Mia HammBirthplace:Selma, AL, USA
Hometown:Austin, TX
DOB:March 17, 1972
High School:Lake Braddock Secondary School (Burke, VA) & Notre Dame HS (Wichita Falls, TX)
College:Univ. of North Carolina
WUSA Participation:2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Height:5' 5"
Mia Hamm Biography2002 WUSA Season:Mia Hamm used 2002 to prove that she still is one of the most dominant soccer players in the game today, and whose presence on the field can literally change the outcome of a match ... Hamm missed the Freedom�s first ten games recovering from off-season knee surgery, but came back with much fanfare - scoring the game-winning goal just six minutes after coming onto the field in her first game back against the Boston Breakers on June 12th at RFK Stadium ... In just 11 matches Hamm scored eight goals (second on the Freedom) and had six assists (third on the Freedom) for a total of 22 points (second on the Freedom) � played almost exclusively as a second-half substitute ... In only 505 minutes on the pitch, Hamm was able to surpass her goal, assist and point total from her previous season � averaging a goal every 63 minutes ... Hamm ended her year scoring more points per 90 minutes than any other WUSA player � 22 points in 505 minutes � an astounding average of 3.92 points per 90 minutes, and second overall in the league in points per game (2.0) ... In 2002, Hamm also tallied three game-winning goals this season, placing her third league-wide in that category.
2001 WUSA Season:Hamm led all Freedom scorers with six goals and four assists for a team-leading 16 points ... Finished the 2001 season fifth in the WUSA in total shots (61) and fourth in shots on goal (35), and led her Washington teammates in both categories ... Started and played in 19 of the Freedom�s 21 matches in 2001, the first nine as a midfielder and the final 10 at the forward position ... Hamm showed throughout 2001 how her incredibly dangerous presence on the pitch can single-handedly change the outcome of any match ... Her first points of 2001 came off a goal and an assist on April 28 at Carolina ... With the Freedom trailing 1-0 late into the second half, Hamm took the game over in its last 10 minutes � first by assisting Pretinha whose goal tied the game � then by knocking a free kick home to win the game in stoppage time ... Hamm�s final points of the year came scoring the game-tying goal in the Freedom�s 2-2 tie at San Diego on August 1, her sixth goal of 2001.
U.S. National Team:The most recognized female soccer player in the world, she broke the all-time international scoring record, for men and women, on May 16, 1999, against Brazil in Orlando, Fla. with her 108th career goal ... The second most capped player in the world behind teammate Kristine Lilly From 1997 to 1999, she scored 51 goals in her 63 matches ... Named U.S. Soccer's Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year an unprecedented five years in a row from 1994-1998 ... Ended 1999 as the world's all-time leading scorer with 114 goals and 93 career assists (by far a team record) for 321 points ... Because of her high number of assists, if she had never scored a goal, she would still be in among the top-10 scorers in U.S. history ... 1999: Helped lead the USA to the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup title, scoring the opening goal of the tournament against Denmark in front of a sold-out crowd at Giants Stadium ... Also scored against Nigeria in the first round Both her World Cup goals were game-winners ... Named to the All-Women's World Cup Team ... Nailed the USA's fourth penalty kick against China in the World Cup Final.
College/High School: Named to Soccer America's College Team of the Decade for the 1990's ... A two-time Missouri Athletic Club and Hermann Award winner (1992, 1993) ... Won four NCAA championships with the University of North Carolina (1989, '90, '92 and '93) ... A three-time NSCAA All-American, she completed her collegiate career as the ACC's all-time leading scorer in goals (103), assists (72) and points (278) ... Had her UNC jersey number 19 retired in 1994 ... She redshirted the 1991 college season to prepare for the 1991 Women's World Cup ... The NCAA's 1993-94 Broderick Award winner for all female college sports ... NSCAA All-American from Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va., she also played at Notre Dame High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Personal: Full name is Mariel Margaret Hamm ... Graduated in May 1994 with a degree in political science ... Named by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 1997 ... Featured on the cover of the second-ever Sports Illustrated for Women ... Received the prestigious honor of being named the Women's Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year for 1997 ... Won the 1998 ESPN Award for Outstanding Female Athlete at the ESPN Network's annual awards show ... Hobbies include cooking, golf and watching college basketball ... Started the Mia Hamm Foundation in 1999 to benefit Bone Marrow Research ... Honored by NIKE when they named the largest building at its World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. after her in 1999 ... Author of the inspiration/instructional book Go for the Goal: A Champions Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life.
Faves:Favorite Book: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.Hobbies: Golf, cooking, watching college basketball.
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