Megan Rapinoe

Some Lesser Known Facts About Megan Rapinoe

• Megan Rapinoe is an American soccer player. She plays for the United States women’s national soccer team. She is the captain of the football club Reign FC in the National Women’s Soccer League. Megan helped the US win the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

• She was inspired by her older brother, Brian to play soccer, and she has been playing soccer since she was 3 years old.

• She considered herself a tomboy since she was a teenager.

• When she was in high school, she was on the honor roll of every semester.

• On March 1, 2003, she scored her 1st international goal against Mexico.

  

• She had to miss the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of two separate ACL (knee-ligament) injuries.

• She helped the U.S. team win silver at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

  

• She helped the U.S. win gold at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

• She advocates for several LGBT organizations, including the “Athlete Ally” and the “Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN).”

• In 2013, the “Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center” awarded her with the Board of Directors Award.

• In March 2013, she was featured on the cover of the “Curve magazine”.

  

• She has also been featured in ESPN’s Body Issue in July 2014.

  

• She helped the United States win the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

  

• She won the “Golden Ball,” the “Golden Boot,” and the “Player of the Match” Awards in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup because of her outstanding performance.

  

• On 2 December 2019, she was named as the Best Female Player in the world when she was awarded the Ballon d’Or Award. Lionel Messi was named as the Best Player in the World alongside her at the Ballon d’Or event.