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FILE – United States’ Becky Sauerbrunn, left, and Meghan Klingenberg celebrate following their win over Japan at the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Matrix Midwest) – St. Louis native and former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team captain Becky Sauerbrunn has announced her retirement from professional soccer, U.S. Soccer announced.

Through her 16-year international career, Sauerbrunn played in three Olympic Games and three Women’s World Cups.

For country, she finishes with 219 caps (185 starts), the 10th most in USWNT history. She has captained the USA 42 times during her career, fifth most in USWNT history.

While in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Sauerbrunn won two championships in her five seasons with FC Kansas City before playing two seasons with the Utah Royals, and eventually with the Portland Thorns for her last five seasons.

She helped Portland win the 2022 NWSL title and the 2021 NWSL Shield.

“I learned early on that we were all just renting our jerseys,” said Sauerbrunn. “That I got to wear the U.S. Soccer crest once was an honor and privilege for which I’m forever grateful. The fact that I got to do it over 200 times is truly humbling. I competed with and learned from some of the greatest players and leaders this sport has ever seen, and I consider myself beyond lucky to have been able to play a small part in this program’s storied history.”

Sauerbrunn went to Ladue High School, whose field is now named after her, and played for the JB Marine Soccer Club.

She was named the Missouri Player of the Year twice, as well as a high school All-American before being recruited to play at the University of Virginia, where she was named a First-Team All-American.

When she first came onto the USWNT scene, Sauerbrunn earned just three caps in her first three years. She earned her first spot on the team in 2011 for the Women’s World Cup in Germany.

During that tournament, which featured the iconic Megan Rapinoe-Abby Wambach equalizing header goal in the quarterfinal against Brazil, Sauerbrunn stepped up after Rachel Buehler was given a red card.

She also started in the 3-1 semifinal win over France, going the full 90 minutes to help the US reach the final.

In the 2012 London Olympics, she played in three matches to help Team USA win the gold medal.

Sauerbrunn ended her career starting 167 of her 182 caps between 2013 and 2024.

The 39-year-old is considered one of the greatest defenders in U.S. Women’s National Team history.

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Two-time World Cup winning defender Becky Sauerbrunn, a mainstay with the United States women’s national team for over 15 years, as well as in the NWSL, announced her retirement from professional soccer on Tuesday.

She made the announcement via Instagram as well as through the USWNT.

“I learned early on that we were all just renting our jerseys,” Sauerbrunn said in a statement via US Soccer. “That I got to wear the U.S. Soccer crest once was an honor and privilege for which I’m forever grateful.

“The fact that I got to do it over 200 times is truly humbling. I competed with and learned from some of the greatest players and leaders this sport has ever seen, and I consider myself beyond lucky to have been able to play a small part in this program’s storied history.”

A steady, consistent defender whose reading of the game was made her one of the best in the world, the St. Louis native was part of the victorious U.S. World Cup teams in 2015 and 2019, and also was also in the gold medal-winning squad at the 2012 Olympics.

Kansas City Current), the Utah Royals, and most recently the Portland Thorns. She won a pair of NWSL titles with Kansas City in 2014 and 2015, and another with the Portland Thorns in 2022. She was also part of the Thorns sides that won the Community Shield in 2020, as well as a trifecta of titles in 2021 that included the NWSL Challenge Cup, the International Champions Cup, and the NWSL Shield.

Off the field, Sauerbrunn’s was among those at the forefront of the USWNT’s push for equal pay, which culminated in the landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement in 2022 that saw the USWNT achieve equity with their USMNT counterparts. She also was a strong advocate for women’s rights and racial quality, adding to her already considerable legacy of excellence in all manner of endeavors.

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