15/ Megan Rapinoe
PRONOUNS: She/Her
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 5-7
INTERNATIONAL: USA
HOMETOWN: Redding, CA
DOB: July 5, 1985 (37 years old)
COLLEGE: University of Portland
PREVIOUS CLUB: Olympique Lyonnais
NWSL EXP.: 11 (11th Reign)
ACQUIRED: Allocated to OL Reign on January 11, 2013.
TRANSACTIONS: On January 11, 2023, re-signed with OL Reign to a one-year contract - exactly one decade from when the club first acquired her.
PROFESSIONAL (NWSL): Entering her 11th season with OL Reign, Rapinoe is coming off her 100th game played in the regular season, the fourth[1]most appearances in Reign history...One of 10 players to make at least one appearance in every NWSL season and is one of just five players to have been with the same club every year since 2013, joining teammates Lauren Barnes and Jess Fishlock...Tied for third-most combined NWSL Best XI (2018) and Second XI (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022) selections all-time with six...Totaled 47 goals, 21 assists and 361 shots all-time in regular season play...Holds the club record in goals scored and is tied for the sixth-most goals all-time in league history...Tied for first in the league all-time in penalty-kick goals (12) and tied for second all-time in hat tricks (two) and braces (eight), respectively.
2022 • RGN • 14/9 (1/1)
Started in nine of 14 games played, her third-most appearances in a single season...Set a club record in consecutive games with either a goal or an assist when she recorded six goals and four assists in seven consecutive games between August 2 and September 21, earning back-to-back Best XI of the Month selections (August and September/October)...Tied for the most goals (seven) and assists (four) on the team...Tied for the eighth-most goals and fifth-most assists in the league...Named to her fifth NWSL Second XI selection all-time...Helped the club secure its third NWSL Shield and sixth season in the playoffs.
2021 • RGN • 11/8 (1/1)
Appeared in 11 games (eight starts), recording the third-most goals on the team (six) and adding two assists...Finished with 32 total shots.
2019 • RGN • 5/3 (1/1)
Made three starts in five appearances, recording eight shots...Earned Second XI honors.
2018 • RGN • 16/15 (1/1)
Played for 1,315 total minutes in 16 games (15 starts), earning her first-ever NWSL Best XI selection...Tallied a team-leading 68 shots and six assists...Finished third in the league in total shots...Scored seven goals, helping the team reach its third year in the NWSL playoffs.
2017 • RGN • 18/17
Set a career-high 18 games played (17 starts), recording the third-most goals in the league with 12...Had one assist and 56 shots...Named to the NWSL Second XI.
2016 • RGN • 5/2
Started in two of five games played, tallying one goal, one assist and nine shots in 204 minutes of play.
2015 • RGN • 10/10 (2/2)
Earned Second XI honors after starting in all 10 games played...Tallied five goals and five assists in 824 minutes of play...Helped the Reign earn its second NWSL Shield and appearance in the NWSL Championship.
2014 • RGN • 9/6 (2/2)
Started six of nine games played, adding appearances in the NWSL semifinal and championship...Tallied four goals, one assist and 24 shots...Helped the team win it’s first-ever NWSL Shield after.
2013 • RGN • 12/11
Appeared in 12 games (11 starts) in the league’s first season...Scored her first-ever NWSL goal in just her third game with the Reign on June 29 (at New York)...Finished with five goals, one assist and 65 shots...Named to the first-ever NWSL Second XI.
INTERNATIONAL (USA): One of the most decorated players in USWNT history, Rapinoe is one game shy of 200 caps all-time, adding 63 goals and 73 assists for the country...A back-to-back FIFA World Cup champion (2015 and 2019) and a runner-up in 2011...Scored in three consecutive FIFA World Cups...Won the Tournament of Nations in 2018, runner-up in 2017... Won Olympic Games in 2012, represented the United States in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics...FIFPro World XI (2020)... FIFA World Cup Final Player of the Match (2019), FIFA World Cup Golden Boot (2019), FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (2019), The Best FIFA Women’s Player (2019), FIFA Women’s World Cup All Star Team (2019), IFFHS Woman Playmaker (2019), Ballon d’Or Fémenin (2019)...IFFHS CONCACAF Woman Team of the Decade (2001-2020)...FIFA World Cup All Star Team (2015)...Made debut for the senior team on July 23, 2006, during a friendly match against Ireland...Scored her first two goals on October 1, 2006, during a friendly match against Taiwan.
COLLEGE - UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (2004-2008): Played three full seasons at Portland where she had 60 appearances...As a senior in 2008, was named a Soccer America First-Team All-American and an NSCAA Second Team All-American...Voted the WCC Player of the Year (2008) after leading the Pilots and the WCC in assists (13)... Became the eighth player in school history to get 30 goals and 25 assists in a career...Was the third player in Pilot history to record 25 goals and 15 assists in just two years... As a freshman in 2005, helped the Pilots to an undefeated season and the NCAA championship...Missed her first season with the Pilots in 2004 while competing in the 2004 FIFA World Championships with the U.S. U-19 National Team.
YOUTH: Instead of playing soccer at Foothill High School, Rapinoe played for the Elk Grove Pride club team, located south of Sacramento...Named Parade and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American as a junior and senior...Named to McDonald’s All-American Girls High School Soccer West Team in 2004...Played for the under-14 Northern California state Olympic Development Program (ODP) team in 1999, as well as the regional ODP team in 2002...Played for the United States Under-16 National Team in 2002...Played at the United States Youth Soccer Association International Tournament in Houston in 2003... From 2003 to 2005, Rapinoe played for the United States Under-19 team, scoring nine goals in 21 appearances.