.jpg) Hamm playing forUnited States in 1995 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariel Margaret Hamm[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-03-17)March 17, 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Selma, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988 | Braddock Road Shooting Stars | ||
| 1989 | Lake Braddock Bruins | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 95 | (103) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Washington Freedom | 49 | (28) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1987–2004 | United States | 276 | (158) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 28, 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2007 | |||
Mariel Margaret "Mia"Hamm (born March 17, 1972) is an American former professionalsoccer player, two-timeOlympic gold medalist and two-timeFIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon,[2][3][4][5][6] she played as aforward for theUnited States national team from 1987 to 2004. Hamm was the face of theWomen's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, where she played for theWashington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. She playedcollege soccer for theNorth Carolina Tar Heels and helped the team win fourNCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship titles.
Hamm competed in fourFIFA Women's World Cups: the inaugural1991 tournament in China,1995 in Sweden,1999 and2003 in the United States. She led the team at three Olympic Games —1996 in Atlanta (the first time women's soccer was played),2000 in Sydney, and2004 in Athens. At these seven international tournaments she played in 42 matches and scored 14 goals.
Hamm held the record for most international goals scored until 2013 and remains in third place as of 2023.[7][8][9] She ranks fourth in the history of the U.S. team for international caps (276) and first for career assists (144).[10] Hamm was namedFIFA World Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002. She was chosen byPelé as one ofFIFA's 125 greatest living players in theFIFA 100, to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary.[11] Hamm was namedU.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year five years in a row, and won threeESPY awards includingSoccer Player of the Year andFemale Athlete of the Year.[12] TheWomen's Sports Foundation named herSportswoman of the Year in 1997 and 1999. She was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame, and was the first woman inducted into theWorld Football Hall of Fame.[10]
A co-owner ofLos Angeles FC andAngel City FC,[13] Hamm is also a global ambassador forFC Barcelona and is on the board of directors ofSerie A clubA.S. Roma. Author ofGo For the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life, Hamm has been featured in several films and television shows, including theHBO documentary,Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.
Born inSelma, Alabama, Hamm was the fourth of six children of Bill and Stephanie Hamm.[14] She wore corrective shoes as a toddler after being born with aclub foot.[15] Hamm spent her childhood on variousUnited States Air Force bases around the world with her family. While living inFlorence, Italy, Hamm first played soccer, which was hugely popular there; her entire family quickly became involved in the sport.[16] At age five, then living inWichita Falls, Texas, Hamm joined her first soccer team. Her father coached Mia and her newly adopted brother, 8-year-old Garrett.[14]
Hamm played sports from a young age and excelled as a football player on the boys' team at junior high school. She played at the 1987U.S. Olympic Festival, the youngest player to play for theUnited States women's national soccer team. As a new player, she often started as a forward but did not score a goal during her first year on the team.[17] Hamm attendedLake Braddock Secondary School inBurke, Virginia, and helped the Lake Braddock soccer team win the 1989 state championships.[18][19]
From 1989 to 1993, Hamm attended theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she helped theTar Heels win fourNCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championships in five years. Shered-shirted the 1991 season to focus on preparation for the inaugural1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.[10] North Carolina lost one game of the 95 she played on the team.[20] She earnedAll-American honors, was named theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year for three consecutive years,[14] and was namedACC Female Athlete of the Year in 1993 and 1994.[21] She graduated from North Carolina in 1994 with the ACC records for goals (103), assists (72), and total points (278).[22] In 2003, she andMichael Jordan were named the ACC's Greatest Athletes of the conference's first fifty years.[23]
