Kealia Ohai

Kealia Ohai

Ohai in starting lineup for Houston Dash, July 2014
Personal information
Full name	Kealia Mae Ohai
Date of birth	(1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 25)
Place of birth	Draper, Utah, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team	Houston Dash
Number	7
Youth career
2000–2010	Avalanche Soccer Club
2006–2010	Alta High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	North Carolina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Houston Dash	60	(17)
National team‡
2010	United States U-17
2009–2012	United States U-20	24	(8)
2013	United States U-23	2	(0)
2016–	United States	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 9, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 13, 2016

Kealia Ohai (born January 31, 1992) is an American soccer player. She captains the Houston Dash and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team. She scored the single winning goal in the final match of the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup; the only goal Germany conceded in the entire tournament. After a breakthrough in the second half of the 2016 National Women's Soccer League season where she scored 11 goals in 10 games, Ohai earned her first call up for the United States Women's National Soccer Team.

Kealia (pronounced Kay-ah-LEE-uh) was born to Ben and Cindy Ohai and raised in Draper, Utah. Her sister, Megan, is a former youth national team member who played soccer at USC where she won the 2007 NCAA championship. Her father, who was born in Hawaii, named her after Kealia Beach on the island of Kauai.

Ohai, who graduated from Alta High School in June 2010, was a four-year varsity soccer player at the school. She led the team to four straight state soccer championships from 2006-2009. She was a two-time Gatorade state player of the year, three-time first-team high school All-America, three-time All-State selection, three-time 5A soccer MVP, and the 2010 NSCAA National High School Player of the year. In June 2010, she earned Parade All-American honors.

As a youth, Ohai also played club soccer for the Utah Avalanche. With the team, she won state title four times.

A four-year starter with the Tar Heels from 2010 to 2013, Ohai was a member of the 2012 championship-winning team. She was named the tournament's most outstanding offensive player after scoring the game-winning goal during overtime in the semi-final and the first goal of the final in the second minute of the match.

Following her freshman year playing for the Tar Heels, Ohai was named to the First-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and ACC All-Freshman Team. She led the team in scoring with 14 goals and started 22 of the team's 24 games. During her sophomore year, she started in all 20 games in which she played. She scored six goals, including a team high of 3 game-winning goals and served six assists. In her third year with the Tar Heels, Ohai led the team in points (23) and goals (9).