Sauerbrunn with the United States Women's National Team in 2020
Personal information
Full name
Rebecca Elizabeth Sauerbrunn[1]
Date of birth
(1985-06-06) June 6, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)
Center back
Team information
Current team
Portland Thorns
Number
4
Youth career
Jefferson Barracks Marine
College career
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2003–2007
Virginia Cavaliers
90
(2)
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2005
Boston Renegades
11
(1)
2006–2007
Richmond Kickers Destiny
24
(3)
2008–2010
Washington Freedom
50
(1)
2009
→ Røa IL (loan)
5
(1)
2011
magicJack
13
(0)
2012
D.C. United
4
(1)
2013–2017
FC Kansas City
93
(3)
2018–2019
Utah Royals
30
(1)
2020–
Portland Thorns
33
(1)
International career‡
2000–2002
United States U-16
2003–2004
United States U-19
2005–2009
United States U-23
2008–2024
United States
219
(0)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing the United States
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Winner
2024 United States
FIFA Women's World Cup
2015 Canada
Team
2019 France
Team
2011 Germany
Team
Olympic Games
2012 London
Team
2020 Tokyo
Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 29, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 26, 2024
Rebecca Elizabeth Sauerbrunn (born June 6, 1985) is an American professional soccer player for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States. Since 2021, Sauerbrunn is the captain of the United States women's national soccer team.[2] She previously captained Utah Royals FC and, from 2016 to 2018, co-captained the national team with Carli Lloyd.[3][4]
Sauerbrunn played collegiate soccer with the Virginia Cavaliers from 2003 to 2007. She has previously played professional soccer for Utah Royals FC, FC Kansas City, Washington Freedom, Røa IL, magicJack, and D.C. United. While with FC Kansas City, she won two NWSL Championships.
Sauerbrunn won gold with the national team at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and she played for the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the U.S. finished in second place. She made one appearance during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, playing during the semifinal match, a 3–1 win against France. She was a starting player for the United States at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, playing every minute of all seven matches for the team.
^"Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 7, 2021. p. 11. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^Kassouf, Jeff (January 17, 2021). "Becky Sauerbrunn named USWNT captain, again". The Equalizer. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference captain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Kassouf, Jeff (October 3, 2018). "USWNT notebook: Scheduling, captains and other updates from World Cup qualifying camp". The Equalizer. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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