Kristine Lilly

Kristine Lilly

Lilly in April 2010
Personal information
Full name	Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey
Date of birth	(1971-07-22) July 22, 1971 (age 45)
Place of birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position	Forward/Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Tyresö FF
1995	Washington Warthogs (indoor)	6	(0)
1998	Delaware Genies	4	(5)
2001–2003	Boston Breakers	59	(14)
2005	KIF Örebro DFF	19	(8)
2009–2011	Boston Breakers	20	(3)
National team
1987–2010	United States	354	(130)
Honours Women's football (soccer) Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team competition 2004 Athens Team competition 2000 Sydney Team competition FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 China Team competition 1999 USA Team competition 1995 Sweden Team competition 2003 USA Team competition 2007 China Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey (born July 22, 1971), née Kristine Marie Lilly, is a retired American soccer player who last played professionally for Boston Breakers in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 23 years and is the most capped soccer player in the history of the sport (men's or women's) gaining her 354th and final cap against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier in November 2010. Lilly scored 130 goals for the United States women's national team, behind Mia Hamm's 158 goals, and Abby Wambach's 184.

Lilly wore jersey number 13, currently worn by Alex Morgan, on her national team and club jerseys.

Lilly attended Wilton High School in Wilton, Connecticut. While still attending high school, Lilly became a member of the United States women's national team. She was recruited by, and eventually chose to attend, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Lilly competed as a student-athlete, playing for the university's North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team from 1989 to 1992. During her time there, she won the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship every year she played. She won the Hermann Trophy as a junior in 1991. To honor her time with the school, North Carolina retired her #15 jersey in 1994.

Lilly began her career with Tyresö FF of Sweden in 1994. She spent one season with the club before returning to the United States. On August 20, 1995, Lilly joined Washington Warthogs of the now-defunct Continental Indoor Soccer League. She was the only woman in the all-male professional indoor league, following in the footsteps of Collette Cunningham and Shannon Presley who had played in the league sparingly in 1994.