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Hope Solo is a retired soccer goalkeeper from the United States. Hope Solo is one of the best goalkeepers of all time. She represented the United States women’s national team from 2000 to 2016.
Early life
About him July 30, 1981Hope Solo was born in Richland, Washington, United States of America. Today, this former American football player is 41 years. Her birth name is Hope Amelia Stevens and she holds American nationality.
Furthermore, he has the birth sign of Leo and belongs to a mixed ethnicity of Italian, English, German, Polish, Spanish and French descent.
Caption: Childhood photo of Hope Solo with her parents and siblings (Source: Business Insider)
She is the daughter of Jeffrey Solo (father) and Judy Solo (mother). Additionally, her father was an Italian-American veteran of the Vietnam War. When Hope was only six years old, her parents divorced her. She grew up with three siblings whose names are Teresa, Dave and Marcus.
Education
Regarding his academic qualification, he attended Richland High School. After completing her graduation from school, she went to study speech communication at the University of Washington in 1999.
Hope Solo – Net Worth 2023
As of now, this former American footballer has earned an estimated net worth of around $3 million. And he has only earned that sum of money from his professional career.
Career
club career
Hope Solo began playing professionally for the Philadelphia Charge in the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA). When the WUSA folded after Hope’s first season, she left for Europe to play in top division leagues in Sweden and France.
She played in women’s professional soccer (WPS) for Saint Louis Athletica, Atlanta Beat and magicJack from the year 2009 to 2011. Afterwards, the WPS ceased operations in early 2012, this soccer player played for the Seattle Sounders in the W-League.
Additionally, she played for Seattle Reign FC in the National Women’s Soccer League, the top division of women’s soccer in the United States.
International career
Talking about his international career, he has represented his country at various age levels. In addition, he has represented his country in the U16, U19, U21 and absolute categories. In April 2000 he debuted with an international team.
At the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup, she was her country’s starting goalkeeper and helped lead the United States national team to the semifinals, having conceded only two goals in four games, including three consecutive shutouts.
Additionally, she helps her US women’s national soccer team take home the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and again four years later at the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Caption: Hope Solo dives towards the ball to save the goal (Source: Instagram)
During the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Hope’s exceptional skill was especially highlighted during a quarterfinal match against Brazil, which the US team won on penalty kicks.
At the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, she was the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. team and helped the United States win the national team’s third World Cup championship since 1991.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Hope received criticism when he called the Swedish team “a bunch of cowards” after being defeated by the latter. As a result, she was suspended and her international contract was voided by US Soccer.
Additionally, she holds several US goalkeeping records, including appearances (202), starts (190), wins (153), shutouts (102), single-season wins (26), consecutive minutes played (1,256) and the Longest unbeaten streak (55 games).
Publish career
In addition, Hope has participated in the television program Dancing with the Stars and posed for several magazines, including ESPN The Magazine’s “Body Issue.”
He also published his autobiography, ‘Solo: A Memoir of Hope’, co-authored with sports journalist Ann Killion, on August 14, 2012, through ‘HarperCollins Publishers.
Awards
As a renowned American football player, she has collected several awards and recognitions. In 1997 and 1998, ‘Parade’ magazine named her an All-American. Additionally, she was an NSCAA All-American in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and a Pac-10 Selection from 1999-2002.
Similarly, she won the ‘WPS Goalkeeper of the Year’ award and the ‘USA Soccer Female Athlete of the Year’ award. in 2009. In 2011 and 2015, she won the ‘FIFA Women’s World Cup Golden Glove’. That same year she also won the Bronze Ball.
Subtitle: Hope Solo with her golden glove (Source: Instagram)
She was named the best female goalkeeper in the world for four consecutive years (2012-15) by the ‘International Federation of Football History and Statistics’. In 2012, she won the “Phoenix Mercury Woman of Inspiration” award.
Similarly, she was hailed as the Outstanding Sports Athlete of the Year in 2013. After the US women’s soccer team won the 2015 World Cup, she and her team were honored by former President Barack Obama at the White House.
Brand endorsements
Likewise, he has a lucrative endorsement deal with sportswear giants such as Nike. Hope has appeared in commercials and endorsed brands such as Seiko, EA Sports, Simple Skincare, Gatorade, BlackBerry, Ubisoft, Bank of America, Western Union, LX Ventures, Inc., Mobio, Organically Raw, and ESPN’s SportsCenter.
civil status
Talking about her personal life, Hope Solo married former American football player Jerramy Stevens in a small wedding ceremony.
With the marriage, the couple has twin children whose names are Lozen Orianna Judith Stevens and Vittorio Genghis Stevens, and they were born on March 4, 2020. This former American soccer player was arrested during the time of the two misdemeanor charges and was found guilty of assault in the fourth degree.
She was part of controversy during her time with her country’s team after controversial comments during the 2016 Olympics, and later filed a lawsuit against US Soccer for unequal pay for male and female players.
Body measurements
Hope is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs around 68 kg. Similarly, she has dark brown hair and blue eyes, and her body measurement measures 37-27-38 inches. Additionally, she wears a dress size of 10 US and a shoe size of 10 US.
Caption: Hope Solo posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
Esperanza Solo – Social Networks
On his Instagram ‘@hopesolo’ he has more than 910,000 followers. Likewise, he has more than 1 million followers on his Twitter page. And more than 1.8 million followers on his Facebook page.
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