Kelley O'Hara

O'Hara before the game against New Zealand on 11 February 2012

Kelley Maureen O'Hara (* August 4, 1988 in Fayetteville, Georgia) is an American soccer player. She plays for Sky Blue FC and the U.S. national team.

Life and career

O'Hara began playing football in the U -10 team in the Peachtree City Lazers, moved to the U- 12 for Lightning Soccer Club, then returned to the U- 17 of the Lazers. After enrolling at Stanford University, she played from 2006 to 2009 for the Stanford Cardinal, which inter alia the MAC Hermann Trophy was awarded and was recorded as PAC 10 Player of the Year and NSCAA Collegiate Scholar Athlete of the Year. In 2010 she played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and won the championship. Since the club was disbanded due to financial problems in November 2010, she moved to the Boston Breakers.

O'Hara went through several U.S. youth teams and was a member of the squad that won the CONCACAF U -20 Women's Championship in 2006 and with 18 years as the second- youngest player on the U-20 team which at the U- 20 World Cup in Russia Fourth, after they each lost both the semifinals and in the 3rd place match on penalties. They came in four games for use and scoring two goals.

In 2007, she participated with the U-20 team at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, where they scored four goals and with their team reached the finals, the others against the Brazilian senior team, was lost with Marta, with 0:4.

In 2008 she took part in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2008 in part, come in their six goals in five games, including three in the 9-0 win against the selection of Cuba. Although they thus contributed significantly to qualifying for the World Cup and scored 12 goals for the U- 20 team in 10 games, it was not nominated for the U -20 World Cup in Chile.

In December 2009, she received the first invitation to train with the senior team. On March 28, 2010, she graduated from the 3-0 against Mexico her first senior international

At the Algarve Cup in March 2011, she came to a 45 -minute operation against the selection of Finland, but was not considered for the first World Cup friendlies. After Lindsay Tarpley was injured on May 14 in the game against Japan, O'Hara moved as the second- youngest player and field player with the fewest A- internationals in the squad of the U.S. for the World Cup 2011 in Germany. They came off the bench in the last group match in the 73rd minute, but was prevented from setting more positive accents. In the 87th minute, she forgave freely standing in front of the gate was the chance to equalize. It remained their only use at the World Cup, which ended the U.S. team in second place.

O'Hara was in the squad for the Olympic football tournament in London, was used in all games over the full distance, and in the final against Japan on August 9, 2012 Olympic gold medalist with the team.

In the 2013 season she played in the newly established National Women 's Soccer League, the highest league in American professional women's football for Sky Blue FC.

Achievements

  • CONCACAF U -20 Women's Championship winner in 2006, second in 2008
  • Pan American Silver medal Spiele2007
  • Algarve Cup winner 2011
  • Women's Professional Soccer Champion 2010
  • Vice World Champion 2011
  • Olympic Champion 2012
Fayetteville (Georgia) Georgia (U.S. state) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship 2007 Pan American Games Brittany Cameron Caitlin Foord CoCo Goodson Lindsi Lisonbee-Cutshall Jillian Loyden Taylor Lytle Ashley Nick Christie Rampone Sophie Schmidt
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