Heather O'Reilly

Heather O'Reilly Werry

Heather O'Reilly with her 2012 Olympics gold medal
Personal information
Full name	Heather O'Reilly Werry
Date of birth	January 2, 1985
Place of birth	East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Midfielder/ winger
Club information
Current team	FC Kansas City
Number	9
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	New Jersey Wildcats	9	(8)
2009–2011	Sky Blue FC	50	(4)
2012	Boston Breakers (WPSL-E)
2013–14	Boston Breakers (NWSL)	42	(14)
2015–	FC Kansas City	13	(2)
National team^‡
	United States U-19
	United States U-21
2002–2016	United States	231	(47)
Honours Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 Canada Team 2011 Germany Team 2007 China Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 15, 2016

Heather O'Reilly Werry is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and played for the United States women's national soccer team, with whom she won three Olympic gold medals and a FIFA Women's World Cup. O'Reilly previously played for the Boston Breakers in the NWSL and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), and played at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

At the age of 31, she is one of the world's most capped footballers with over 200 international appearances to her name. She is a skilled flank player, currently placing the sixth highest in USWNT history for assists.

Early life

Born to Andrew and Carol O'Reilly, Heather is the youngest of four children. Growing up in East Brunswick, New Jersey, O'Reilly attended Saint Bartholomew's School and later played on the girls soccer team at East Brunswick High School.^[1] In her four-year career, she scored 143 goals.^[2] As a junior in 2001, she led the team to the New Jersey state high school title.

Throughout high school, O'Reilly was a member of the National Honor Society and played on the school's basketball team.^[3] During her senior year, she was named All-American and National Player of the Year by Parade Magazine.^[3] In 2002, she was named the Gatorade High School National Player of the Year and the National Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year. She was also named by Soccer America as the top college recruit in the country.^[2]

University of North Carolina

O'Reilly as a Tar Heel.

O'Reilly was an education major at University of North Carolina, where she played forward for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer program from 2003 through 2006. She appeared 97 times for the Tar Heels, scoring 59 goals and assisting on 49 others. She led her team to national championships in 2003 and 2006.

During her senior year, ESPN the Magazine named her the All-American Player of the Year and was awarded the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award following her senior year.

In 2006, O'Reilly's No. 20 jersey was retired by the program, joining luminaries such as April Heinrichs, Lorrie Fair, Tisha Venturini, Kristine Lilly, Mia Hamm, and 13 others.

Playing career

Club

New Jersey Wildcats, 2004–05

O'Reilly played for New Jersey Wildcats of W-League from 2004 to 2005, winning the championship in 2005.

Sky Blue FC, 2009–11

O'Reilly playing for Sky Blue FC, 2010.

O'Reilly was allocated to Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer on September 16, 2008, along with fellow U.S. national team players Natasha Kai and Christie Rampone.^[4] She appeared in 17 matches as co-captain during the 2009 inaugural season, leading Sky Blue to an unexpected playoff berth. During the championship 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs game against Los Angeles, she scored the only goal helping her team clinch the championship title.

Boston Breakers, 2012–2014

Following her husband's enrollment in Harvard Business School, O'Reilly trained with and played two matches with the Boston Breakers of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite in 2012 after the WPS folded and during breaks with her national team duties. She was allocated to the Breakers in 2013 at the initiation of the new National Women's Soccer League.

FC Kansas City, 2015–

On October 27, 2015 FC Kansas City announced that it had acquired O'Reilly in a trade that sent Morgan Marlborough and Kassey Kallman to the Breakers.^[5]

International, 2002-2016

In 2002, while still in high school, O'Reilly was named to the U.S. national team. O'Reilly made her first appearance with the United States women's national soccer team on March 1, 2002, against Sweden.

