Christen Annemarie Press was born on December 29,1988 and is an American soccer player for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the United States national team.
73 Facts About Christen Press
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Christen Press first appeared for the United States national team during an international friendly against Scotland on February 9,2013.
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Christen Press has made 155 appearances for her country and is currently ninth all-time with 64 goals scored.
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Christen Press was the Damallsvenskan's top scorer in 2013 with 23 goals scored for Tyreso FF and became the first American to earn the Golden Boot award in the history of the Swedish League.
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Christen Press helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Christen Press began playing soccer at age five and later attended Chadwick School for high school.
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Christen Press was named Southern Section Division IV Offensive Player of the Year twice and was a four-time Prep League Offensive MVP.
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Christen Press played club soccer for Slammers FC of Newport Beach, California and won the Golden Boot for most goals scored in the US Youth Soccer Association's national championship tournament.
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Christen Press is the all-time leading scorer for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team with 71 goals.
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Christen Press was Stanford's second Hermann Trophy winner and a two-time runner-up at the NCAA Women's College Cup.
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Christen Press led the team in assists and ranked second in goals, points and shots.
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Christen Press was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and earned first-team Freshman All-American honors.
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Christen Press scored 16 goals and had 11 assists, while her total of 43 points ranked second in school history.
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Christen Press was the only player from the Cardinal squad to be named to the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team.
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Christen Press broke her previous record for fastest goal scored in Stanford history after scoring 23 seconds into a match against BYU.
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Christen Press was named Soccer America Player of the Year, Pac-10 Player of the Year, and earned All-Pac-10 first team and National Soccer Coaches Association of America first-team All-American honors.
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Christen Press displayed academic proficiency as well, receiving Academic All-America honors and winning the Pac-10's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for soccer.
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Christen Press was drafted to the Washington Freedom as the fourth overall pick in the 2011 WPS Draft.
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Christen Press finished the season having started in 16 of the 19 games in which she appeared for magicJack.
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Christen Press ended the year as the second-highest scorer in the Damallsvenskan with 17 league goals, behind only Anja Mittag, and scored a total of 25 in all competitions.
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Christen Press scored in the ninth minute of the game and then drew a penalty in the added time, which Marlene Sjoberg converted to secure the cup.
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In early 2013, Christen Press signed with Damallsvenskan champions, Tyreso FF, in Stockholm.
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Christen Press finished the season as the top scorer in the league with 23 goals, becoming the first American to do so in the history of the Damallsvenskan.
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Christen Press was named to the league's second XI team by players, coaches, and media.
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Christen Press returned to the Chicago Red Stars for the 2015 season.
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Christen Press was named the league's NWSL Player of the Week for week two of the season.
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Christen Press missed the next eight games due to her participation in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Christen Press captained the team for a second season in 2017.
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Christen Press was the top scorer on the team with 11 goals and the fourth highest scorer in the league.
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Christen Press was named to the NWSL Best XI at the end of the season.
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On January 18,2018, Christen Press was traded to the Houston Dash as part a three-team trade which included Carli Lloyd and Samantha Kerr.
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Christen Press appeared in 11 games during the Royals' 2018 season, and scored 2 goals.
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Christen Press recorded a goal or assist in her first five games of the season but, due to her participation in the 2019 Women's World Cup and subsequent Victory Tour, missed 11 Utah games during the season.
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Christen Press finished second on the team in scoring with 8 goals and was named to the end of season NWSL Best XI, her fourth time being named to the Best XI.
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Christen Press signed a two-year contract with an optional third year, reportedly worth a total of $700,000, making Press one of the highest-paid players in NWSL history.
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Christen Press is only the third woman to score two goals on her first match for the United States national team following Cindy Parlow Cone in 1996 and Sherrill Kester in 2000.
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Christen Press earned two additional caps at the Algarve during the knockout stage match against Sweden led by former United States coach, Pia Sundhage, and started in the final against Germany.
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Christen Press finished her first year with the senior national team with eight goals in 12 matches.
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Christen Press scored a career-high 11 goals in 2014.
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Christen Press was selected by national team head coach Tom Sermanni to play at the 2014 Algarve Cup.
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In October, Christen Press featured in the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship where the team won the tournament.
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Christen Press was named to the national team squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.
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Christen Press played in four of the team's seven games, starting two, helping the United States progress to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final.
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Christen Press was selected as one of the 18 members of the Summer Olympics team.
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Christen Press was one of two United States players to appear in all 25 games in 2016.
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Christen Press finished the year with 12 goals, which was the third straight year she recorded double-figure goals and was her best goal-scoring record on the team.
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Christen Press became the fifth player in team history to score double-figure goals for three consecutive years, joining Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Tiffeny Milbrett, and Carli Lloyd in the team record books.
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In 2017 Christen Press appeared in every game for the United States and was one of only three players to do so.
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Christen Press finished 2017 with three goals and three assists.
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Christen Press was named to the roster for the 2018 SheBelieves Cup in February.
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In September, Christen Press was named to the 20-player squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
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Christen Press appeared in all three group stage games and started and played the full 90 minutes in the second group match against Chile.
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Christen Press was a second-half substitute in both the Round of 16 and the quarter-final matches.
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Christen Press appeared in the World Cup Final as a second-half substitute replacing Megan Rapinoe.
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Christen Press was one of four USplayers to play in all seven World Cup games.
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On November 7,2019, Christen Press became the 12th player in USWNT history to score 50 international goals.
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Christen Press was named to the 20-player roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, which was her second time participating in Olympic qualifying.
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Christen Press scored in all three group stage games, including two goals against Costa Rica.
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Christen Press was named to the United States' 23-player roster for the 2020 SheBelieves Cup, where she appeared in all three matches.
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Christen Press appeared in all three games and scored twice in victories over Brazil and Argentina as the United States retained the SheBelieves Cup.
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In June 2021, Christen Press was named in the 18-player United States Women's soccer team roster for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Christen Press tallied a total of six goals and five assists in 2021 for the United States.
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Christen Press announced via social media on September 9,2021, that she, despite being called up, would not take part in the upcoming international windows, stating that she needed a few months break to focus on her mental health and spiritual growth.
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On June 13,2022, Christen Press was not included in the 23-player roster ahead of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.
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When questioned by reporters on omitting Christen Press, Andonovski claimed that she was performing well, but not out-performing the players in front of her.
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Christen Press ultimately suffered an ACL tear with her club team on June 11,2022, and will remain unavailable for national team selection while she recovers.
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On November 22,2021, amidst the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal, Christen Press alleged abuse against former Chicago Red Stars manager Rory Dames.
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Christen Press has appeared in several advertisements and promotional pieces for Nike.
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Christen Press became a brand ambassador for nutritional product manufacturer Genesis Today in February 2016.
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Christen Press' likeness appeared on The Simpsons along with teammates Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach in May 2015.
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Christen Press has been featured in a number of magazines including Self, Howler, Shape, Darling Magazine and Glamour.
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In 2016, Christen Press posed nude for the ESPN's annual The Body Issue magazine.
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Christen Press was featured 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.