25 Facts About Joanna Lohman

Joanna Lohman previously played for the Washington Freedom and Philadelphia Independence.

Joanna Lohman grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended Springbrook High School.

Joanna Lohman was captain of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2002 to 2003 and was the first four-time First Team All-Big Ten selection in the school's history.

Joanna Lohman earned a 3.98 GPA while obtaining her business degree at Penn State, resulting in her being a four-time Academic All-American.

In 2002, Joanna Lohman was a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist and earned first-team NCAA All-American honors for the second-straight year.

Joanna Lohman was selected by the Saint Louis Athletica during the 2008 WPS General Draft.

Joanna Lohman did not want to leave the DC area so Athletica traded Joanna Lohman's rights to the Washington Freedom in January 2009.

Joanna Lohman appeared in seven games with the Freedom during the 2009 season.

In September 2009, Joanna Lohman traveled to Japan with Freedom teammate Rebecca Moros to train with NTV Beleza, a professional team based outside of Tokyo.

Joanna Lohman ended the season with 24 appearances and 5 goals.

Joanna Lohman was tied as the second-leading goal scorer and started 20 of 24 games.

Joanna Lohman returned to the Independence during the 2011 season, making 10 appearances.

Joanna Lohman played in five games, for a total of 391 minutes.

In September 2014, Joanna Lohman was waived by Breakers and was selected by Washington Spirit for the 2015 season.

In 2016, Joanna Lohman played in all 20 regular season matches plus the semifinal.

Joanna Lohman scored four goals, tied for second most on the team, and notched one assist.

Joanna Lohman memorably scored the opening goal of the historic 4th NWSL season in dramatic fashion with a bicycle kick in the 3rd minute against Boston Breakers on April 16,2016.

In March 2018, Joanna Lohman returned to the pitch following her ACL repair as a halftime substitute in the Spirit's 2018 season opener against Seattle Reign.

Joanna Lohman trained with United States women's national soccer team during the 2004 Olympic Residency Training Camp and has nine caps with the senior team.

Joanna Lohman married Melodie George in Washington, DC, in September 2021.

From 2010 to 2015, while playing for the Philadelphia Independence, Joanna Lohman was in a relationship with Philadelphia teammate and English international Lianne Sanderson.

Joanna Lohman is an out and proud athlete who wants to inspire and advocate for equality.

In February 2015 Joanna Lohman was confirmed to be in a relationship with Lucy Keener from Baltimore, which lasted until August 2016.

Joanna Lohman is vice president of Tenant Consulting, LLC, a commercial real estate firm in the Washington metropolitan area.

Joanna Lohman helped create the first "carbon neutral calculator" for office buildings, resulting in an invitation to meet former Vice President Al Gore.