Hamm was a member of the United States women's national college team that won a silver medal, being defeated byChina in the final, at the1993 Summer Universiade inBuffalo, New York.[24][25]
In 2001, Hamm was afounding player in the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, theWomen's United Soccer Association (WUSA), and played for theWashington Freedom from 2001 to 2003.[26] Throughout the league's history, Hamm was hailed as the star of the league and used heavily in marketing and promotion. In a poll of 1,000 advertising executives conducted in 2001, she was voted "the most appealing female athlete", garnering almost twice as many votes as the runner-upAnna Kournikova.[27]
During the league's inaugural match between the Freedom andBay Area CyberRays atRFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., Hamm was fouled in the penalty area resulting in apenalty kick that her teammatePretinha converted to mark the first goal scored in the league. The Freedom won 1–0.[28] In addition to the 34,148 fans in attendance being greater than anyMLS game that weekend, theTurner Network Television (TNT) broadcast reached 393,087 households: more than two MLS games broadcast onESPN andESPN2.[29] Playing as a midfielder and forward, Hamm played in 19 of the Freedom's 21 matches during the2001 season.[30] She led the team in goals (6) and assists (4).[30]The Freedom finished in seventh place during the regular season with a6–12–3 record.[30]
Hamm suffered a knee injury in November 2001 that kept her off the pitch for several months of early 2002.[31][32] Despite playing only half the2002 season with the Freedom, she finished the season with eight goals.[31] The team finished in third place during the2002 season with a11–5–5 record and advanced to the playoffs.[33] After winning the semi-final against thePhiladelphia Charge 1–0, the team was defeated 3–2 by theCarolina Courage in the2002 WUSA Founders Cup.[5] Hamm scored the Freedom's second goal in the 64th minute.[34]
During the2003 season, Hamm started in 16 of the 19 games in which she played. Her 11 goals ranked second on the team behind Abby Wambach's 13 while her 11 assists ranked first.[35]The Freedom finished in fourth place during the regular season with a9–8–4 record and secured a berth in the playoffs.[36] Hamm finished her club career as a WUSA champion when the Freedom defeated theAtlanta Beat 2–1 in overtime to win theFounders Cup on August 24, 2003.[37]
On May 14, 2004, Hamm announced her retirement effective after the2004 Athens Olympics.[38][39] Following the 2004 Olympics, Hamm and her teammates played in a 10-game farewell tour in the United States.[40][41] The final match of the tour againstMexico at theHome Depot Center inCarson, California, on December 8, 2004, marked the final international match for Hamm, Julie Foudy, and Joy Fawcett. The U.S. defeated Mexico 5–0 and Hamm assisted on two of the goals.[40]
Hamm retired at age 32 with a record 158 international goals.[42] She and teammates Foudy and Fawcett were honored with apre-game ceremony where they were presented with framed jerseys and roses in front of 15,549 fans atHome Depot Center inCarson, California.[40] During the 5–0 win against Mexico, Hamm provided the assist on the first two goals.[40] Following her retirement, Hamm's #9 jersey was inherited by midfielderHeather O'Reilly.[43]
Hamm made her debut for theUnited States women's national soccer team in 1987 at the age of 15 — just two years after theteam played its first international match.[44] She was the youngest person ever to play for the team.[45][46] She scored her first goal during her 17th appearance.[45] She competed in fourFIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: the inaugural1991 in China,1995 in Sweden,1999 and2003 in the United States. She led the team at three Olympic Games, including:1996 in Atlanta (the first time women's soccer was played),2000 in Sydney, and2004 in Athens. In total, she played 42 matches and scored 14 goals in international tournaments.
Hamm held the record for most international goals scored—by a woman or man—until 2013 and remains in third place as of 2017.[7][8][9] She ranks third in the history of the U.S. national team for international caps (276) and first for career assists (144).[10]
"Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them. There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one."
