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Megan Rapinoe

1985 - Today

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Megan Anna Rapinoe ( ; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a winger. She spent most of her career playing for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. Winner of the Ballon d'Or Féminin and named The Best FIFA Women's Player in 2019, Rapinoe won gold with the national team at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where the U.S. finished second. Rapinoe co-captained the national team alongside Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan from 2018 to 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Megan Rapinoe is the 5,820th most popular soccer player (down from 3,224th in 2024), the 11,414th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,372nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Megan Rapinoe ranks 5,820 out of 21,273. Before her are Alf Martinsen, Henning Berg, Martín Montoya, Fan Zhiyi, Khalilou Fadiga, and Celso Ayala. After her are David Marshall, Nozomu Kanaguchi, Avraam Papadopoulos, Mitsuki Ichihara, Lee Grant, and Kostas Manolas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Megan Rapinoe ranks 198. Before her are Cody Rhodes, Hadise, Diego Alves, Tiago Splitter, Dave Franco, and Jari-Matti Latvala. After her are David Marshall, Vasilis Torosidis, Jun Shimizu, Greg Van Avermaet, Silvestre Varela, and Isabel Lucas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Megan Rapinoe ranks 11,416 out of 20,380. Before her are Joseph Mazzello (1983), Dan Dailey (1915), Marv Wolfman (1946), Hugh McCulloch (1808), Kristen Pfaff (1967), and Carole Cook (1924). After her are David Tudor (1926), Johnny Otis (1921), Christopher A. Wray (1966), David Banner (1974), Kenneth Lonergan (1962), and John Ross Bowie (1971).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Megan Rapinoe ranks 23. Before her are Faiq Bolkiah (1998), Cobi Jones (1970), Giuseppe Rossi (1987), Claudio Reyna (1973), Jonathan David (2000), and Christie Pearce (1975). After her are Raphael Tracey (1904), Chad Johnson (1978), Oguchi Onyewu (1982), DeAndre Yedlin (1993), Billy Gonsalves (1908), and Al Harker (1910).

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