Aly Wagner

Aly Wagner

Personal information
Full name	Alyson Kay Wagner
Date of birth	August 10, 1980
Place of birth	San Jose, California, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2002	Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	San Diego Spirit	20	(2)
2004	Boston Breakers	0	(0)
2005	Olympique Lyonnais	3	(2)
2009	Los Angeles Sol	15	(0)
National team^‡
1998–2008	United States	131	(21)
Honours Women's football Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 USA Team 2007 China Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 30 September 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Alyson Kay "Aly" Wagner (born August 10, 1980) is a sports broadcaster and retired American soccer midfielder who last played for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States women's national soccer team. On January 14, 2010, Wagner announced her retirement from professional soccer due to injuries.^[1] Wagner is currently the Chief Operating Officer of a plant food company.

Early life

Born and raised in San Jose, California, Wagner attended Presentation High School and was a four-year varsity starter on the soccer team. She helped the Panthers win the Central Coast Championship as a sophomore and senior. She was named CCS Player of the Year as a junior and senior and was selected as League MVP during her freshman, sophomore and junior years. As a senior, she was named NSCAA All-American, Parade All-American, Parade Magazine High School Player of the Year, and the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year. She was also named as the Northern California Student-Athlete of the Year and Presentation Scholar Athlete of the Year the same year.^[2]

Santa Clara University

Wagner began playing with the United States women's national soccer team in 1998, while still a freshman at Santa Clara University. She played in 23 games for the Broncos, starting 21, and scored 10 goals with 12 assists. She was named Second-Team NSCAA All-American, First-Team All-WCC and the WCC Freshman of the Year.^[2]

In 2001, she led Santa Clara to the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, scoring the only goal in Santa Clara's 1-0 victory over perennial powerhouse North Carolina.

Wagner was awarded the 2002 Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate soccer player in the country and the Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2002.^[3]

Playing career

Club

Wagner was the first player selected in the Women's United Soccer Association's 2003 draft, with the San Diego Spirit trading three players for the rights to draft her. At the conclusion of the 2003 season, she was traded to the Boston 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 the Washington Freedom in Blaine, Minnesota, as part of a coordinated effort to maintain public interest in the WUSA. In 2005, Wagner scored twice in three games for Olympique Lyonnais in the French First Division.^[4]

In 2009, she began playing midfielder for the Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), successor to the failed WUSA.

International

Aly Wagner competed for the United States women's national soccer team from 1999 to 2008, in 131 international matches, scored 21 goals and made 42 assists.

In 2003, FIFA women's world cup, Wagner competed in 4 matches, 3 group-stage matches and the semi-final match.^[5]

In 2004, she was selected for the United States Women's Soccer team at the Athens Olympics; she played four matches, 3 group-stage matches and the semi-final match, helping the U.S. to a gold medal.^[5]

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.

In 2007, Wagner was selected for the FIFA women's world cup; and she competed in the third-place play-off match.^[5]

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 substitute in a group-stage match against New Zealand.^[5][6][7]