In 1991, Hamm was named to the roster for the inauguralFIFA Women's World Cup in China under North Carolina coachAnson Dorrance. At 19 years old, she was still the youngest player on the team.[48] During the team's first match of the tournament, Hamm scored thegame-winning goal in the 62nd minute, leading the U.S. to a 3–2 win overSweden.[49][50] She also scored once in their second group stage match when they defeatedBrazil 5–0.[51] The U.S. squad finished first in Group B after a third win againstJapan on November 21 and advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament.[52] During the quarterfinal match, the U. S. defeatedChinese Taipei 7–0.[53] After defeatingGermany 5–2 during the semi-final, the U.S. facedNorway in thefinal. In front of 63,000 spectators, the U.S. clinched the first World Cup championship title after a 2–1 win.[54]
Hamm's second World Cup appearance came during the1995 tournament in Sweden. The United States were led by head coachTony DiCicco.[55] During the team's first match of the tournament, she scored the team's third goal in the 51st minute in a 3–3 draw againstChina PR.[56] The U.S. facedDenmark during its second group stage match. Goals fromKristine Lilly andTiffeny Milbrett led to a 2–0 win for the U.S. Hamm playedgoalkeeper for a few minutes afterBriana Scurry received ared card and was removed from the match.[57][58] After defeatingAustralia 4–1 on June, 10, the U.S. advanced to the knock-out stage and defeatedJapan 4–0 in the quarter-final.[59] The U.S. was defeated by eventual championNorway 1–0 in the semi-finals[60] and captured third place after defeating China PR 2–0 on June 17. Hamm scored the second U.S. goal of the match in the 55th minute.[61]
Hamm was a key part of the U.S. team at the1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta; this was the first Olympic tournament to include women's soccer.[62] The U.S. facedDenmark in their first preliminary round match. Hamm scored a goal and served an assist toTiffeny Milbrett to lead the U.S. to a 3–0 win.[63] The team defeated Sweden 2–1 next at theOrlando Citrus Bowl.[64] After tying China 0–0 in their final preliminary round match, the U.S. finished second in Group E. Defeating Norway in the semi-finals, the team faced China in the final.[64][65] Hamm played despite having foot and groin injuries, suffered during team training and the match against Sweden.[66][67] Although she was carried off by stretcher in the final minute,[68] her team won their first Olympic gold medal with a 2–1 win witnessed by 76,481 fans in the stadium – the largest crowd for a soccer event in the history of the Olympics and the largest crowd for a women's sports event in the United States.[69][70][71]
The 20 goals scored by Hamm in 1998 were the highest annual total of her international career.[72] She also provided 20 assists. On September 18, she scored her 100th international goal in a friendly match againstRussia inRochester, New York.[72] The same year, she led the U.S. to the first-everGoodwill Games gold medal. Hamm scored five of the team's seven goals at the tournament, including two during the championship match against China.[72]
On May 22, 1999, Hamm broke the all-time international goal record with her 108th goal in a game againstBrazil inOrlando, Florida.[73] The following month, she led the national team at the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, hosted by the United States.[74] During the team's first group stage match against Denmark, she scored her 110th international goal and served an assist to Julie Foudy as the U.S. won 3–0.[75] AgainstNigeria, Hamm's low free kick was knocked into the goal by a Nigerian midfielder.[76] Within a minute, Hamm scored with a free kick.[76] She later served an assist to Kristine Lilly before being substituted in the 57th minute.[77][76] The U.S. won 7–1 and secured a berth in the quarter-finals.[78][76] During the team's final group stage match, head coachTony DiCicco rested a number of players, including Hamm, who was substituted at half-time. The U.S. defeatedKorea 3–0 and finished Group A with nine points.[78] In the quarter-finals, the U.S. defeated Germany 3–2.[79] Playing Brazil in the semi-finals, Hamm was knocked down in the penalty area late in the second half; Michelle Akers converted the subsequent penalty and their team won 2–0.[80]
After 90 minutes of scoreless regulation time and 30 minutes ofsudden death, the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was decided by apenalty shootout between the U.S. and China. The five American players to take penalty kicks, including Hamm, converted; China missed one attempt so that the home team won.[81] The final surpassed the 1996 Atlanta Olympic final as the most-attended women's sports event, with more than 90,000 people filling theRose Bowl in Pasadena, California.[82][83] It held the record until 2014 for the largest U.S. television audience for a soccer match with 17,975,000 viewers. As of July 2015[update], it ranks third following the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup (25,400,000 viewers) and2014 FIFA World Cup group stage match between the U.S. men's team and Portugal (18,220,000 viewers).[84]
