Christie Pearce
Christie Patricia Pearce (formerly Rampone; born June 24, 1975) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. She is the former captain of the United States national team. Pearce is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and also a two-time world champion in FIFA Women's World Cup.
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| Full name | Christie Patricia Pearce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 24, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Center back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Monmouth Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Central Jersey Splash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Buffalo FFillies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | New Jersey Lady Stallions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | New York Power | 55 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Sky Blue FC | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | magicJack | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Sky Blue FC | 87 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–2015 | United States | 311 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Sky Blue FC (caretaker player/manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pearce has played in five FIFA Women's World Cup finals and four Olympics women's soccer tournaments. She is a 1999 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup champion, and a three-time gold medalist having won championship titles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. She finished no lower than third place in each of the World Cup or Olympic tournaments in which she competed.
Pearce played in the W-League from 1997 through 1998. She played in two American professional leagues the entire time they were in operation; from 2001 through 2003 in the WUSA and from 2009 through 2011 in the WPS. In 2009, while playing for Sky Blue FC, she simultaneously served as coach of the club while winning the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, and was named WPS Sportswoman of the Year.
Pearce was the oldest player to appear in a FIFA Women's World Cup game (at age 40) until Formiga competed in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup at the age of 41. With 311 caps, Pearce is also the third-most capped player, male or female, in U.S. and world history, after Kristine Lilly and Carli Lloyd.
On June 9, 2021, it was announced that Pearce was to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility.