*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 28, 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2007
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm (born March 17, 1972) is an American former professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon,[2][3][4][5][6] she played as a forward for the United States national team from 1987 to 2004. Hamm was the face of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, where she played for the Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels and helped the team win four NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship titles.
Hamm competed in four FIFA Women's World Cups: the inaugural 1991 tournament in China, 1995 in Sweden, 1999 and 2003 in the United States. She led the team at three Olympic Games — 1996 in Atlanta (the first time women's soccer was played), 2000 in Sydney, and 2004 in Athens. At these seven international tournaments she played in 42 matches and scored 14 goals.
Hamm held the record for most international goals scored until 2013 and remains in third place as of 2023.[7][8][9] She ranks third in the history of the U.S. team for international caps (276) and first for career assists (144).[10] Hamm was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002. She was chosen by Pelé as one of FIFA's 125 greatest living players in the FIFA 100, to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary.[11] Hamm was named U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year five years in a row, and won three ESPY awards including Soccer Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year.[12] The Women's Sports Foundation named her Sportswoman of the Year in 1997 and 1999. She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame, and was the first woman inducted into the World Football Hall of Fame.[10]
A co-owner of Los Angeles FC and Angel City FC,[13] Hamm is also a global ambassador for FC Barcelona and is on the board of directors of Serie A club A.S. Roma. Author of Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life, Hamm has been featured in several films and television shows, including the HBO documentary, Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.
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^Alexander, Valerie (July 7, 2014). "World Cup Soccer Stats Erase The Sport's Most Dominant Players: Women". Jezebel. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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^Millward, Robert (March 4, 2007). "Pele's list of soccer's best includes Hamm, Akers". USA Today. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm (born March 17, 1972) is an American former professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's...
The MiaHamm Foundation is an American nonprofit organization that seeks to promote awareness and raise funds for families in need of a bone marrow or...
awards, the most of any player. Birgit Prinz won three times in a row and MiaHamm won twice in a row. The oldest winner is Nadine Angerer, who was 35 when...
players to 50. The list contains 123 men and two women (Michelle Akers and MiaHamm). At the time the FIFA 100 was unveiled, 50 of the players were still active...
many high-profile owners, including Natalie Portman, America Ferrera, MiaHamm, Sophia Bush, Abby Wambach, Eva Longoria, and Serena Williams. Angel City...
Retrieved July 5, 2017. Baxter, Kevin (October 30, 2014). "Magic Johnson, MiaHamm among owners of new L.A. pro soccer team". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035...
participated in MiaHamm's annual Celebrity Soccer Challenge which raises money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the MiaHamm Foundation. In August...
chosen to vote. For the first time the Women's award was given out, won by MiaHamm. "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from...
2003, Garciaparra married Olympian and World Cup Champion soccer star MiaHamm. The couple has twin girls, Grace Isabella and Ava Caroline, who were born...
against Canada. She finished 2012 with 28 goals and 21 assists, joining MiaHamm as the only American woman to score 20 goals and provide 20 assists in...
Zidane for a record-equalling third time. It was the award's 13th edition. MiaHamm won the women's award. The gala was hosted at the Messe in Basel, on December...
Alexandra Popp, Juan Román Riquelme, Didier Drogba, Leicy Santos, Marta, MiaHamm, Marcus Rashford, Rudi Völler, Pelé, Zinedine Zidane, Bukayo Saka and Andrea...
(players from the national team allocated three to each WUSA team) were MiaHamm, Siri Mullinix and Michelle French. They were expected by some to be one...
Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time. It was the award's 12th edition. MiaHamm won the women's award. The gala was hosted at the Congress Centre in Madrid...
in 2002, an award she shared with China's Sun Wen. In 2004, Akers and MiaHamm were the only two women named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest...