Carli Lloyd is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the first player, male or female, to score a gold medal-winning goal in two consecutive Olympics.
In the 2015 Women's World Cup she became a household name and immediate soccer icon and major sports celebrity by leading the U.S. Women's National Team to a 5-2 World Cup victory over Japan. She scored a goal in every U.S. game in the knockout stage of the 2015 Women's World Cup and had one assist. She had the game-winner against Germany in the semifinals and China in the quarterfinals. She helped create or score seven straight U.S. goals. She's the first woman to score three times in the final. She recorded the fastest and earliest hat-trick in the Women's World Cup scoring three times before 16 minutes were even on the scoreboard.
Lloyd has played in over 200 matches for the U.S. national team and scored over 50 goals.