1. Alexandra Blaire Krieger was born on July 28,1984 and is an American former professional soccer player who played as a right back or center back.
110 Facts About Ali Krieger
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Ali Krieger made more than 100 appearances for the United States from 2008 to 2021, with which she won two FIFA Women's World Cups.
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Ali Krieger played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where she was named a first-team All-American as both a midfielder and defender.
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Ali Krieger left for the Washington Spirit of the new National Women's Soccer League in 2013.
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Ali Krieger was named to the NWSL Best XI four times.
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Ali Krieger made her senior international debut for the United States in 2008.
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Ali Krieger 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.
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Ali Krieger's father played professional soccer and was a soccer coach in Virginia.
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Ali Krieger played youth soccer for the Prince William Sparklers, where she was coached by her father for 12 years.
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Ali Krieger played with the team from age seven to 19 and was one of the eight players that stayed with the Sparklers for the entire twelve-year run.
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In high school, Ali Krieger spent one year at Hylton High School before transferring to newly opened Forest Park High School in Woodbridge, Virginia.
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Ali Krieger attended Penn State University from 2003 to 2006 where she played for the Nittany Lions women's soccer team.
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In 2003, Ali Krieger started in all 25 matches for Penn State, ten of those appearances being in conference matches.
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Ali Krieger ranked fifth in number of shots in the season at Penn State with 24 and third in assists with nine.
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Ali Krieger broke the big ten record for numbers assist in one game with four against Bucknell on September 17,2003.
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In 2004, Ali Krieger started in all 23 matches for Penn State, ten of those appearances being in conference matches.
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Ali Krieger ranked fourth in points for the season with nine, fifth in goals with three, sixth in assists with three, fourth in shots with 35, and third in shots on goal with 16.
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Ali Krieger started in all three matches of the tournament for Penn State.
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Ali Krieger made seven goals in the season, which tied for second in the season at Penn State.
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However, two days before the tournament, Ali Krieger broke her leg while playing against a men's soccer team in preparation for the tournament.
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Ali Krieger was required to do a series of self-injections of enoxaparin for several months, but eventually made a full recovery and joined the Nittany Lions for her senior season.
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Ali Krieger played in all 19 games for Penn State, eight of those being in conference matches.
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Ali Krieger made one goal and two assists during the season.
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Ali Krieger received NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team honors, NSCAA All-America First Team honors, All-Big Ten First Team honors, Big Ten All-Tournament Team honors, and Academic All-Big Ten honors.
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Ali Krieger played as a midfielder with the Northern Virginia Majestics in the W-League during the summer of 2005.
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Ali Krieger made one appearance for the team, playing 110 minutes.
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In November 2005, Ali Krieger sustained a broken leg while with her collegiate team and eventually developed a pulmonary embolism, which kept her off the pitch that summer.
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Ali Krieger joined the Freedom during the summer of 2007 for their first season as a full W-League team.
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In September 2008, Ali Krieger was one of the 21 United States national team players who was allocated to a team in the newly formed Women's Professional Soccer league.
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However, due to her commitments with FFC Frankfurt, Ali Krieger was unable to join the team at the time.
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Early on in the season, Ali Krieger sustained an injury to her foot that limited her movement.
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Ali Krieger made her first appearance for the Washington Freedom in the 2009 WPS season on June 13 in a match against the Chicago Red Stars.
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Ali Krieger started the match and was replaced in the 72nd minute by Jill Gilbeau.
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Ali Krieger made a total of 10 appearances in the regular season, starting nine.
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Ali Krieger started the match and played all 90 minutes.
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Ali Krieger made 15 appearances in the regular season to help FFC Frankfurt finish third in the Bundesliga.
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In March 2011, Ali Krieger decided to return to the United States in order to focus on training with the United States women's national team.
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In January 2012, Ali Krieger sustained a serious knee injury while with the United States national team that kept her off the pitch for the rest of the season.
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Ali Krieger appeared in seven matches for Frankfurt, one of those being in the Frauen DFB-Pokal.
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In December 2012, Ali Krieger requested and was granted release from her contract in order to play in the newly formed National Women's Soccer League.
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On January 11,2013, Ali Krieger was allocated to the Washington Spirit during the 2013 NWSL Player Allocation for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League along with goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and midfielder Lori Lindsey.
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Ali Krieger made 18 appearances in the regular season, starting 16.
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Four days after the end of the NWSL season, Ali Krieger played her first game for Tyreso on August 21,2013.
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Ali Krieger made seven appearances with the team in the Damallsvenskan regular season and four appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
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On January 3,2014, Ali Krieger was allocated to the Washington Spirit for the 2014 season.
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Ali Krieger made 22 appearances in the regular season, starting all 22.
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Ali Krieger came second in voting for NWSL Defender of the Year behind Becky Sauerbrunn in the 2014 season.
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Ali Krieger was with the Washington Spirit for the 2015 season.
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Ali Krieger missed two matches with the Washington Spirit before she returned to training.
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Ali Krieger made eight appearances for the Spirit in the regular season, playing a total of 655 minutes.
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Ali Krieger was attending her father's wedding in Virginia the week of the playoffs and missed the match against Seattle Reign.
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Ali Krieger returned for her fourth season with the Spirit in 2016, playing 15 games, 14 starts, during the regular season and all 120 minutes of both postseason matches.
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Ali Krieger scored two goals, including the first goal in the semifinal which gave the Spirit the early lead in what would end up being the first semifinal win in the club's history.
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Ali Krieger recorded an assist on one of Crystal Dunn's goals in the NWSL Championship.
