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USWNT midfielder Julie Ertz retires from soccer: what is her trophy record?
The USWNT player has decided it is time to hang up her boots, putting an end to a trophy-filled career spanning decades.
USWNT player Julie Ertz has made public her decision to retire from professional soccer and she will not return to Angel City FC, as previously thought.
The 31-year-old, from Arizona, published a statement on X, formerly Twitter, in which she described “the immense emotion and processing” that led to the decision.
“As an athlete”, she said, ”you are always focused on the next goal, and you rarely have time to reflect on your career. However, after the last few months my heart has filled with gratitude... Representing this country on the National Team has been the greatest honor. To play for the USWNT means you chase greatness every day.”
What is Ertz’s playing record?
Ertz made her debut for the USWNT in 2013, against Scotland, and went on to make 122 appearances for the side that conquered the world twice in a row. She played a fundamental part in the USWNT’s consecutive World Cup winning sides, playing as either a central midfielder or centre back. For the national team she scored 20 goals, with her last one coming against current World Cup champions Spain in the 2020 SheBelieves Cup.
Most of her club career cam for Chicago Red Stars, where she played from 2014 to 2021 before making the move to Angel City FC, in Los Angeles. A committed athlete, Ertz made headlines when she returned to play football just 241 days after giving birth to her child.
What trophies did Julie Ertz win?
For the US, she won two World Cups, 2015 and 2019, two CONCACAF Women’s Championships in 2014 and 2018, Olympic Bronze in 2020 as well as four SheBelieves Cups, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021. She was also voted US Soccer Player of the Year on two occasions, in 2017 and 2019. In 2015 and 2019, Ertz was in FIFA’s Women’s XI of the year.
Ertz retired from international football after the World Cup
“It’s been an absolute ride,” she said after the USWNT lost to Sweden in the World Cup, “I’ve learned so much about myself as a player, but even as a person. This team obviously competes and plays soccer, but it does so much more, and I’m just very grateful.”
The fact that Ertz’s last kick of the ball came in the tournament that she impacted so much is about as poignant as football gets.