2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup

Key member of USA's U-19 winning team.^[6]

2004 Athens Olympics

After recovering from a broken fibula from a match the year before, O'Reilly made the national team roster for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At nineteen years old, she was the youngest player on the roster. On August 23, 2004, she scored the game-winning goal^[7] in the Olympic semifinal match against Germany, propelling the United States into the final, in which they defeated Brazil for the gold medal.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

In the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly scored a critical goal against North Korea in the 69th minute, which tied the game at 2–2 and saved the Americans from a devastating opening-round loss. The United States ended up taking the bronze medal, with O'Reilly scoring a goal during the 4–1 win against Norway. She was nominated as Sports Illustrated's 2007 Sportsman of the Year.^[8]

2008 Beijing Olympics

O'Reilly was a part of the U.S. Women's Team roster for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. She scored the fastest goal in Olympic women's soccer history against New Zealand to earn the team a spot in the quarterfinals.^[9] She also scored a goal in the semifinal match against Japan. The team went on to defeat heavy-favorite Brazil 1–0 to win the gold medal. Prior to the Summer Games, Time magazine ranked her number 15 on its list of 100 Olympic Athletes to Watch.^[10]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

O'Reilly was selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and in the second game of the group stage scored the first of three goals for USA against Colombia.^[11]

2012 London Olympics

San Jose, Calif., 2015

At the 2012 Olympics in London, she made a crucial assist in the 123rd minute of the semifinal match against Canada, sending a cross from the right to Alex Morgan who headed the ball into the goal over the hand of Erin McLeod, propelling team USA to the gold medal match against Japan.

2016 Rio Olympics

She was left off the team by Jill Ellis and made an alternate for the 2016 Rio Olympics even with having the most caps of the current squad (229).

Retirement, 2016

On September 1, 2016, O'Reilly announced her retirement from the Women's National Team after 15 years.^[12] She retired on September 15 after a friendly match against Thailand, held in Columbus, Ohio.^[12]