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Ali Krieger was voted Spirit Fan Favorite and Spirit Defender of the Year and named to NWSL Second Best XI.
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Ali Krieger served as the captain of the Washington Spirit from 2014 to 2016.
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On November 2,2016, it was announced that Ali Krieger had been traded to the Orlando Pride in exchange for the Pride's spot in the Allocation Ranking Order, which determines how elite players are allocated throughout the NWSL.
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Ali Krieger joined national team players Alex Morgan and Ashlyn Harris, who had previously played with the Spirit until the 2015 expansion draft.
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Ali Krieger stated the following day that she was surprised by the trade, but was ready to embrace new opportunities in Orlando.
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In 2017 Krieger started every game for the Pride, helping Orlando finish 3rd in the standings and qualify for the playoffs for the first time.
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On December 6,2021, Ali Krieger was traded alongside Ashlyn Harris to Gotham FC in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money.
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Ali Krieger was a finalist for NWSL Defender of the Year.
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Immediately following the training camp, Ali Krieger was named to the roster for the 2008 Four Nations Tournament held from January 16 to 20.
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On June 23,2008, Ali Krieger was named an alternate for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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In May 2010, Ali Krieger was named to a 22-player roster for a match against Germany on May 22.
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Ali Krieger made her first appearance with the national team since January 2008 during the match against Germany.
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Ali Krieger came in for Heather Mitts in the second half to help the United States win the match.
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On October 13, Krieger was named to the roster for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament held from October 28 to November 8.
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Ali Krieger came in for Heather Mitts during the 75th minute in the first match and the 76th minute in the second match to help the United States qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Ali Krieger missed the 2011 Four Nations Tournament due to commitments with FFC Frankfurt and did not join the national team until February for the Algarve Cup in Portugal.
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On May 9, following the training camp, Ali Krieger was named to the 21-player roster for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Ali Krieger started in all six matches of the World Cup.
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Ali Krieger scored the team's fifth and final penalty to win the match and advance to the semi-finals.
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Ali Krieger was one of only four players for the United States to start and play all 600 minutes of the tournament.
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Ali Krieger was named to Fox Soccer's Best 11 as the best right back in the FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Ali Krieger was then named to 18-player game roster for the match against Sweden and made an appearance during the game.
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Immediately following the training camp, Ali Krieger was named to the 20-player roster for the tournament.
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Ali Krieger spent three weeks in Virginia following her surgery before returning to Germany for intensive rehabilitation.
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Ali Krieger made her return to the national team in January 2013, when she was called up to a 29-player training camp leading up to two matches against Scotland in early February.
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On February 21, Ali Krieger was named to the 23-player roster for the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal that took place from March 6 to 13.
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Ali Krieger was named Budweiser Woman of the Match.
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Ali Krieger started in the match against Korea DPR that secured their seventh-place finish in the tournament.
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Ali Krieger was named to the roster for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship that served as a qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Ali Krieger played all 90 minutes to help the United States advance to the final and qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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On February 21, Ali Krieger was named to the 25-player roster for the 2015 Algarve Cup in Portugal.
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Ali Krieger started all seven games of the tournament for the United States and played all but 10 minutes.
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Ali Krieger was a part of the defense that allowed three goals in all seven games and recorded five consecutive shut outs.
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Ali Krieger was then named to the 20-player roster for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying.
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Ali Krieger was named to the roster for the 2016 SheBelieves Cup that took place from March 3 to 9.
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Ali Krieger appeared in both matches, but did not play all 90 minutes in either game.
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On July 12,2016, Ali Krieger was named to the 18-player team that would represent the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Ali Krieger finished the year with 17 appearances and 792 minutes played.
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In 2017 Ali Krieger received limited call-ups and only appeared in two games.
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Ali Krieger was on the roster for the 2017 Tournament of Nations but did not appear in any games.
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In May 2019, despite earning only one cap in the previous 25 months, Ali Krieger was named to the final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, marking her third World Cup appearance.
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Ali Krieger earned her 100th cap for the national team on May 16,2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in the team's warm-up friendly against New Zealand.
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Ali Krieger was called up for the 2020 SheBelieves Cup.
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On March 23,2023, during an interview on CBS Mornings, Ali Krieger announced that she would retire from soccer at the end of the 2023 NWSL season.
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In June 2015, Ali Krieger became an ambassador for the non-profit organization Athlete Ally, which works to end homophobia and transphobia in sports.
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Ali Krieger believes creating an accepting environment on and off the field, as Athlete Ally strives to do, is important for athletes and is the reason she joined the organization.
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Ali Krieger, who earned her US Soccer "C" license following the course, has expressed interest in coaching at the professional or national team level.
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Ali Krieger became a professional athlete with Nike in 2007 and exclusively wears Nike cleats and training gear.
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In 2015, Ali Krieger appeared in the Nike+ Training Club 90-Day Better For It Challenge alongside teammates Carli Lloyd and Christen Press.
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Ali Krieger teamed up with both ZICO and Smuckers for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
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Ali Krieger was featured in a series of promotions as a part of ZICO's Olympic campaign and exclusive content about Krieger would be released by Smuckers, an official sponsor of the 2016 US Olympic and Paralympic Teams.
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Ali Krieger was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.
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Ali Krieger is a YouTube and Instagram personality who has talked openly about his previous drug and alcohol problems.
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On March 13,2019, Ali Krieger announced her engagement to longtime girlfriend Ashlyn Harris.
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On February 14,2021, the couple announced the adoption of their daughter, Sloane Phillips Ali Krieger-Harris, born two days earlier.
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On Thanksgiving 2024, Ali Krieger confirmed that she and Jen Beattie were in a relationship.