Immediately following the final, Hamm collapsed in the locker room from severe dehydration. She was treated by medical staff with anintravenous drip and three liters of fluids.[31] After 12 hours of sleep, she joined the team for magazine cover shoots, went toDisneyland for a celebration rally, and made numerous television appearances. A week later, the team metPresident Clinton at theWhite House and flew withHillary andChelsea Clinton onAir Force One toCape Canaveral.[31] Her leadership and performance at the 1999 World Cup cemented Hamm as a soccer icon.[85][86][87]
Hamm represented the United States at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. During the group stage, she scored a goal againstNorway to lift the United States to a 2–0 win.[88] The team tiedChina 1–1 in their next group stage match before defeatingNigeria 3–1 to finish first in their group.[89] After advancing to the semi-finals where the U.S. faced Brazil, Hamm scored the game-winning goal in the 60th minute.[90] The goal marked the 127th of her international career and set a new record for most goals scored in international play by a woman or man.[90] The U.S. faced Norway in the final and were defeated 3–2 inovertime to earn the silver medal at the Games.[91][89]
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Originally scheduled for China, the2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was moved to the United States due to theSARS outbreak.[92] Hamm was named to the U.S. roster in August,[93] and stated that it would be her final World Cup appearance.[94] During the team's first group stage match, Hamm's three assists helped the U.S. to a 3–1 win over Sweden.[95] She scored twice against Nigeria and served the assist for the team's third goal to lead the U.S. to a 5–0 win and qualification for the quarter-finals with one match to play.[96] The U.S. faced North Korea in their final group stage match and dominated 3–0. Hamm and a number of others were rested for the game by head coachApril Heinrichs; this was the first World Cup match Hamm had missed in her career.[78] The U.S. faced Norway in the quarter-finals;[97] Although the U.S. won 1–0, Hamm was fouled throughout the match as Norway played with physicality to counter the U.S. team. One of Norway's 24 fouls resulted in a penalty kick for Hamm which was saved by the Norwegian goalkeeper.[97] After the U.S. was defeated 3–0 by Germany in the semi-finals,[98] the team defeatedCanada 3–1 to secure a third-place finish.[99]
During a friendly game againstAustralia on July 21, 2004, Hamm scored her 158th international goal[100] setting the record for most international goals scored by any player in the world, male or female. She held the world record untilAbby Wambach scored her 159th goal on June 20, 2013.[101] The Australia match also marked Hamm's 259thinternational appearance; only two of her teammates,Kristine Lilly andChristie Rampone, have played in more international games.[102]
Hamm helped lead the U.S. national team to its second gold medal at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and was selected by her fellow Olympians to carry the American flag at theclosing ceremony.[103] During the team's first group stage match againstGreece, Hamm served the cross to Shannon Boxx's game-opening goal,[104] and scored the last goal of the match to lift the U.S. to a 3–0 win.[104] During a 2–0 win over Brazil in the second group stage match, Hamm converted a penalty kick for the opening goal.[105] The U.S. finished at the top of Group C with seven points after a 1–1 draw againstAustralia to advance to the quarter-finals,[106] where they defeated Japan 2–1.[107] During the semi-final match against Germany, Hamm served an assist toHeather O'Reilly who scored in overtime to secure a 2–1 win.[108] The U.S. faced Brazil for a second time at the Games in the gold medal match and won 2–1 in overtime.[109] Her teammates swarmed Hamm after the final whistle to celebrate their second Olympic gold medal and her final win at the Olympics.[109] The game marked the last Olympic appearance for the five remaining players who had helped win the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup: Hamm, Julie Foudy, Joy Fawcett,Brandi Chastain, and Kristine Lilly (often referred to as the Fab Five).[109]
Regarded as one of the greatest female soccer players of all time,[110][111][112][113] Hamm was an athletic, dynamic, and technically giftedstriker, renowned for her speed, skill, footwork, stamina, and ability on the ball, as well as her consistency.[112][114][14][115] An excellent, agiledribbler, she was highly regarded for her control, as well as her grace, pace, and elegance in possession.[116][114][117][118] A prolific goalscorer, she was known for her powerful and accurate striking ability, although she was also a creative and hard-workingforward, and a team player, who was equally capable of assisting many goals for her teammates, due to her accurate passing, and was also willing to aid her teammates defensively when possession was lost.[110][112][113][114][119] She was capable of playing in any offensive position.[117]
