Christie Rampone

Christie Rampone was born in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and became one of the most enduring female football defenders in history. She was captain of the United States national team and competed in World Cups and Olympics for nearly two decades. For the American national team, she accumulated 311 games and 4 goals, winning Olympic gold in 2004, 2008, and 2012 and World Cup champion in 1999 and 2015. In the 2015 triumph, at age 40, she was the oldest player to win a Women's World Cup. In clubs, she played for New York Power in the WUSA league and Sky Blue FC, where she played in the WPS and NWSL leagues, ending her career in 2017.