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
Goal in match	Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation. NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Home away neutral	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Goal in match	Min	Assist /pass	Score	Result	Competition
1.goal 1	1999-04-29[m 1]	home	USACharlotte	Japan	on 46' (off Foudy)	1 of 1	51	Sara Whalen	5–0	9–0	Friendly
2.goal 2	2000-01-13[m 2]	away	AUSAdelaide	Australia	unknown	1 of 1	unknown	Heather Aldama	3–1	3–1	Australia Cup
3.goal 3	2000-04-05[m 3]	home	USADavidson	Iceland	90.Start	1 of 1	53	Danielle Slaton	3–0	8–0	Friendly
4.goal 4	2000-06-08[m 4]	neutral	AUSNewcastle	Japan	on 64' (off Foudy)	1 of 1	88	Christie Welsh	4–1	4–1	Pacific Cup
5.goal 5	2000-07-07[m 5]	home	USACentral Islip	Italy	90.Start	1 of 1	24	Mary-Frances Monroe	1–0	4–1	Friendly
6.goal 6	2002-01-12[m 6]	home	USACharleston	Mexico	on 46' (off Parlow)	1 of 1	75	unassisted	6–0	7–0	Friendly
7.goal 7	2002-09-29[m 7]	home	USAUniondale	Russia	on 61' (off Foudy)	1 of 1	64	Kate Sobrero	5–0	5–1	U.S. Cup
8.goal 8	2002-10-27[m 8]	home	USAPasadena	Mexico	90.Start	1 of 1	5	Kristine Lilly	1–0	3–0	World Cup qualifier: Group A
9.goal 9	2003-03-14[m 9]	neutral	PortugalOlhão	Canada	on 60' (off Tarpley)	1 of 1	85	unassisted	1–1	1–1	Algarve Cup: Group A
10.goal 10	2003-03-18[m 10]	neutral	PortugalSanto Antonio	Sweden	off 75' (on Hucles)	1 of 1	18	unassisted	1–0	1–1	Algarve Cup: Group A
11.goal 11	2003-09-01[m 11]	home	USACarson	Costa Rica	off 46' (on Hamm)	1 of 1	17	Cindy Parlow	1–0	5–0	Friendly
12.goal 12	2003-09-07[m 12]	home	USASan Jose	Mexico	on 61' (off Lilly)	1 of 1	85	penalty	5–0	5–0	Friendly
13.goal 13	2004-02-27[m 13]	neutral	Costa RicaHeredia	Haiti	90.Start	1 of 1	12	Cindy Parlow	1–0	8–0	Olympic qualifier
14.goal 14	2004-03-03[m 14]	away	Costa RicaSan Jose	Costa Rica	90.Start	1 of 1	5	Kristine Lilly	1–0	4–0	Olympic qualifier
15.goal 15	2004-08-01[m 15]	home	USAEast Hartford	China PR	off 72' (on Tarpley)	1 of 1	14	Mia Hamm	1–0	3–1	Friendly
16.goal 16	2004-10-10[m 16]	home	USACincinnati	New Zealand	90.Start	1 of 1	51	unassisted	3–0	6–0	Friendly
17.goal 17	2004-12-08[m 17]	home	USACarson	Mexico	off 75' (on Hucles)	2.1 of 2	8	Mia Hamm	1–0	5–0	Friendly
18.goal 18						2.2 of 2	66	Kristine Lilly	5–0
19.goal 19	2005-07-10[m 18]	home	USAPortland	Ukraine	off 64' (on Lloyd)	1 of 1	48	Kristine Lilly	3–0	7–0	Friendly
20.goal 20	2006-03-13[m 19]	neutral	PortugalFaro	France	off 70' (on Miller)	1 of 1	49	Heather O'Reilly	2–0	4–1	Algarve Cup: Group B
21.goal 21	2006-08-27[m 20]	home	USAChicago	China PR	off 88' (on Hucles)	1 of 1	59	penalty	2–1	4–1	Friendly

Assists made in international matches

Aly Wagner is among the top ten players of United States women's national soccer team in providing assists. Wagner provided more assists than scored goals herself which is not unusual for a midfielder; however, a ratio of 42 assists to 21 goals is unmatched by any other player in the top ten assist provider of United States women's national soccer team.

