64 Facts About Tobin Heath

Tobin Powell Heath was born on May 29,1988 and is an American professional soccer player and entrepreneur.

Tobin Heath was described as "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" by the United States Soccer Federation, and was named US Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2016 and US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.

Tobin Heath played for Manchester United and Arsenal in the English FA Women's Super League as well as Paris Saint-Germain in France.

Tobin Heath played for the Atlanta Beat and Sky Blue FC in the Women's Professional Soccer.

Tobin Heath was born in Morristown, New Jersey, to parents Jeff and Cindy Tobin Heath.

Tobin Heath has a younger brother, Jeffrey, and two older sisters, Perry and Katie, who are active in Athletes in Action and Champions for Christ.

Tobin Heath started playing soccer at the age of 4 in the back of a YMCA.

Tobin Heath has described herself as a proud and devout follower of the Christian faith and is very close to her family.

Tobin Heath graduated from Ridge High School in Basking Ridge in 2006, where she played soccer for three years.

Tobin Heath played for the 2003 Club National Champion PDA Wildcats team.

Tobin Heath was ranked as the No 2 recruit in the nation in the Class of 2006 by Soccer Buzz magazine and was named to the Parade Magazine All-America team in 2005.

Tobin Heath committed to attend the University of North Carolina when she was due to begin her junior year at high school.

Tobin Heath did not play soccer in her senior year, instead deciding to train with boys.

Tobin Heath was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and the first runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy, given to the college soccer's top player.

UNC soccer coach Anson Dorrance notes that Tobin Heath preferred to nutmeg opposing players rather than dribble the ball around them.

From 2004 to 2006 Tobin Heath played with the New Jersey Wildcats, then known as the PSA Wildcats, where she helped the team win the USL W-League Championship in 2005 and be crowned USL W-League Runners-Up in 2004, after assisting the team in becoming Champions of the USL W-League Northeast Division in 2004,2005, and 2006.

Tobin Heath started in all three of her appearances for the club.

Tobin Heath made twelve appearances for Sky Blue, starting in three games.

In 2013, Tobin Heath signed a six-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain in the top-tier French league, Division 1 Feminine, until the end of the season on May 23,2013.

Tobin Heath scored five goals in the twelve appearances she made for the club.

Tobin Heath's six-month spell was referred as her education on the Portland Thorns FC website.

Tobin Heath returned to PSG from the Portland Thorns in September 2013 until June 2014, after she had a sore right foot in the 2013 NWSL Championship.

The newly established National Women's Soccer League announced on January 11,2013, that Tobin Heath was one of the seven players allocated to the Portland Thorns FC for their initial roster as part of the NWSL Player Allocation.

Tobin Heath was voted the Most Valuable Player of the championship game.

Tobin Heath scored her first goal of the 2016 season against the Washington Spirit, one voted NWSL goal of the week by fans.

Tobin Heath was named NWSL Player of the Week for week 6.

Tobin Heath notched her 10th assist of the season in Portland's final game against Sky Blue FC, breaking the NWSL's previous record of 9 assists by a single player in one regular season.

Tobin Heath was named the team's captain when Christine Sinclair was injured during the season.

Tobin Heath missed the majority of the 2017 NWSL season while nursing a lingering back injury which kept her out of play.

Tobin Heath suffered an ankle injury during the 2017 NWSL Championship game and underwent surgery at the beginning of 2018.

Tobin Heath missed the first four games of the 2018 NWSL season as she was still recovering from surgery.

Tobin Heath scored 7 goals and added 7 assists during the regular season.

Tobin Heath was named one of five nominees for NWSL Most Valuable Player; her Thorns teammate Lindsey Horan won the award.

Tobin Heath started the 2019 season by winning both the NWSL Goal of the Week and Player of the Week for the first week of play.

On December 11,2020, Tobin Heath was named WSL Player of the Month for November.

On December 17,2020, Tobin Heath, was named to FIFA FIFPro Women's World11 at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020.

On June 16,2022, Tobin Heath returned to the NWSL and signed with OL Reign.

Tobin Heath was a standout at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia, despite being one of the last players chosen for the World Cup roster.

In total Tobin Heath made 24 appearances for the United States under-20s in 2006, scoring five goals.

Tobin Heath was part of the silver medal-winning USA U-20 Women's team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil, where she was in the starting lineup for the championship game.

Tobin Heath made her first appearance for the senior national team on January 18,2008, against Finland in the Four Nations Tournament in China.

Tobin Heath was named to the US roster for 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 20.

Tobin Heath earned three caps during the tournament as the US went on to win the gold medal.

Tobin Heath was one of three college athletes who represented the US at the 2008 Olympics.

In 2008, Tobin Heath earned 17 caps and scored two goals.

Tobin Heath was named the 2009 US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year and earned two more caps for the USWNT in 2009, with both appearances coming against Canada in July.

Tobin Heath did not play for the US in 2010 due to an illness and a major ankle injury suffered during the WPS season which required surgery.

Tobin Heath made her FIFA Women's World Cup debut at the age of 23 during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.

Tobin Heath made four appearances during the World Cup, with her final three appearances coming in the knockout round.

Tobin Heath was a member of the 2012 US Olympic team and played in all six matches.

Tobin Heath started and played the full 90 in four of the six games and recorded three assists during the tournament.

Tobin Heath was a regular starter on the USWNT at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, starting five of the US's seven games.

Tobin Heath scored two goals during 2016 Olympic qualifying, helping the United States to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Tobin Heath appeared in three games for the US and recorded two assists.

Tobin Heath was named NWSL Olympics Player of Match Day 1 and 2 in fan voting.

In 2016 Tobin Heath appeared in 20 games for the US, scoring 6 goals and adding 8 assists.

Tobin Heath scored 4 goals at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, including two goals in a semi-final match against Jamaica.

Tobin Heath was named to the Best XI for the CONCACAF Women's Championship.

Tobin Heath finished 2018 with 7 goals and 6 assists while appearing in only 10 games.

Tobin Heath was one of five nominees for the 2018 US Female Player of the Year; Alex Morgan won the award.

In May 2019, Tobin Heath was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Tobin Heath started six of the seven matches as the United States became only the second nation after Germany in 2007 to successfully defend the title.

Tobin Heath is co-chair of the organization's Advisory Board and has visited its soccer-based health programs in South Africa and Zambia.

Tobin Heath is 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.