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Hamm was first married to her college sweetheart Christian Corry, aUnited States Marine Corps helicopter pilot; they divorced in 2001 after being married six years.[120][121][122] She married then-Boston Red SoxshortstopNomar Garciaparra on November 22, 2003, inGoleta, California, in a ceremony attended by a few hundred guests.[122][123] On March 27, 2007, Hamm gave birth to twin girls.[124][125] The couple had a son in January 2012.[126]
In 1999, Hamm founded theMia Hamm Foundation following the death of her adopted brother Garrett in 1997 from complications ofaplastic anemia, a rare blood disease he had endured for ten years.[14][127][128] Dedicated to promoting awareness of and raising funds for families in need of a bone marrow or cord blood transplant, the foundation encourages people to register in the national bone marrow registry and provides funds toUNC Health Care andChildren's Hospital Los Angeles. It also focuses on creating opportunities to empower women through sport.[129] Hamm hosts an annual celebrity soccer game in Los Angeles to support the foundation.[130]
Hamm has been called the most marketable female athlete of her generation.[129] During her time as an international soccer player, she signed endorsement deals withGatorade,Nike,Dreyer's Ice Cream,Pepsi,Nabisco,Fleet Bank,Earthgrains, andPowerbar.[131][14][132] In 1997, she starred in a popular commercial forPert Plus.[133] Hamm was featured on aWheaties box following the 1999 World Cup and endorsed the first Soccer Barbie byMattel.[31][134] She co-starred withMichael Jordan in a popular television commercial for Gatorade in the spring of 1999 which featured the two athletes competing against each other in a variety of sports while the songAnything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) is heard. The commercial ends with Hamm throwing Jordan to the ground in a judo match.[135][136][137][138]
In 2000, the video gameMia Hamm Soccer 64 was released forNintendo 64.[139] It was the first game to feature female athletes only and sold a "relatively high" 42,886 copies in the United States.[139] In 2023, whenEA Sports made both male and female players selectable in their Ultimate Team mode for the first time inEA Sports FC 24, Hamm was one of the first five female Icons, denoting retired legends of the sport, alongsideBirgit Prinz,Homare Sawa,Camille Abily andKelly Smith. She received a 93 overall rating, tied for fourth highest among all Icons withRonaldinho andJohan Cruyff and behind onlyPelé,Zinedine Zidane andRonaldo.[140]
Hamm was featured on the covers ofSports Illustrated,[141]Time,[142] andPeople.[143] She has made appearances on numerous television shows, including:Late Night with David Letterman,[144]The Rosie O'Donnell Show,[145]The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[146]Today,[147]Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,[148]Good Morning America,[31][149] andThe Oprah Winfrey Show.[150] She was profiled in ESPN'sSportsCentury and Biography documentaries,[151][152]ESPN 25: Who's #1?,[153] and was featured inOnce in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos.[154] In 2005, she was featured in theHBO documentaryDare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.[155] Her likeness was used in the logo ofWomen's Professional Soccer, the second women's professional soccer league in the United States.[31]
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Hamm is a global ambassador forFC Barcelona.[130][156] She is the author of the national bestsellerGo For the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life and juvenile fiction bookWinners Never Quit.[157]
In 2012, afterPia Sundhage's departure as head coach of the national team, Hamm joinedDanielle Slaton andSunil Gulati as a member of the search committee for Sundhage's successor.[158][159] In 2014, she was named to the board of theNational Soccer Hall of Fame.[160]
In October 2014, Hamm was announced as a co-owner of the futureMajor League Soccer team,Los Angeles FC.[161] The same month, Hamm joined the board of directors ofSerie A clubA.S. Roma, owned by American investors.[162] Hamm joinedVice PresidentJoe Biden andSecond LadyJill Biden as members of the United States delegation at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final in Vancouver, Canada.[163]
Hamm competed as a member of the United States national soccer team in fourFIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: the inaugural1991 in China,1995 in Sweden, as well as1999 and2003 in the United States. She competed at threeSummer Olympic Games:1996 in Atlanta,2000 in Sydney, and2004 in Athens. All together, she played in 38 matches and scored 13 goals at seven top international tournaments.[116] With her teammates, Hamm finished third at two World Cup tournaments in 1995 and 2003, second at the 2000 Olympics, and first at the four other international tournaments.