Assist	Date	N	Home away neutral	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Goal scorer	Score	Result	Competition
1.assist 1	2000-01-07[m 21]	0	neutral	AustraliaMelbourne	Czech Republic	off 46' (on O'Reilly)	83	Veronica Zepeda	8–0	8–1	Australia Cup
2.assist 2	2000-07-07[m 5]	1	home	USACentral Islip	Italy	90.Start	91+	Caroline Putz	4–1	4–1	Friendly
3.assist 3	2002-01-12[m 6]	1	home	USACharleston	Mexico	on 61' (off Foudy)	65	Danielle Fotopoulos	4–0	7–0	Friendly
4.assist 4	2002-03-03[m 22]	0	neutral	PortugalFerreiras	England	90.Start	59	Shannon MacMillan	1–0	2–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
5.assist 5							75	Kelly Wilson	2–0
6.assist 6	2002-07-21[m 23]	0	home	USABlaine	Norway	90.Start	70	Tiffeny Milbrett	2–0	4–0	Friendly
7.assist 7	2002-09-29[m 7]	1	home	USAUniondale	Russia	on 46' (off Parlow )	59	Mia Hamm	3–0	5–1	Nike U.S. Cup
8.assist 8							62	Mia Hamm	4–0
9.assist 9	2002-11-02[m 24]	0	home	USASeattle	Panama	off 46' (on Foudy)	3	Tiffeny Milbrett	1–0	9–0	World Cup qualifier: Group A
10.assist 10							6	Tiffeny Milbrett	2–0
11.assist 11							22	Tiffeny Milbrett	6–0
12.assist 12	2002-11-06[m 25]	0	home	USASeattle	Costa Rica	90.Start	90	Kristine Lilly	7–0	7–0	World Cup qualifier: semifinal
13.assist 13	2002-11-09[m 26]	0	home	USAPasadena	Canada	90.Start	94	Mia Hamm	2–1	2–1	World Cup qualifier: final
14.assist 14	2003-01-23[m 7]	1	neutral	China PRYiwu	Norway	on 88' (off Hawkins)	24	Thori Bryan	1–0	3–1	Four Nations Tournament
15.assist 15							64	Tiffeny Milbrett	2–1
16.assist 16							87	Heather O'Reilly	3–1
17.assist 17	2003-02-16[m 27]	0	home	USACharleston	Iceland	off 74' (on Kluegel)	3	Mia Hamm	1–0	1–0	Friendly
18.assist 18	2003-04-26[m 28]	0	home	USAWashington	Canada	90.Start	55	Shannon MacMillan	4–1	6–1	Friendly
19.assist 19							78	Shannon MacMillan	5–1
20.assist 20	2003-09-01[m 11]	1	home	USACarson	Costa Rica	off 46' (on Hamm)	17	Abby Wambach	2–0	5–0	Friendly
21.assist 21	2003-11-02[m 29]	0	home	USADallas	Mexico	90.Start	18	Cindy Parlow	1–0	3–1	Friendly
22.assist 22	2004-02-25[m 30]	0	home	USASan Jose	Costa Rica	on 46' (off Tarpley)	81	Shannon Boxx	7–0	5–0	Olympic qualifier
23.assist 23	2004-06-06[m 31]	0	home	USALouisville	Japan	on 46' (off Tarpley)	59	Abby Wambach	1–1	1–1	Friendly
24.assist 24	2004-09-25[m 32]	0	home	USARochester	Iceland	on 46' (off Tarpley)	42	Abby Wambach	2–0	4–3	Friendly
25.assist 25	2004-10-10[m 16]	0	home	USACincinnati	New Zealand	90.Start	66	Cindy Parlow	5–0	6–0	Friendly
26.assist 26	2004-10-16[m 33]	0	home	USAKansas City	Mexico	90.Start	36	Angela Hucles	1–0	1–0	Friendly
27.assist 27	2004-11-06[m 34]	0	home	USAPhiladelphia	Denmark	off 46' (on Hucles)	48	Abby Wambach	1–1	1–3	Friendly
28.assist 28	2005-03-09[m 35]	0	neutral	PortugalFerreiras	France	off 68' (on Hucles)	20	Christie Welsh	1–0	1–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
29.assist 29	2005-03-13[m 36]	0	neutral	PortugalSanto Antonio	Denmark	off 46' (on Tarpley)	15	Abby Wambach	2–0	4–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
30.assist 30	2005-03-15[m 37]	0	neutral	PortugalFaro	Denmark	off 75' (on Hucles)	23	Christie Welsh	1–0	1–0	Algarve Cup: Final
31.assist 31	2005-07-10[m 38]	0	home	USAPortland	Ukraine	off 64' (on Lloyd)	57	Tiffeny Milbrett	1–1	7–0	Friendly
32.assist 32	2005-10-23[m 18]	0	home	USACharleston	Mexico	off 46' (on Lloyd)	40	Abby Wambach	3–0	3–0	Friendly
33.assist 33	2006-01-18[m 39]	0	neutral	ChinaGuangzhou	Norway	off 88' (on Lloyd)	85	Abby Wambach	3–1	3–1	Four Nations Tournament
34.assist 34	2006-07-23[m 40]	0	home	USASan Diego	Ireland Ireland	90.Start	74	Natasha Kai	4–0	5–0	Friendly
35.assist 35	2006-09-13[m 41]	0	home	USARochester	Mexico	90.Start	22	Lindsay Tarpley	1–1	3–0	friendly
36.assist 36	2006-10-01[m 42]	0	home	USACarson	Chinese Taipei	off 46' (on Lloyd)	27	Lindsay Tarpley	4–0	10–0	friendly
37.assist 37	2006-10-08[m 43]	0	home	USARichmond	Iceland	off 68' (on Hucles)	34	Abby Wambach	1–0	2–1	friendly
38.assist 38	2006-11-04[m 44]	0	away	Korea RepublicSeoul	Korea Republic	off 64' (on Hucles)	68	Kristine Lilly	1–0	1–0	Peace Queen Cup: Final
39.assist 39	2007-05-12[m 45]	0	home	USAFrisco	Canada	on 72' (off Chalupny)	73	Heather O'Reilly	5–2	5–2	Friendly
40.assist 40	2007-10-13[m 46]	0	home	USASt. Louis	Mexico	on 33' (off Osborne) off 81' (on Lloyd)	57	Abby Wambach	2–1	5–1	Friendly
41.assist 41	2008-06-15[m 18]	0	neutral	Korea RepublicSuwon	Australia	off 46' (on Lloyd)	77	Abby Wambach	2–0	2–1	Peace Queen Cup: Group B
42.assist 42	2008-11-01[m 47]	0	home	USARichmond	Korea Republic	on 46' (off Lloyd)	48	Lindsay Tarpley	3–0	3–1	Friendly
NOTE: N = number of goals scored by Aly Wagner in the match