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1.goal 1	2002-10-06[m 1]	USACary	Italy	on 66' (off Hucles)	1.1	69	Julie Foudy	2–0	4–0	Nike U.S. Cup
2.goal 2	2003-01-23[m 2]	ChinaYiwu	Norway	on 67' (off Milbrett)	1.1	87	Aly Wagner	3–1	3–1	Four Nations Tournament
3.goal 3	2003-06-15[m 3]	USASalt Lake	Ireland	off 4' (on Milbrett)	1.1	2	Julie Foudy	1–0	5–0	Friendly
4.goal 4	2004-08-23[m 4]	GreeceHeraklio	Germany	on 75' (off Tarpley)	1.1	99	Mia Hamm	2–1	2–1 aet	Olympics: semifinal
5.goal 5	2005-07-10[m 5]	USAPortland	Ukraine	on 77' (off Milbrett)	1.1	89	Kate Markgraf	7–0	7–0	Friendly
6.goal 6	2006-03-11[m 6]	PortugalQuarteira	Denmark	90Start	2.1	29	Abby Wambach	2–0	5–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
7.goal 7					2.2	31	Kristine Lilly	3–0
8.goal 8	2006-07-23[m 7]	USASan Diego	Ireland	off 69' (on Rapinoe)	1.1	20	Christie Welsh	1–0	5–0	Friendly
9.goal 9	2007-01-28[m 8]	ChinaGuangzhou	England	90Start	1.1	17	Natasha Kai	1–0	1–1	Four Nations Tournament
10.goal 10	2007-05-12[m 9]	USAFrisco	Canada	on 62' (off Tarpley)	1.1	73	Aly Wagner	6–2	6–2	Friendly
11.goal 11	2007-08-25[m 10]	USACarson	Finland	90Start	1.1	76	Carli Lloyd	4–0	4–0	Friendly
12.goal 12	2007-09-11[m 11]	ChinaChengdu	Korea DPR	off 92+' (on Kai)	1.1	69	unassisted	2–2	2–2	World Cup: Group B
13.goal 13	2007-09-30[m 12]	ChinaShanghai	Norway	90Start	1.1	59	Lindsay Tarpley	4–1	4–1	World Cup: third place match
14.goal 14	2007-10-13[m 13]	USASt. Louis	Mexico	90Start	1.1	32	Leslie Osborne	1–1	5–1	Friendly
15.goal 15	2007-10-20[m 14]	USAAlbuquerque	Mexico	90Start	1.1	62	Natasha Kai	1–1	1–1	Friendly
16.goal 16	2008-03-07[m 15]	PortugalAlvor	Italy	90Start	1.1	74	unassisted	2–0	2–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
17.goal 17	2008-03-10[m 16]	PortugalAlvor	Norway	off 70' (on Heath)	1.1	65	Leslie Osborne	3–0	4–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
18.goal 18	2008-04-04[m 17]	MexicoJuarez	Jamaica	90Start	1.1	88	Lindsay Tarpley	5–0	6–0	Olympic qualifier: Group A
19.goal 19	2008-04-09[m 18]	MexicoJuarez	Costa Rica	off 83' (on Hucles)	1.1	72	Natasha Kai	2–0	3–0	Olympic qualifier: semifinal
20.goal 20	2008-08-12[m 19]	ChinaShenyang	New Zealand	off 76' (on Wagner)	1.1	1	Carli Lloyd	1–0	4–0	Olympics: Group G
21.goal 21	2008-08-18[m 20]	ChinaBeijing	Japan	90Start	1.1	70	Heather Mitts	3–1	4–2	Olympics: semifinal
22.goal 22	2008-09-13[m 21]	USAPhiladelphia	Ireland	90Start	1.1	86	unassisted	2–0	2–0	Friendly
23.goal 23	2008-11-01[m 22]	USARichmond	Korea R	90Start	1.1	38	Natasha Kai	2–0	3–0	Friendly
24.goal 24	2008-11-08[m 23]	USATampa	Korea R	off 74' (on Dalmy)	1.1	72	Natasha Kai	1–0	1–0	Friendly
25.goal 25	2008-12-17[m 24]	USADetroit	China PR	off 62' (on White)	1.1	32	Lindsay Tarpley	1–0	1–0	Friendly
26.goal 26	2010-05-22[m 25]	USACleveland	Germany	90Start	1.1	35	Amy Rodriguez	2–0	4–0	Friendly
27.goal 27	2010-10-02[m 26]	USAKennesaw	China PR	off 62' (on Lilly)	1.1	37	unassisted	2–1	2–1	Friendly
28.goal 28	2011-03-09[m 27]	PortugalFaro	Iceland	90Start	1.1	55	Shannon Boxx	3–2	4–2	Algarve Cup: final
29.goal 29	2011-05-18[m 28]	USACary	Japan	off 72' (on Cheney)	1.1	69	Carli Lloyd	2–0	2–0	Friendly
30.goal 30	2011-07-02[m 29]	GermanySinsheim	Colombia	off 62' (on Heath)	1.1	12	unassisted	1–0	3–0	World Cup: Group C
31.goal 31	2012-01-20[m 30]	CanadaVancouver	Dominican	90Start	3.1	17	Ali Krieger	4–0	14–0	Olympic qualifier: Group B
32.goal 32					3.2	31	Lauren Cheney	7–0
33.goal 33					3.3	64	Amy Rodriguez	14–0
34.goal 34	2012-01-24[m 31]	CanadaVancouver	Mexico	90Start	1.1	8	unassisted	1–0	4–0	Olympic qualifier: Group B
35.goal 35	2012-09-01[m 32]	USARochester	Costa Rica	on 46' (off Boxx)	1.1	89	Sydney Leroux	8–0	8–0	Friendly
36.goal 36	2012-09-19[m 33]	USACommerce	Australia	off 46' (on Rapinoe)	1.1	25	Alex Morgan	1–0	6–2	Friendly
37.goal 37	2013-10-27[m 34]	USASan Francisco	New Zealand	90.Start	1.1	87	Christen Press	4–1	4–1	Friendly
38.goal 38	2013-02-08[m 35]	USABoca Raton	Russia	off 68' (on Tymrak)	1.1	32	unassisted	2–0	7–0	Friendly
39.goal 39	2013-02-13[m 36]	USAAtlanta	Russia	90.Start	1.1	83	Christen Press	7–0	8–0	Friendly
40.goal 40	2014-03-12[m 37]	PortugalParchal	Korea DPR	on 46' (off Heath)	1.1	88	Carli Lloyd	3–0	3–0	Algarve: seventh place match
41.goal 41	2014-09-13[m 38]	USASandy	Mexico	on 60' (off Press)	1.1	75	Alex Morgan	8–0	8–0	Friendly
42.goal 42	2015-08-16[m 39]	USAPittsburgh	Costa Rica	90.Start	2.1	4	unassisted	1–0	8–0	Friendly
43.goal 43					2.2	59	Christen Press	6–0
44.goal 44	2015-08-19[m 40]	USAChattanooga	Costa Rica	off 45' (on Rodriguez)	2.1	13	Carli Lloyd	2–0	7–2	Friendly
45.goal 45					2.2	23	Abby Wambach	5–0
46.goal 46	2015-09-20[m 41]	USABirmingham	Haiti	on 60' (off Klingenberg)	1.1	89	Amy Rodriguez	8–0	8–0	Friendly
47.goal 47	2016-09-15[m 42]	Columbus	Thailand	90.Start; (c)	2.1	5	Carli Lloyd	3–0	9–0	Friendly