| Key(expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals") | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match onminute (offplayer) – substituted on at theminute indicated, andplayer was substituted off at the same time offminute (onplayer) – substituted off at theminute indicated, andplayer was substituted on at the same time |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, whichassisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty orpk | Goal scored onpenalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
| Result | The final score. W – match was won |
| aet | The score at the end ofextra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 July 1990 | Winnipeg, Canada |  Norway | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 27 July 1990 |  Canada | 3–? | 4–1 | ||
| 3. | 5 August 1990 | Blaine, United States |  Soviet Union | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
| 4. | ?–0 | |||||
| 5. | 2 April 1991 | Varna, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 6. | 18 April 1991 | Port-au-Prince,Haiti |  Mexico | 1–0 | 12–0 | 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
| 7. | 20 April 1991 |  Martinique | ?–0 | 12–0 | ||
| 8. | ?–0 | |||||
| 9. | 22 April 1991 |  Trinidad and Tobago | ?–0 | 10–0 | ||
| 10. | ?–0 | |||||
| 11. | 28 May 1991 | Vianen, Netherlands |  Netherlands | 2–? | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 12. | 8 August 1991 | Yanji, China |  China | 2–? | 2–2 | |
| 13. | 17 November 1991 | Guangzhou, China |  Sweden | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 14. | 19 November 1991 |  Brazil | 5–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 15. | 14 August 1992 | Medford, United States | Norway | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 16. | 11 March 1993 | Agia, Cyprus |  Denmark | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 17. | 15 June 1993 | Mansfield, United States |  Italy | ?–0 | 5–0 | |
| 18. | ?–0 | |||||
| 19. | 19 June 1993 | Columbus, United States | Italy | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 20. | 7 July 1993 | Hamilton, Canada |  Australia | ?–0 | 6–0 | |
| 21. | ?–0 | |||||
| 22. | ?–0 | |||||
| 23. | 10 July 1993 |  Japan | ?–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 24. | ?–0 | |||||
| 25. | 12 July 1993 |  Chinese Taipei | ?–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 26. | 18 March 1994 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 Algarve Cup |
| 27. | 31 July 1994 | Fairfax, United States |  Germany | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 28. | 7 August 1994 | Worcester, United States | Norway | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 29. | ?–? | |||||
| 30. | 13 August 1994 | Montreal, Canada | Mexico | ?–0 | 9–0 | 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
| 31. | 17 August 1994 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 11–1 | ||
| 32. | ?–0 | |||||
| 33. | ?–0 | |||||
| 34. | ?–? | |||||
| 35. | 21 August 1994 | Canada | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 36. | 24 February 1995 | Orlando, United States | Denmark | ?–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 37. | ?–0 | |||||
| 38. | 14 March 1995 | Faro, Portugal |  Finland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1995 Algarve Cup |
| 39. | 12 April 1995 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | Canada | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 40. | ?–0 | |||||
| 41. | ?–0 | |||||
| 42. | 15 April 1995 | Strasbourg, France |  France | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 43. | 30 April 1995 | Davidson, United States | Finland | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
| 44. | 12 May 1995 | Tacoma, United States | Brazil | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 45. | 2–0 | |||||
| 46. | 19 May 1995 | Dallas, United States | Canada | 1–0 | 9–1 | |
| 47. | 9–? | |||||
| 48. | 6 June 1995 | Gävle, Sweden | China | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 49. | 17 June 1995 | China | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 50. | 30 July 1995 | New Britain, United States | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 9–0 | 1995 Women's U.S. Cup |
| 51. | 4–0 | |||||
| 52. | 3 August 1995 | Piscataway, United States | Australia | ?–? | 4–2 | |
| 53. | ?–? | |||||
| 54. | 6 August 1995 | Washington, D.C., United States | Norway | 1–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| 55. | 16 January 1996 | Campinas, Brazil | Brazil | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 56. | 2 February 1996 | Tampa, United States | Norway | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| 57. | 15 February 1996 | San Antonio, United States | Sweden | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 58. | 14 March 1996 | Decatur, United States | Germany | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| 59. | 28 April 1996 | Indianapolis, United States | France | 1–0 | 8–2 | |
| 60. | 3–0 | |||||
| 61. | 5–0 | |||||
| 62. | 7–0 | |||||
| 63. | 21 July 1996 | Orlando, United States | Denmark | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1996 Summer Olympics |
| 64. | 28 February 1997 | Melbourne, Australia | Australia | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 65. | 2 May 1997 | Milwaukee, United States |  South Korea | 1–0 | 7–0 | |
| 66. | 3–0 | |||||