Personal

In December 2006, Wagner married Adam Eyre, a former soccer player at Santa Clara University who played briefly for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.^[3]

Wagner gave birth to triplet boys in August 2013.^[8] She then gave birth to a daughter in December 2015.

References

1. "Injuries force Wagner into early retirement". Mercury News.
2. "Aly Wagner bio". Soccer Times. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
3. "Aly Wagner bio". NBC. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
4. "Aly Wagner". Footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
5. "FIFA Player Statistics: Aly WAGNER". FIFA.
6. "U.S. Midfielder Aly Wagner Undergoes Sports Hernia Surgery". U.S.Soccer.
7. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing 2008: MATCH Report: USA - New Zealand: 12 August 2008". FIFA.
8. "Aly Wagner Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

Match reports

1. "U.S. Women's National Team Explodes for 9-0 Victory over Japan; Milbrett Scores Four; Wagner Nets First International Goal". U.S.Soccer.
2. "Matildas, 3-1, to Win Australia Cup; Young Americans Make Statement Down Under with Classy Win". U.S.Soccer.
3. "Welsh Hat Trick Leads U.S. Women Past Iceland, 8-0; Milbrett Gets Three Assists as Young U.S. Side Impresses". U.S.Soccer.
4. "U.S. Women Defeat Japan, 4-1, in Pacific Cup and Will Play for Title Sunday; Parlow, MacMillan, Chastain and Wagner Score for USA". U.S.Soccer.
5. "Stars Emerge as Young U.S. Women's Team Defeats Italy, 4-1; Wagner, Whalen, Bush and Putz Tally as USA Sends Message For Future". U.S.Soccer.
6. "U.S. Women Pound Mexico, 7-0, in Rainy Charleston to Open 2002; MacMillan Nets First Career Hat Trick". U.S.Soccer.
7. "U.S. Downs Russia 5-1 in Nike U.S. Women's Cup Opener". U.S.Soccer.
8. "U.S. Women Down Mexico 3-0 to Open Women's Gold Cup". U.S.Soccer.
9. "U.S. Women Draw Canada, 1-1, to Open 2003 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
10. "U.S. Women Tie Sweden, 1-1; Advance to Algarve Cup Championship". U.S.Soccer.
11. "U.S. Rolls Past Costa Rica 5-0 on Road to Women's World Cup". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
12. "Five Different Players Score as U.S. Tops Mexico, 5-0, in Final Pre-Cup Match". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
13. "U.S. Women Defeat Haiti, 8-0, in Olympic Qualifying; Parlow's Hat Trick Helps U.S. Through to Semifinals". U.S.Soccer.
14. "U.S. WNT Defeat Costa Rica 4-0 to Qualify for 2004 Olympics". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23.
15. "U.S. Women Defeat China 3-1 in Olympic Send-Off Match". U.S.Soccer.
16. "U.S. Women Down New Zealand, 6-0, in Front of Largest Crowd of 2004". U.S.Soccer.
17. "Hamm, Foudy Close Careers With 5-0 Victory Over Mexico". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23.
18. "U.S. Women's National Team Earns 7-0 Win Against Ukraine". U.S.Soccer.
19. "U.S. Women Clinch Berth in Algarve Cup Final with 4-1 Win vs. France". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13.