Assists made in international matches

Heather O'Reilly is among the top ten players of United States women's national soccer team in providing assists.

Assist	Date	N	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Goal scorer	Score	Result	Competition
1.assist 1	2002-10-06[m 1]	1	Cary	Italy	on 66' (off Hucles)	73	Joy Fawcett	3–0	4–0	Nike U.S. Cup
2.assist 2	2004-07-21[m 43]	0	Blaine	Australia	on 71' (off Wagner)	76	Mia Hamm	2–1	3–1	Friendly
3.assist 3						81	Abby Wambach	3–1
4.assist 4	2005-03-11[m 44]	0	Guia	Finland	off 45' (on Tarpley)	41	Christie Welsh	2–0	3–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
5.assist 5	2005-10-23[m 45]	0	Charleston	Mexico	off 66' (on Milbrett)	34	Abby Wambach	2–0	3–0	Friendly
6.assist 6	2006-03-13[m 46]	0	Faro	France	off 73' (on Kai)	49	Aly Wagner	2–0	4–1	Algarve Cup: Group B
7.assist 7	2006-07-15[m 47]	0	Blaine	Sweden	off 60' (on Kai)	38	Abby Wambach	1–0	3–2	Friendly
8.assist 8	2007-04-14[m 48]	0	Foxborough	Mexico	on 68' (off Tarpley)	88	Lauren Cheney	5–0	5–0	Friendly
9.assist 9	2008-01-16[m 49]	0	Guangzhou	Canada	off 73' (on Kai)	51	Amy Rodriguez	1–0	4–0	Four Nations Tournament
10.assist 10						65	Amy Rodriguez	2–0
11.assist 11						71	Lindsay Tarpley	3–0
12.assist 12	2008-04-06[m 50]	0	Juarez	Mexico	90.Start	13	Natasha Kai	1–0	3–1	Olympic qualifier: Group A
13.assist 13	2008-06-15[m 51]	0	Suwon	Australia	off 72' (on Heath)	35	Natasha Kai	1–0	2–1	Peace Queen Cup
14.assist 14	2008-08-15[m 52]	0	Shanghai	Canada	off 91' (on Kai)	12	Angela Hucles	1–0	2–1 aet	Olympics: quarterfinal
15.assist 15	2008-08-18[m 20]	1	Beijing	Japan	90.Start	41	Angela Hucles	1–1	4–2	Olympics: semifinal
16.assist 16						80	Angela Hucles	4–1
17.assist 17	2008-09-13[m 21]	1	Philadelphia	Ireland	90.Start; (c)	32	Natasha Kai	1–0	2–0	Friendly
18.assist 18	2008-11-01[m 22]	1	Richmond	Korea R	90.Start	26	Angela Hucles	1–0	3–1	Friendly
19.assist 19	2009-03-04[m 53]	0	Lagos	Denmark	off 78' (on White)	22	Angie Woznuk	1–0	2–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
20.assist 20	2009-05-25[m 54]	0	Toronto	Canada	90.Start	46	Megan Rapinoe	2–0	4–0	Friendly
21.assist 21						80	Lauren Cheney	4–0
22.assist 22	2010-03-03[m 55]	0	Faro	Germany	90.Start	22	Abby Wambach	2–0	3–2	Algarve Cup: Final
23.assist 23	2010-03-28[m 56]	0	San Diego	Mexico	off 63' (on O'Hara)	12	Amy Rodriguez	1–0	3–0	Friendly
24.assist 24	2010-10-02[m 26]	1	Kennesaw	China PR	off 62' (on Lilly)	21	Megan Rapinoe	1–0	2–1	Friendly
25.assist 25	2010-10-30[m 57]	0	Cancun	Guatemala	90.Start	21	Amy Rodriguez	1–0	9–0	World Cup qualifier: Group B
