82 Facts About Hope Solo

Hope Solo was a goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2016, and is a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Hope Solo is regarded as one of the top female goalkeepers of all time and currently holds the US record for most career clean sheets.

Hope Solo was the starting goalkeeper for the majority of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and helped lead the US national team to the semifinals having given up only two goals in four games, including three consecutive shutouts.

Hope Solo later rebounded to help the United States win gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Hope Solo was born in Richland, Washington on July 30,1981, to Judy Lynn and Jeffrey Hope Solo.

When Hope Solo was seven, her father picked her and her brother Marcus up to go to a baseball game in the nearby city of Yakima, but ended up driving over three hours west to Seattle, where they stayed for several days at a hotel.

Hope Solo described how it seemed like a vacation at first, but soon realized it was not.

Hope Solo continued to be a major influence in her life until his death of a heart attack in June 2007.

Hope Solo played club soccer for the Three Rivers Soccer Club in the Tri-Cities.

Hope Solo became the top goalkeeper in Pac-10 history and finished her collegiate career as Washington's all-time leader in shutouts, saves and goals against average.

Hope Solo was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection and was named an NSCAA All-American as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Hope Solo spent most of her first professional season on the bench playing in eight games.

Hope Solo started the last three games of the season and earned her first professional shutout against the Atlanta Beat.

Hope Solo shut out eventual league champions, the Washington Freedom led by top scorers, Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach.

On September 16,2008, Hope Solo was one of three national team players allocated to the Saint Louis Athletica in the WPS as part of the 2008 WPS Player Allocation, with the new league slated to begin play in April 2009.

Hope Solo conceded eight goals in her next 13 games and finished the season with eight shutouts, helping lead the Athletica from the bottom of the standings to finish second place and secure a playoff spot.

Hope Solo became the first goalkeeper to be named US Soccer Female Athlete of the Year, the highest honor awarded to a soccer player in the United States.

In May 2010, the Saint Louis Athletica folded and Hope Solo signed with WPS expansion team, Atlanta Beat, along with her St Louis teammates, Tina Ellertson and Eniola Aluko.

Hope Solo played in 22 WPS matches in 2010 for both the Athletica and the Beat and was the league-leader in saves with 104.

Ahead of the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season, Hope Solo signed for magicJack, formerly the Washington Freedom under new ownership.

Between her shoulder surgery recovery, national team commitments and preparation for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Hope Solo missed a significant part of the season.

Hope Solo made four appearances for the club, tallying a total of 360 minutes.

On February 14,2012, it was announced that Hope Solo had signed with the Seattle Sounders Women.

Hope Solo's signing represents the caliber player Sounders Women's fans can expect in 2012.

On January 19,2013, it was announced that Hope Solo was one of three members from the United States national team, along with Megan Rapinoe and Amy Rodriguez, allocated to the Seattle Reign FC for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation.

Hope Solo started in all 14 matches in which she played with a 1.357 goals against average.

Hope Solo made 81 saves and tallied 1,260 minutes in goal.

In October 2013 Hope Solo was linked with a transfer to English club Manchester City.

Hope Solo made eight appearances for Seattle during the 2016 season before joining the national team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Hope Solo played for US junior national soccer teams before joining the senior US national team in 2000.

In 2004, Hope Solo joined the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as an alternate behind primary goalkeeper Briana Scurry and backup Kristin Luckenbill.

Hope Solo has been the team's first choice goalkeeper since 2005.

Hope Solo holds the national team record for longest undefeated streak as a goalkeeper with 55 games from March 7,2002, to July 16,2008.

Hope Solo was the starting goalkeeper for the United States in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, giving up two goals in four games including consecutive shutouts of Sweden, Nigeria and England.

Team captain Kristine Lilly stated that the decision on Hope Solo was made by the team as a group.

Hope Solo was named to the US women's national soccer team roster for the post-World Cup tour, but did not attend the first workout ahead of the first game against Mexico.

On June 23,2008, it was announced Hope Solo would be the starting goalkeeper for the US team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Hope Solo saved the third Brazil penalty kick by Daiane, helping the US secure a semifinal spot against France.

Hope Solo expressed admiration for the Japanese team and offered her congratulations.

Hope Solo won the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper, and the Bronze Ball award for her overall performance.

Hope Solo was featured in the "All-star" team of the tournament.

