By Anonymous (not verified), October 25, 2021
Thank you US Soccer Communications:
- As she enters her final game in a U.S. uniform, Lloyd is by far the most experienced player on the roster with 315 caps and now has the second-most ever caps in USWNT history as she has moved past Christie Pearce Rampone (311). The next most experienced player on this roster -- defender Becky Sauerbrunn – is 119 caps behind her with 196.
- The other players on the roster with over 100 caps are forwards Alex Morgan (189), Megan Rapinoe (186) and Tobin Heath (180), defender Kelley O’Hara (147) and midfielder Lindsey Horn (105).
- So far this year, 14 players have scored the USA’s 66 goals: Carli Lloyd (11), Megan Rapinoe (9), Alex Morgan (7), Christen Press (6), Samantha Mewis (6), Lindsey Horan (4), Lynn Williams (4), Tobin Heath (3), Kristie Mewis (2), Rose Lavelle (3), Catarina Macario (3), Margaret Purce (2), Andi Sullivan (2) and Sophia Smith (1). Three of the USA’s 66 goals in 2021 have been own goals.
- Twenty different players have also tallied an assist in 2021: Carli Lloyd (6), Christen Press (5), Lindsey Horan (5), Rose Lavelle (5), Samantha Mewis (4), Mallory Pugh (3), Lynn Williams (3), Megan Rapinoe (2), Kristie Mewis (2), Crystal Dunn (2), Julie Ertz (2), Tierna Davidson (2), Casey Krueger (2), Alex Morgan, Ali Krieger, Emily Sonnett, Sophia Smith, Tobin Heath, Catarina Macario, Andi Sullivan and Sophia Smith.
- Overall, 21 different players have been directly involved in at least one of the USWNT’s 66 goals in the 2021 calendar year.
- Just one player -- Carli Lloyd – has played in every game in 2021. Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Horan and Alex Morgan have played in 19 matches each while Crystal Dunn, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn have played in 18 each.
- Vlatko Andonovski is 26-2-4 in 32 games (two at the end of 2019, nine in 2020 and 21 so far in 2021), setting a record for best start for a head coach in USWNT history.
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FIFA World Ranking: 18
AFC Ranking: 5
World Cup Appearances: 3 (2003, 2015, 2019)
Olympic Appearances: N/A
Record vs. USA: 0-10-4
Head Coach: Colin Bell