Aly Wagner
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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131 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * 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) |
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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. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup bronze medalist.
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.
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.
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.
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