age 40) til Formiga compete insyd de 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup at de age of 41. Plus 311 caps, Pearce sanso be de third-most capped player, male anaa female, insyd U.S. den world history, after Kristine Lilly den Carli Lloyd.[1]

On June 9, 2021, na dem announce say na Pearce be to be inducted into de National Soccer Hall of Fame insyd ein first year of eligibility.[2]

Early life

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Born insyd Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Christie Pearce grow up insyd Point Pleasant, New Jersey. During ein high school years, she be a four-sport athlete insyd soccer, basketball, track, den field hockey. While attending Point Pleasant Borough High School, she score 2,190 career high school basketball points,[3] wey na she be de first female athlete insyd New Jersey history to lead ein conference in scoring insyd three different sports. Dis accomplishment lead am to all-state honors insyd all three sports. Na dem herald Pearce as de best athlete Ocean County, New Jersey ever produce.[4]

Monmouth University

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Pearce attend Monmouth University, wey locate insyd West Long Branch, New Jersey, after she be highly recruited by nearly every major college insyd de country. At Monmouth, na she excel as a three-sport athlete insyd soccer, basketball, den lacrosse. During ein senior year, she opt to ease away from ein starting point guard basketball position to train den travel plus de United States women's national soccer team. On de Monmouth soccer field, na Pearce be a two-time Northeast Conference Player of de Year selection den First Team All Mid-Atlantic Region selection, posting ten multiple-goal games insyd ein senior year. She fini ein collegiate soccer career plus a start insyd all 80 games, she lead ein team plus 79 career goals den 54 assists, wey na she be Monmouth ein record holder for goals, assists, den points insyd a season.

Wen she no be on de field, Pearce study towards a degree insyd Special Education, wich she plete insyd 1996. She sanso work as a volunteer basketball den soccer coach wen she plete ein student teaching plus Monmouth. As a tribute to ein achievements den for de worldwide fame she bring to ein alma mater, de university award am plus an honorary degree insyd Public Service insyd 2005. Furthermore, de university induct am into de Monmouth University Hall of Fame insyd 2007 wey dem honor ein 2008 Olympic accomplishments by declaring October 5, 2008 as Christie Rampone Day.[5]

Club career

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After college, Pearce play give Central Jersey Splash den New Jersey Lady Stallions, insyd 1997 den 1998 respectively, of de W-League.

Insyd 2001, na dem select am as a member of New York Power, a professional soccer team insyd Women's United Soccer Association. Insyd de first year, Christie play every minute of de first 18 games til tearing ein anterior cruciate ligament, sidelining am for de rest of de season. Insyd 2002, Christie bounce back to play insyd 1699 minutes over 19 games, den anoda 18 games insyd 2003 in addition to ein national team duties. Shortly after concluding ein third season, de WUSA suspend all operations. Insyd anticipation of an eventual relaunch, WUSA preserve ein rights insyd de team names, logos den similar properties.[6]

De next attempt at women's professional soccer insyd de United States kick off insyd 2008 under de name of Women's Professional Soccer. On September 16, 2008, na dem conduct de initial WPS player allocation wey dem choose Pearce as captain for New Jersey's Sky Blue FC plus fellow US Women's National Team players Heather O'Reilly den Natasha Kai.[7]

Insyd ein inaugural season, Pearce den Sky Blue FC struggle, wey include de suspension of dema first head coach Ian Sawyers den de resignation of ein successor, Kelly Lindsey. Insyd July 2009, de Sky Blue organization announce say Pearce go serve as de caretaker coach, in addition to ein playing duties, for de remainder of de WPS season.[8] After taking on de position as head coach, de third insyd one season for Sky Blue FC, Pearce take ein team on to win de 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs. Na dem later reveal say she be almost three months pregnant plus ein second kiddie at de time of de match.[9] One week later, na dem name WPS Sportswoman of de Year.[10]

She remain plus Sky Blue insyd a playing role for 2010 before switching to magicJack ahead of de 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season.[11]

On January 11, 2013, Pearce be one of three members from de United States women's national team wey dem allocate to de new NWSL club Sky Blue FC, along plus Jillian Loyden den Kelley O'Hara.[12] She cam second in voting for NWSL Defender of de Year behind Becky Sauerbrunn insyd de 2013 season.[13]

International career

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Pearce dey train plus de United States team insyd 2015.

Christie Pearce represent de United States at de 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, den 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup finals,[14] in addition to de 2000, 2004, 2008, den 2012 Summer Olympics.

