Amy LePeilbet
Amy LePeilbet in September 2011
Amy Elizabeth LePeilbet ( born March 12, 1982 in Spokane, Washington) is an American soccer player. She plays for FC Kansas City and for the U.S. national team.
Life and career
LePeilbet started to play football and basketball games at the Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake and holds the school records in both sports. Also at Arizona State University, she received several awards. She also played for the Chicago Cobras and 2005 for Arizona Heatwave in the W- League. In 2008 she won the W-League Pali Blues and scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory in the final against FC Indiana. Since the start of the WPS 2009, she plays for the Boston Breakers in 2009 and 2010 and was honored as " WPS Defender of the Year" and appointed to the Allstar team.
LePeilbet defense was head of the U-21 teams in 2002 and 2003 Nordic Cup won.
In 2004 she was first invited to the training of the senior team and made her first senior international match at age 21 when she was on 30 January 2004, substitute in the 3-0 win over Sweden in the context of the four-nation tournament, which won the USA. Also, at the Algarve Cup and the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games it was used, but was not part of the squad that won gold in Athens. In 2006 she won as defense chief, who only allowed a goal, with the U.S. team again the Four Nations tournament and lost at the Algarve Cup in a penalty shootout of the final against Germany. In October 2006, she retired to a torn ACL, so it turned out for the 2007 World Championships and the Olympic Games in Beijing. In 2009 she returned to the U.S. team and was among others in a 1-0 victory against Germany in Augsburg for use with the SGL arena was sold out for the first time.
In 2010 she established herself permanently on the defensive of the U.S. team: She came in 17 out of 18 matches from the start for use, including at the Algarve Cup victory and in all games at the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 2010 and the play-off against Italy.
In 2011 she was employed before the World Cup, however, only four out of ten games, including the victory in the Four Nations tournament, but still belonged to the squad of the U.S. for the World Cup 2011 in Germany. She came in all three group matches, quarter- and semi-finals for use with their team and reached the final against Japan. But she had repeated problems with the opponent's attack players and caused the game to win the group the penalty that led to the 1-0 lead for Sweden. Nevertheless, she stood in all six games in the starting lineup, but the American Centre Back was changed in the quarter-finals, so they played alongside the more experienced Christie Rampone.
LePeilbet was in the squad for the Olympic football tournament in London, and was used in five of six games. In the final against Japan on 9 August 2012, she won for the first time the gold medal.
Under the new coach Tom Sermanni not yet came into use and has only been once invited to a training camp in December, 2013, after she has recovered from her torn ACL.
In the 2013 season, they should play in the newly established National Women 's Soccer League, the highest professional league in the American women's soccer for the Chicago Red Stars, but did not because of their cruciate ligament injury and subsequent rehabilitation for use. Immediately before the season starts in 2014 she moved to league rivals FC Kansas City.
Private
Her sister Abby works in the office of the WPS and for FIFA.com.
Achievements
- Nordic Cup winner 2002 and 2003
- Algarve Cup winner in 2004, 2010
- W-League Champion 2008
- Vice World Champion 2011
- Olympic Champion 2012
Awards
- W-League Championship Game MVP 2008
- WPS Defender of the Year in 2009 and 2010
- More ( see Related links )