| 67. | 4 May 1997 | St. Charles, United States | South Korea | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| 68. | 3–? | |||||
| 69. | 9 May 1997 | San Jose, United States |  England | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 70. | 3–0 | |||||
| 71. | 4–0 | |||||
| 72. | 11 May 1997 | Portland, United States | England | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 73. | 31 May 1997 | New Brian, United States | Canada | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1997 Women's U.S. Cup |
| 74. | 3–0 | |||||
| 75. | 4–0 | |||||
| 76. | 5 June 1997 | Ambler, United States | Australia | 3–0 | 9–1 | |
| 77. | 4–0 | |||||
| 78. | 8 June 1997 | Washington, D.C., United States | Italy | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 79. | 12 October 1997 | Salzgitter, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 80. | 3–0 | |||||
| 81. | 11 December 1997 | Taubaté, Brazil | Brazil | 1–? | 2–1 | |
| 82. | 24 January 1998 | Guangzhou, China | Norway | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1998 Four Nations Tournament |
| 83. | 17 March 1998 | Loulé, Portugal | China | 1–? | 4–1 | 1998 Algarve Cup |
| 84. | 2–? | |||||
| 85. | 4–? | |||||
| 86. | 24 April 1998 | Fullerton, United States |  Argentina | 6–1 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 87. | 8–1 | |||||
| 88. | 8 May 1998 | Indianapolis, United States |  Iceland | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
| 89. | 3–0 | |||||
| 90. | 28 June 1998 | Chicago, United States | Germany | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| 91. | 3–0 | |||||
| 92. | 4–1 | |||||
| 93. | 25 July 1998 | Uniondale, United States | Denmark | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1998 Goodwill Games |
| 94. | 4–0 | |||||
| 95. | 5–0 | |||||
| 96. | 27 July 1998 | China | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 97. | 2–0 | |||||
| 98. | 12 September 1998 | Foxboro, United States | Mexico | 1–0 | 9–0 | 1998 Women's U.S. Cup |
| 99. | 4–0 | |||||
| 100. | 18 September 1998 | Rochester, United States |  Russia | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 101. | 4–0 | |||||
| 102. | 27 January 1999 | Orlando, United States |  Portugal | 4–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 103. | 30 January 1999 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | Portugal | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| 104. | 27 February 1999 | Tampa, United States | Finland | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 105. | 2 May 1999 | Atlanta, United States | Japan | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 106. | 13 May 1999 | Milwaukee, United States | Netherlands | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 107. | 16 May 1999 | Chicago, United States | Netherlands | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 108. | 22 May 1999 | Orlando, United States | Brazil | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 109. | 6 June 1999 | Portland, United States | Canada | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| 110. | 19 June 1999 | East Rutherford, United States | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 111. | 24 June 1999 | Chicago, United States |  Nigeria | 2–1 | 7–1 | |
| 112. | 3 October 1999 | Columbus, United States | South Korea | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 113. | 10 October 1999 | Louisville, United States | Brazil | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| 114. | 3–2 | |||||
| 115. | 6 February 2000 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | Norway | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| 116. | 16 March 2000 | Lagos, Portugal | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 Algarve Cup |
| 117. | 5 April 2000 | Davidson, United States | Iceland | 6–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 118. | 5 May 2000 | Portland, United States | Mexico | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2000 Women's U.S. Cup |
| 119. | 23 June 2000 | Hershey, United States | Trinidad and Tobago | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2000 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
| 120. | 8–0 | |||||
| 121. | 1 July 2000 | Louisville, United States | Canada | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| 122. | 19 July 2000 | Göttingen, Germany | China | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 123. | 13 August 2000 | Annapolis, United States | Russia | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| 124. | 1 September 2000 | San Jose, United States | Brazil | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 125. | 4–0 | |||||
| 126. | 14 September 2000 | Melbourne, Australia | Norway | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
| 127. | 24 September 2000 | Canberra, Australia | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 128. | 9 September 2001 | Chicago, United States | Germany | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2001 Women's U.S. Cup |
| 129. | 4–1 | |||||
| 130. | 21 July 2002 | Blaine, United States | Norway | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 131. | 8 September 2002 | Columbus, United States |  Scotland | 2–1 | 8–2 | |
| 132. | 4–2 | |||||
| 133. | 6–2 | |||||
| 134. | 29 September 2002 | Uniondale, United States | Russia | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2002 Women's U.S. Cup |
| 135. | 4–0 | |||||
