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Alexandra Blaire Krieger (born July 28, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a right back or center back. She made more than 100 appearances for the United States from 2008 to 2021, with which she won two FIFA Women's World Cups.
Krieger played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where she was named
a first-team All-American as both a midfielder and defender. After college, she joined Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt, helping win the league title, national cup, and UEFA Women's Cup in her first season in 2007–08; during her five years in Germany, she was the only member of the United States national team that played overseas. She left for the Washington Spirit of the new National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013. She later played for the Orlando Pride and NJ/NY Gotham FC, which she captained to an NWSL Championship in her final season in 2023. She was named to the NWSL Best XI four times.
Krieger made her senior international debut for the United States in 2008. She represented the team at three FIFA Women's World Cups: 2011 in Germany, where she played every minute of the tournament and reached the final; 2015 in Canada, where she started every match as part of the defense that held opponents scoreless for a record 540 minutes and helped lead the United States to become champions; and 2019 in France, where she made three appearances as the United States defended their title. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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