Carli Lloyd

One of the greatest athletes in Rutgers sports history and a member of the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame, Carli Lloyd is a long-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and the National Women’s Soccer League’s NJ/NY Gotham FC.

A two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2008 and 2012), Carli holds the unique distinction of scoring the game-winning goals in the finals at both the 2008 Games in Beijing and the 2012 Games in London. She also represented the United States at the past four Women’s World Cup tournaments (2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019) and is a two-time World Cup Champion (2015 and 2019).  

She has been awarded the most prestigious and highest award in soccer being named two-time FIFA World Player of the Year (2015 and 2016), with only four other Americans receiving the award. She became the only American to score multiple goals in three separate Olympic Games (2008, 2012, 2016).  As she retires, she ends her career with 134 goals, in 316 games played.