20. "Krisitine Lilly and Cat Whitehill Lead U.S. Women Past China, 4-1, in Bridgeview, Ill.". U.S.Soccer.
21. "Kester and Mascaro Get Two Goals Each as U.S. Women's National Team Blasts Czech Republic, 8-1, to Open Australia Cup". U.S.Soccer.
22. "U.S. Women Down England, 2-0, in Algarve Cup on Sunday". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24.
23. "Parlow Tallies Twice to Lead U.S. Past Norway 4-0". U.S.Soccer.
24. "U.S. Women Rout Panama 9-0 in Women's Gold Cup; USA One Win Away from 2003 Women's World Cup Berth". U.S.Soccer.
25. "U.S. Clinches Berth in 2003 Women's World Cup with 7-0 Win Over Costa Rica". U.S.Soccer.
26. "U.S. Wins Women's Gold Cup on Hamm Overtime Strike". U.S.Soccer.
27. "Early Hamm Goal Leads U.S. Past Iceland, 1-0". U.S.Soccer.
28. "MacMillan's Four Goals Lead U.S. to 6-1 Win over Canada at RFK". U.S.Soccer.
29. "U.S. Downs Mexico 3-1 in Dallas in Final Match of 2003". U.S.Soccer.
30. "U.S. WNT Dominate Trinidad and Tobago 7-0". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23.
31. "U.S. Women Draw Japan, 1-1, On Second-Half Wambach Goal; USA Has Three Matches Remaining Before 2004 Olympics". U.S.Soccer.
32. "Hometown Hero Wambach Scores Twice as U.S. Escapes Rochester with Dramatic 4-3 Win Over Iceland in". U.S.Soccer.
33. "U.S. Women Top Mexico 1-0 on Hucles Tally". U.S.Soccer.
34. "U.S. Unbeaten Streak Comes to End with 3-1 Loss to Denmark". U.S.Soccer.
35. "Welsh Provides U.S. Women With 1-0 Victory Over France in Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
36. "U.S. WNT Rolls Over Denmark 4-0 to Advance to Algarve Cup Final". U.S.Soccer.
37. "U.S. Women Defeat Germany 1-0 to Win 2005 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-05-31.
38. "U.S. Women's National Team Earns 7-0 Win Against Ukraine". U.S.Soccer.
39. "Lilly Earns 300th Cap as U.S. Women Defeat Norway, 3-1, to Open Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27.
40. "U.S. Women Dominate Ireland, 5-0, as Defender Cat Whitehill Scores Twice". U.S.Soccer.
41. "U.S. Women Defeat Mexico, 3-0, in Rochester, N.Y.". U.S.Soccer.
42. "U.S. Women Defeat Chinese Taipei, 10–0, Behind Wambach's Hat-trick". U.S.Soccer.
43. "Wambach Scores Twice as U.S. WNT Defeats Iceland, 2-1, in Richmond, Va.". U.S.Soccer.
44. "U.S. Women Defeat Canada, 1-0, To Win 2006 Peace Queen Cup". U.S.Soccer.
45. "U.S. Women Defeat Canada, 6-2, in Frisco, Texas, As Run to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Continues". U.S.Soccer.
46. "U.S. Women Defeat Mexico, 5-1, at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis in First of Three Matches to End 2007 Schedule". U.S.Soccer.
47. "U.S. Women Earn Fourth Victory on Achieve Your Gold Tour With 3-1 Win Over South Korea". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.

External links

• Aly Wagner – FIFA competition record
• US Soccer player profile
• US Olympic Team player profile
• NBC Olympics player profile
• Los Angeles Sol player profile
• WUSA player profile
• Santa Clara player profile
• Fox Sports analyst profile