After training plus de United States women's national soccer team during ein senior year at Monmouth, she switch to playing as a defender. Na Pearce ein first game be February 28, 1997 versus Australia. She tally ein first national team goal on May 2, 1997, insyd a match versus South Korea. Pearce start 16/18 games insyd ein first season wey she fini plus two goals den three assists.[15] De following year, Pearce help ein team to ein first undefeated season wey she lead de United States to gold insyd de 1998 Goodwill Games by starting insyd both matches.

Pearce play 2540 minutes plus de national team insyd 2000, wey dey include five games at de 2000 Summer Olympics insyd Sydney. De team fini plus de silver medal. Insyd 2001, Pearce tear ein anterior cruciate ligament wey she miss a majority of de limited national team season. Na Pearce be back plus de team for two training camps insyd 2002, buh she focus on recovering from ein surgery. Insyd 2003, she start insyd 15/17 national team games den all four World Cup matches to lead ein team to de bronze medal.

Pearce (insyd yellow) vies for de ball plus U.S. teammate Amy LePeilbet during practice June 30, 2011, insyd Heidelberg, Germany.

Insyd de 2004 Athens Olympics, she help de United States win gold after defeating Brazil insyd wat go be de final Olympic Games for a few of ein senior teammates: Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain den Julie Foudy. Na e be insyd dis same year wey Pearce go cam be de fifth most capped defender insyd United States history.[16]

Pearce return to de team insyd 2006, after taking off de 2005 season to get ein first kiddie. Insyd 2006, Christie return to de team just 112 days after giving birth for China ein Four Nations Tournament. 2007 bring Pearce ein busiest year to date, starting insyd all 20 games insyd wich she play wey she cam be de most capped defender den second-most capped played on de 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup team. She start insyd all six matches of de World Cup.

Insyd 2008, na dem name Pearce captain[17] of de Women's National Team wey she san lead de United States to de Gold medal, earning ein 200th National Team cap at de 2008 Summer Olympics. Plus de retirement of teammate Kristine Lilly insyd 2010, she cam be de most capped active player insyd de world.

Pearce captain de U.S. team to win second place at 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing to Japan 1–3 insyd de penalty shoot-out, having drawn de final match at 2–2 at de end of extra-time. She play all 600 minutes insyd all 6 matches U.S. play.[18]

Insyd 2012 London Olympics, Pearce captain de U.S. team to a 2–1 gold medal win over Japan insyd de final; playing all 570 minutes insyd 6 matches wey na she be a key free kick taker thru out de tournament. Pearce sanso save a shot off de line from Japan insyd de Olympic final. De U.S. team win all six matches e play at de 2012 London Olympics, wey dey include 3 shutouts.

As of September 20, 2015, Christie Pearce currently be second on de all-time cap list plus 311.

On July 5, 2015, she cam be de oldest woman to play insyd a FIFA Women's World Cup final, den insyd any tournament game, at age 40 years, 11 days, wen she enter de final against Japan during de 86th minute.[19] Insyd 1999 she play against Korea DPR insyd de group stage,[20] den insyd 2015 she play against Nigeria insyd de group stage,[21] den insyd de final against Japan.[22]

Personal life

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Pearce be of Scottish descent den sporting heritage; na ein great-grandpoppie Bill Dowie be a goalkeeper plus Raith Rovers before emigrating to de United States insyd de 1920s.[23]

Pearce get two daughters plus ein ex-husby Chris Rampone: Rylie (born 2005) den Reece (born 2010).[24] She den Rampone divorce insyd 2017.[25] Though na she marry to Chris insyd 2001, Pearce no use de name "Rampone" on ein jersey til 2004.[26]

Insyd July 2011, Pearce reveal say she get Lyme disease.[27] Pearce currently be engaged to Racing Louisville FC former-head coach Christy Holly.[28]

Endorsements

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Insyd 2012, Jersey Mike's Subs appoint Jersey Shore native Pearce as ein first spokesperson insyd ein 56-year history.[29] She den ein ex-husby since cam be franchisees of de chain, opening two locations insyd Toms River, New Jersey insyd early 2017.[30]

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Video games

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Pearce be featured along plus ein national teammates insyd EA Sports' FIFA video game series insyd FIFA 16, de first time women players wey dem include insyd de game.[31] Insyd September 2015, she be ranked by EA Sports as de number 8 women's player insyd de game.[32]

Ticker tape parade den White House honor

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Following de United States ein win at de 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Pearce den ein teammates cam be de first women's sports team to be honored plus a ticker tape parade insyd New York City.[33] Each player receive a key to de city from Mayor Bill de Blasio.[34] Insyd October of de same year, na de team be honored by Presido Barack Obama at de White House.[35]

