Between 2013 and 2014, Lloyd scored 18 goals in 36 appearances for the Western New York Flash, with the team finishing as runners-up in the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League. In 2008, she received the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, and in 2025, she was honored with an induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Following her participation in the 2020 Olympic Games, Carli announced her plans to retire from the U.S. In 2021, it was reported that she was the world's highest-paid female soccer player. In 2016, Lloyd published her memoir, 'When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World.' Carli Anne Lloyd was born on July 16, 1982, in Delran Township, New Jersey, to Pamela and Stephen Lloyd, and she has two siblings, Ashley and Stephen. Carli began playing soccer at the age of five, and her mother recalled that 'at that age, it was coed, and Carli was playing with the boys. She always had a passion for the sport and demonstrated a lot of ability from a young age, but she also worked extremely hard.' After attending the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Lloyd was inspired to play for the U.S.