Carli Lloyd, a celebrated soccer icon, earned numerous accolades and retired from the U.S. national team after the 2020 Olympics. She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2025.
Between 2013 and 2014, Lloyd netted 18 goals across 36 appearances for the Western New York Flash, helping the squad finish as runners-up in the inaugural National Women's Soccer League season. In 2008, she was honored as the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year, and in 2025, she was enshrined in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Following her participation in the 2020 Olympic Games, Carli declared her retirement from the U.S. national team the following year. Reports in 2021 confirmed she held the title of the world's highest-paid female soccer player at that time. In 2016, she published her memoir titled "When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World." Carli Lloyd was born Carli Anne Lloyd on July 16, 1982, in Delran Township, New Jersey. The daughter of Pamela and Stephen Lloyd, she has two siblings, Ashley and Stephen. Lloyd began playing soccer at age five, with her mother recalling, "At that age, it was coed, and Carli was hanging with the boys. She always loved it and showed a lot of ability from an early age, but she also has always worked hard." Inspired by the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Lloyd set her sights on joining the U.S. national team. She competed for Delran High School's soccer squad, serving as team captain in her senior year and scoring 26 goals. The Philadelphia Inquirer named her the Girls' High School Player of the Year twice, and she earned Parade All-American honors twice while being named to the Star-Ledger All-State First Team on two occasions. In 2000, she received the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association Midfielder of the Year award and the Courier-Post Player of the Year title. From 2001 to 2004, Lloyd played for the Scarlet Knights at Rutgers University, securing First-Team All-Big East honors every season, a milestone no other Rutgers athlete had matched at the time. She concluded her collegiate career as Rutgers' all-time top scorer with 50 goals and 117 points. During her time at Rutgers, she was recognized as the Big East Rookie of the Year, a Big East Academic All-Star, and the Big East Midfielder of the Year. She was also selected for Soccer America's All-Freshman Team and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy. Lloyd graduated with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and Sport Studies and was inducted into Rutgers' Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2013. Lloyd tied the knot with golfer Brian Hollins on November 4, 2016, in Mexico. The couple resides in Medford, New Jersey, and welcomed a daughter, Harper, on October 18, 2024. While pregnant, Carli penned an essay for Women's Health detailing her challenges conceiving. After attempting natural pregnancy methods, she underwent three rounds of in vitro fertilization. Reflecting on the experience, she shared, "It was a waiting game that we literally had no control over. And it's hard. I felt all the emotions during my career—stress, worry, fear, anxiety—but I'd never felt all the emotions that IVF brought on. I felt completely out of control. It's an indescribable roller coaster unless you go through it." Throughout her career, Lloyd collected an impressive array of awards, including the Algarve Cup Most Valuable Player (2007), U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year (2008), CONCACAF Women's Player of the Year (2015), IFFHS World's Best Woman Playmaker (2015), FIFA World Player of the Year (2015), and The Best FIFA Women's Player (2016). She also earned the IFFHS CONCACAF Best Woman Player of the Decade for 2011–2020. In 2015, she claimed the FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Ball and Silver Boot, was named to the All-Star Team and Dream Team, and received the CONCACAF Goal of the Year award along with the Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year Team Sport Award. Additionally, she was selected for both the IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade and the IFFHS CONCACAF Woman Team of the Decade for 2011–2020. Lloyd was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2017 and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2025. © 2026 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved