Charmaine Hooper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charmaine Elizabeth Hooper | ||
| Date of birth | January 15, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgetown, Guyana | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | NC State Wolfpack | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | FK Donn | 13 | (17) |
| 1993–1994 | Lazio | ||
| 1994–1998 | Prima Ham | ||
| 1995–1996 | Rockford Dactyls | ||
| 1998–2000 | Chicago Cobras | ||
| 2001–2003 | Atlanta Beat | 59 | (34) |
| 2004 | Chicago Cobras | ||
| 2006–2007 | New Jersey Wildcats | ||
| 2008 | Fort Worth FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1986–2006 | Canada | 128 | (71) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charmaine Elizabeth Hooper (born January 15, 1968) is a former soccer striker who played for the Canadian women's national team. She scored 71 international goals in 128 caps. At club level Hooper played professionally in the United States, Norway, Italy and Japan.
In 1993 Hooper played for FK Donn of the Norwegian Toppserien. She scored 17 goals in 13 league appearances. After a short period with Lazio of Serie A, Hooper signed a professional contract with Japanese L. League club Prima Ham FC. She was a highly valued player in Japan and returned to North America after four seasons: "There was nothing more to gain in Japan. I had won just about every award there. Plus there was the distance."
When the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) professional league was being put together in America, Hooper signed a letter of intent but had concerns over the salary structure. Hooper and Homare Sawa were selected by Atlanta Beat in the 2000 WUSA Foreign Player Allocation. She became the only Canadian player in WUSA history to score in the Founders Cup III. Was named the Atlanta Beat MVP and was inducted into the United Soccer League's Hall of Fame in 2002.
A former star at North Carolina State University, she played for the Fort Worth FC of the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) in 2008. In 2006, she played for the New Jersey Wildcats in the American W-League. Her previous clubs include the WUSA's Atlanta Beat, the Chicago Cobras, and the Rockford Dactyls.
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