Name: Becky Sauerbrunn

Position: Defender

Sport: Soccer

Height: 5-7

DOB: 6/6/1985

Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo.

Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.

High School: Ladue High School (St. Louis, Mo.) ‘03

College: University of Virginia ‘07, English Literature and Composition

Team/Club: Portland Thorns FC

Coach(es): Mark Parsons

Olympic Experience

• Three-time Olympian (2012, 2016, 2020); two-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze
• Olympic Games Rio 2016, 5th
• Olympic Games London 2012, gold

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – gold
• Years of participation: 2011, 2015, 2019
• Medals: 3 (2 golds, 1 silver)
• Gold – 2019; 2015
• Silver – 2011

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Jane Sauerbrunn...Has two brothers, Grant and Adam...Named co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team along with Carli Lloyd for 2016...Selected by the Washington Freedom as the third overall pick in the 2008 WPS draft; allocated to FC Kansas City for the inaugural NWSL season...Became the first player in history to be honored with a NWSL award in three consecutive seasons after claiming Defender of the Year Awards in 2013-15...Enjoys reading and her favorite genres are science fiction and fantasy...Has a dry sense of humor that still often catches her teammates off guard...Interests include cave swimming, playing video games – especially any game with a strong female character – and watching soccer and movies.

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