| 136. | 9 November 2002 | Pasadena, United States | Canada | 2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup |
| 137. | 16 February 2003 | Charleston, United States | Iceland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 138. | 20 March 2003 | Loulé, Portugal | China | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2003 Algarve Cup |
| 139. | 17 May 2003 | Birmingham, United States | England | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 140. | 14 June 2003 | Salt Lake City, United States |  Republic of Ireland | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| 141. | 1 September 2003 | Carson, United States |  Costa Rica | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| 142. | 7 September 2003 | San Jose, United States | Mexico | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 143. | 25 September 2003 | Philadelphia, United States | Nigeria | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 144. | 2–0 | |||||
| 145. | 25 February 2004 | San José, Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament |
| 146. | 6–0 | |||||
| 147. | 14 March 2004 | Ferreiras, Portugal | France | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2004 Algarve Cup |
| 148. | 24 April 2004 | Birmingham, United States | Brazil | 3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 149. | 9 May 2004 | Albuquerque, United States | Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 150. | 21 July 2004 | Blaine, United States | Australia | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| 151. | 1 August 2004 | Hartford, United States | China | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 152. | 11 August 2004 | Heraklio, Greece |  Greece | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 153. | 14 August 2004 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Brazil | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 154. | 25 September 2004 | Rochester, United States | Iceland | 3–0 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 155. | 3 October 2004 | Portland, United States |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 156. | 2–0 | |||||
| 157. | 10 October 2004 | Cincinnati, United States | New Zealand | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 158. | 3 November 2004 | East Rutherford, United States | Denmark | 1–1 | 1–1 |
"My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too."
Hamm was namedSportswoman of the Year by theWomen's Sports Foundation in 1997 and 1999.[165] In June 1999,Nike named the largest building on their corporate campus after Hamm.[166] In December 2000, Hamm was named one of the top three female soccer players of the twentieth century in theFIFA Female Player of the Century Award, finishing behind onlySun Wen and compatriotMichelle Akers.[167]
While atNorth Carolina, she won theHonda Sports Award as the nation's top female soccer player in both 1993 and 1994, and won theHonda-Broderick Cup in 1994 as the nation's top female athlete.[168][169]
In March 2004, Hamm and former U.S. teammate Michelle Akers were the only two women and Americans named to theFIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players, selected byPelé and commissioned byFIFA for the organization's 100th anniversary.[170] Other accolades include being electedU.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year five years in a row from 1994 to 1998,[171] and winning threeESPY awards includingSoccer Player of the Year andFemale Athlete of the Year.[12]
In 2006, Hamm was inducted into theAlabama Sports Hall of Fame, followed by theTexas Sports Hall of Fame on March 11, 2008.[172][173] In 2006, Princeton University awarded her an honorary Doctorate of Humanities.[174] In 2007, during her first year of eligibility, Hamm was selected for induction into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame. In 2008, an image of her silhouette was used in the logo for the second professional women's soccer league in the United States:Women's Professional Soccer.[175] ESPN named her the greatest female athlete in 2012.[176]
In 2013, Hamm became the first woman inducted into theWorld Football Hall of Fame, located inPachuca, Mexico.[177] She was named to U.S. Soccer'sUSWNT All-Time Best XI in December 2013.[178] In 2014, Hamm was named one of ESPNW's Impact 25;[179] she was also the recipient of theGolden Foot Legends Award.[180]
For their first match of March 2019, the women of the United States women's national soccer team each wore a jersey with the name of a woman they were honoring on the back;Samantha Mewis chose the name of Hamm.[181]
In 2021, Hamm was inducted into theNational Women's Hall of Fame.[182]
In 2022,Los Angeles F.C. ofMajor League Soccer - of which Hamm is part owner - won theMLS Cup, thus giving Hamm an MLS championship to her credit
| Year | Team | Championship/Medal |
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| 1989 | North Carolina Tar Heels | NCAA National Champion |
| 1990 | North Carolina Tar Heels | NCAA National Champion |
| 1991 | United States | FIFA World Cup Champion |
| 1992 | North Carolina Tar Heels | NCAA National Champion |
| 1993 | North Carolina Tar Heels | NCAA National Champion |
| 1996 | United States | Olympic Gold |
| 1999 | United States | FIFA World Cup Champion |
| 2003 | Washington Freedom | WUSA Founder's Cup Champion |
| 2004 | United States | Olympic Gold |
| 2022 | Los Angeles F.C. | 2022 MLS Cup (as part owner) |
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