Career statistics

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Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Green background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
1 1997-05-02[36][37][38] Milwaukee  Korea Republic Start 79 7–0 7–0 International Friendly
2 1997-06-05[36][38][39] Ambler  Australia Start 37 5–0 9–1 1997 Nike U.S. Cup
3 2000-04-05[40] Davidson  Iceland Start 54 4–0 8–0 Closed door international friendly
4 84 8–0

References

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  1. ↑ "Christie Rampone Is Now The Oldest Player To Appear In The Women's World Cup". Huffington Post. June 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "CHRISTIE PEARCE RAMPONE, STEVE CHERUNDOLO HEADLINE 2021 CLASS OF THE NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME". National Soccer Hall of Fame. June 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Christie Rampone Stats". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2008.
  4. ↑ Miller, Patricia A.; Staff, Patch (2015-11-11). "Christie Rampone Returns To Point Boro High School For Football Playoffs". Point Pleasant, NJ Patch (in English). Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Monmouth University declares October 5th Christie Rampone Day". Monmouth University. October 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "WUSA Suspends Operations". CBC Sports. September 15, 2003.
  7. ↑ "WPS Allocation List". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Christie Rampone to serve as player-coach for remainder of season". July 31, 2009.
  9. ↑ "U.S. WNT Captain Christie Rampone Expecting Second Child". USSF. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Rampone Named the 2009 Hint Water Sportswoman of the Year, Leads WPS All-Stars to Victory". OurSports Central. August 30, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Christie Rampone signs with Washington Freedom/magicTalk SC". Potomac Soccer Wire. January 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  12. ↑ "NWSL announces allocation of 55 National Team Players to Eight Clubs". US Soccer. January 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Becky Sauerbrunn Wins NWSL Defender of the Year". FC Kansas City. August 21, 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  14. ↑ "USWNT beats Nigeria, finishes first in Group D at the Women's World Cup". SI.com (in English). Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Christie Pearce Rampone Profile". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  16. ↑ "PearceRampone Christie – Women's Sports Foundation". WomensSportsFoundation.org. September 29, 2005. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Meet Your New Captain, USA". January 14, 2008.
  18. ↑ "Previous Tournament: FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011: USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013.
  19. ↑ Bieler, Des (July 5, 2015). "Women's World Cup: U.S. defeats Japan, 5–2, wins tournament for first time since 1999". Washington Post. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  20. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Group matches – Group A: USA 3 – 0 Korea DPR". FIFA.com. June 27, 1999. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  21. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Group matches – Group D: Nigeria 0 – 1 USA". FIFA.com. June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  22. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Final: USA 5 – 2 Japan". FIFA.com. July 5, 2015. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  23. ↑ "US Olympian Christie Rampone and the Kirkcaldy connection". www.scotsman.com. July 21, 2012.
  24. ↑ Sky Blue FC. "Congratulations to Christie Rampone!". WomensProSoccer.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Christie Pearce, One-on-One: On USWNT, retirement and life after divorce". FourFourTwo (in American English). July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  26. ↑ Hays, Graham (November 26, 2006). "Rampone a model of consistency". Carson, California: ESPN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020. Following her marriage to Chris Rampone in the fall of 2001, Christie Pearce became Christie Rampone (although she didn't change the name on her jersey until 2004).
  27. ↑ "Rampone adds a special story to U.S. women's World Cup quest". CNN. July 16, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  28. ↑ "New NWSL club Racing Louisville FC appoints Christy Holly as head coach - SoccerWire".
  29. ↑ "Jersey Mike's Sub Club Gains 200K Members in First Month". QSR. May 22, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  30. ↑ Willis, David P. (November 25, 2016). "Christie Rampone gets new team: Jersey Mike's". Asbury Park Press. Neptune, New Jersey. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  31. ↑ Barnes, Katie (September 28, 2015). "Why 'FIFA 16' is a Landmark for Women". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  32. ↑ "FIFA 16 Player Ratings – Top 20 Women". EA Sports. September 8, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  33. ↑ "U.S. women celebrate World Cup with ticker-tape parade in New York City". USA Today. July 11, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Team USA parades NYC's "Canyon of Heroes"". CBS News. July 10, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  35. ↑ Wagner, Laura (October 27, 2015). "Obama To U.S. Women's Soccer Team: 'Playing Like A Girl Means You're A Badass'". NPR. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  36. 1 2 "PLAYER BIO: CHRISTIE PEARCE". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009.
  37. ↑ ALEX YANNIS (May 6, 1997). "New York Times: Sports: SOCCER REPORT". New York Times.
  38. 1 2 "USA – Women – International Results". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  39. ↑ "3rd US Cup 1997 (Women's Tournament)". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  40. ↑ "Welsh Hat Trick Leads U.S. Women Past Iceland, 8–0; Milbrett Gets Three Assists as Young U.S. Side Impresses". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013.
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