Lindsay Tarpley

Lindsay Tarpley
Tarpley in the jersey of the St. Louis Athletica (2010)
Personnel
Surname	Lindsay Ann Tarpley Snow
birthday	September 22, 1983
place of birth	Madison , Wisconsin ,  USA
size	168 cm
position	Striker / Midfield
Juniors
Years	station
2002-2005	North Carolina Tar Heels
Women
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1998-1999	Kalamazoo Quest
2005	New Jersey Wildcats	5 0(2)
2009	Chicago Red Stars	17 0(4)
2010	Saint Louis Athletica	5 0(1)
2010	Boston Breakers	17 0(3)
2011	magicJack	3 0(0)
2013	Chicago Red Stars	0 0(0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals) 2
2000	USA U-16
2002	USA U-19	26 (24)
2003-2005	USA U-21	8 0(4)
2003-2011	United States	125 (32)
1 Only league games are given. Status: end of season 2013 2 As of May 14, 2011

Lindsay Ann Tarpley Snow (born Lindsay Ann Tarpley on September 22, 1983 in Madison , Wisconsin , grew up in Kalamazoo , Michigan ) is a former American soccer player . She played for the US national team from 2003 to 2011 .

life and career

Tarpley in the University of North Carolina dress

In her high school years, she played both basketball and soccer successfully . During her time at the University of North Carolina, she received several awards.

Tarpley went through the US youth teams from 1999 when she first played in the U-16 team. From 2000 she played for the U-19 team and as their captain she scored seven goals in three games at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, qualifying for the first U-19 Women's World Cup . There she scored the golden goal for a 1-0 win against Canada in the 109th minute in the extension of the final . In addition, she and Marta were the third-best goalscorer of the tournament with 6 goals each. With the U-21 team, she took part in the Nordic Cup in 2003 and 2005 , which the US team won.

She made her first of 125 A-internationals on January 12, 2003 in a 0-0 draw against Japan and was used eight times in the senior national team in 2003, but was not part of the World Cup squad . Her first international goal was the 2-0 on January 30, 2004 against Sweden , where she also managed to hit the 3-0 final score. With 25 games, she was one of the most frequently used players in 2004 and took part in the four-nation tournament , the Algarve Cup and the Olympic Games , where she scored 1-0 in the final against Brazil (final score 2-1).

In 2005 she was part of the victorious US team at the Algarve Cup , but only made five appearances. In 2006, however, she was used in 20 of 22 games. a. at the four nations tournament and the Algarve Cup.

In 2007 she played in 21 international matches, a. a. when winning the Algarve Cup and at the 2007 World Cup , where the US team came third like in 2003.

2008 was her most successful year: She was used in 34 games, starting 30 times, scoring 12 goals and providing five assists. On July 16, she made her 100th international match in San Diego in the preparatory game for the Olympic Games against Brazil in the stadium where she had also made her first international match. In Beijing it was used in all six games and won the gold medal for the second time.

In 2009, she was only used in six games because she tore a cruciate ligament in August , which meant that she was only used again on October 6, 2010 in the game against China. In 2011 she was used in five games, including one in the four-nation tournament and three times in the Algarve Cup. She was part of the provisional squad for the World Cup in Germany, but suffered a knee injury in the friendly against Japan on May 14, which meant that she was unable to attend the World Cup.

In the 2013 season she was in the squad of the newly founded NWSL franchise of the Chicago Red Stars , but was not used.

Private

In December 2007 she married BJ Snow, who has been the head coach of the UCLA Bruins women's football team since 2011 .

successes

• U-19 World Champion 2002
• Olympic champion 2004, 2008
• 2005 W-League winner with the New Jersey Wildcats
• World Cup third 2007
• Algarve Cup winner 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011

Awards

• 2002: US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year

Web links

• Player profile on the magicJack homepage (English)
• Player profile on the WPS homepage (English)
• Player profile on the US association website (English)
• Website of Lindsay Tarpley (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ US midfielder Lindsay Tarpley Tears Knee Ligament ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.