- Aly Wagner
Football player infobox
playername = Aly Wagner
= fullname = |Abigal Wagner =nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|08|10
cityofbirth = San Jose, California
countryofbirth = United States
height = |5 ft 6 inches years = 2003
2004-2005
clubs =San Diego Spirit Boston Breakers
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position = Midfielder
youthyears =
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nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 117 (21)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =October 21 ,2007
MedalTopAly Wagner (born
August 10 ,1980 inSan Jose, California ) is a midfielder for theUnited States Women's National Soccer Team . She attended Presentation High School in San Jose, California. She began playing with the U.S. Women's National Team in 1998, while still afreshman atSanta Clara University . In 2001, she led Santa Clara to theNCAA Women's Soccer Championship , scoring the only goal in Santa Clara's 1-0 victory over perennial powerhouse North Carolina. She was awarded the 2002Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate soccer player in the country and theToday's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2002.She was the first player selected in the
Women's United Soccer Association 's 2003 draft, with theSan Diego Spirit trading three players for the rights to draft her. At the conclusion of the 2003 season, she was traded to theBoston Breakers , shortly before the WUSA suspended operations. She finally got the opportunity to play for the Breakers in a June 19, 2004 exhibition match against theWashington Freedom inBlaine, Minnesota , as part of a coordinated effort to maintain public interest in the WUSA.In 2004, she was selected for the United States Women's Soccer team at the Athens Olympics; in four matches she made six assists and scored six goals, helping the U.S. to a gold medal.
On July 30, 2006, she became the 18th United States Women's National Team player to reach the mark of 100 caps in a
friendly match against Canada; as ofOctober 20 ,2007 , her total stands at 117.Despite a double hernia operation early in 2008, she was selected for the US team to play at the
2008 Summer Olympics , appearing as a reserve in one match.External links
* [http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_1317.html Official Player Profile]
* [http://soccer.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/812 Aly Wagner's U.S. Olympic Team bio]
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