Hope Solo said in a statement she had been prescribed a pre-menstrual medication and was not aware it contained any banned substances.

Hope Solo cooperated with the USADA and provided them with the necessary information to prove that it was a mistake.

Hope Solo's story checked out and she was cleared with a public warning.

The positive test did not require Hope Solo to withdraw from any pre-Olympic matches.

Hope Solo conceded 6 goals, 3 in the aforementioned matches against France and Japan.

In March 2013, Hope Solo underwent surgery to repair a long-standing injury in her left wrist and did not play for approximately three months.

On January 21,2015, Hope Solo was suspended by the national team for thirty days, due to an undisclosed incident at a training camp.

Hope Solo started and played all possible minutes in all seven of the US' matches, and the US won the tournament, with record-breaking television viewership that topped 750 million in-home TV viewers.

Hope Solo's performance earned praise from her teammates and coach.

Hope Solo had a 540-minute shutout streak, the second longest in tournament history, and allowed three goals throughout the tournament.

Hope Solo ended the tournament with 177 international caps and received the Golden Glove trophy as the best goalkeeper.

On July 9,2016, Hope Solo earned her 100th international shutout, 150th career win, and 197th cap in a friendly game against South Africa at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois.

Hope Solo attracted more controversy in the United States' quarter-final defeat by Sweden.

Hope Solo reacted angrily, saying that her comments had been used as a pretext to force her out, due to her prominent role in the national team's campaign for equal pay.

Teammate Megan Rapinoe speculated that Hope Solo's termination was "probably some legal strategy" on the part of US Soccer.

Hope Solo is married to former American football player Jerramy Stevens.

In December 2019, Hope Solo announced that she and Stevens were expecting twins.

In 2014, Hope Solo was one of the victims of the iCloud leaks of celebrity photos, during which several nude pictures of her were leaked online.

Hope Solo expressed solidarity with the other women affected and criticized the perpetrators, "This act goes beyond the bounds of human decency".

On June 21,2014, Hope Solo was arrested and charged with two misdemeanor counts of assault in the fourth degree; one against her half-sister and the other against her nephew.

Hope Solo was booked under her married name of Hope Amelia Stevens.

Hope Solo's trial was scheduled for November 4,2014, but was later delayed until January 20,2015.

On December 30,2014, the judge ordered more depositions from the defendants and delayed a decision on whether charges against Hope Solo would be dropped until January 6,2015.

On January 13,2015, the judge dismissed the charges against Hope Solo based on a lack of cooperation from both alleged victims.

On March 31,2022, Hope Solo was arrested for driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, and misdemeanor child abuse.

Hope Solo has signed endorsement deals with Seiko, Simple Skincare, Nike, BlackBerry, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, and Gatorade.

Hope Solo signed with LX Ventures, Inc and Mobio as a "social media influencer" in March 2014.

In 2012, Hope Solo was one of 15 professional athletes including Shaun Phillips, Tim Lincecum, Ray Rice and others who participated in Popchips' Game Changers program.

Hope Solo made appearances at several charity events and money was donated to a local charity that she selected.

In 2011, Hope Solo was a contestant on the 13th season of the Dancing with the Stars television series.

Hope Solo's partner was Maksim Chmerkovskiy and they were eliminated in the semifinal round, placing fourth overall in the competition.

Hope Solo has made appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Piers Morgan Tonight, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Chelsea Lately, and Whitney.

Hope Solo was the focus of an ESPN E:60 episode in 2012.

The Nine for IX documentary, Branded, in which Hope Solo appeared focused on the marketing of female professional athletes and the double standard that they often face with more value placed on beauty rather than their athletic excellence.

In 2016, Hope Solo starred with teammates Megan Rapinoe and Crystal Dunn in a docu-series called Keeping Score broadcast by Fullscreen.

In February 2017, Hope Solo signed on to serve as host for the sports medical television series, The Cutting Edge.

In June 2017 Hope Solo appeared alongside Eric Cantona in a whimsical Eurosport promo segment, in which she was presented as the network's "Commissioner of Women's Football".

Hope Solo worked for the BBC as a pundit at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Hope Solo has been featured on the covers of Fitness, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, TV Guide, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, and Vogue.

Hope Solo recounted her integration into the US team with established players like Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, and Julie Foudy.

Hope Solo is featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series starting in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.