26.assist 26						49	Alex Morgan	7–0
27.assist 27	2010-11-01[m 58]	0	Cancun	Costa Rica	on 75' (off Boxx)	81	Alex Morgan	4–0	4–0	World Cup qualifier: Group B
28.assist 28	2011-03-02[m 59]	0	Santo Antonio	Japan	90.Start	18	Megan Rapinoe	2–0	2–1	Algarve Cup: Group A
29.assist 29	2011-05-18[m 28]	1	Cary	Japan	off 72' (on Cheney)	28	Amy Rodriguez	1–0	2–0	Friendly
30.assist 30	2011-07-13[m 60]	0	M'gladbach	France	off 87' (on Heath)	9	Lauren Cheney	1–0	3–1	World Cup: semifinal
31.assist 31	2012-01-20[m 30]	3	Vancouver	Dominican	90.Start	1	Abby Wambach	1–0	14–0	Olympic qualifier: Group B
32.assist 32						30	Tobin Heath	6–0
33.assist 33						64	Lauren Cheney	11–0
34.assist 34	2012-02-29[m 61]	0	Lagos	Denmark	off 45' (on Rodriguez)	21	Alex Morgan	1–0	5–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
35.assist 35	2012-03-07[m 62]	0	Parchal	Sweden	off 71' (on Rapinoe)	4	Alex Morgan	4–0	4–0	Algarve Cup: third place match
36.assist 36	2012-06-16[m 63]	0	Halmstad	Sweden	off 45' (on Heath)	8	Abby Wambach	1–0	3–1	Volvo Winners Cup
37.assist 37	2012-06-18[m 64]	0	Halmstad	Japan	on 68' (off Cheney)	90+2	Abby Wambach	4–1	4–1	Volvo Winners Cup
38.assist 38	2012-08-06[m 65]	0	Manchester	Canada	on 101' (off Cheney)	120+3	Alex Morgan	4–3	4–3 aet	Olympics: semifinal
39.assist 39	2012-09-16[m 66]	0	Carson	Australia	on 46' (off Rapinoe)	55	Alex Morgan	1–1	2–1	Friendly
40.assist 40	2012-11-28[m 67]	0	Portland	Ireland	on 46' (off Heath)	62	Sydney Leroux	4–0	5–0	Friendly
41.assist 41	2012-12-12[m 68]	0	Houston	China PR	90.Start	20	Abby Wambach	1–0	4–0	Friendly
42.assist 42						63	Abby Wambach	3–0
43.assist 43						85	Amy Rodriguez	4–0
44.assist 44	2013-04-09[m 69]	0	The Hague	Netherlands	off 65' (on Klingenberg)	60	Christen Press	3–0	3–1	Friendly
45.assist 45	2013-06-15[m 70]	0	Foxborough	Korea R	90.Start	57	Carli Lloyd	3–1	4–1	Friendly
46.assist 46	2013-10-20[m 71]	0	San Antonio	Australia	90.Start	90+1	Christen Press	4–0	4–0	Friendly
47.assist 47	2013-11-10[m 72]	0	Orlando	Brazil	90.Start	15	Sydney Leroux	1–0	4–1	Friendly
48.assist 48	2014-02-08[m 35]	1	Boca Raton	Russia	off 68' (on Tymrak)	29	Carli Lloyd	1–0	7–0	Friendly
49.assist 49	2014-02-13[m 36]	1	Atlanta	Russia	90.Start	52	Amy Rodriguez	3–0	8–0	Friendly
50.assist 50	2014-03-10[m 73]	0	Albufeira	Denmark	off 54' (on Rapinoe)	51	Christen Press	1–3	3–5	Algarve Cup: Group B
51.assist 51	2014-09-18[m 74]	0	Rochester	Mexico	on 46' (off Heath)	79	Alex Morgan	4–0	4–0	Friendly
52.assist 52	2014-09-18[m 75]	0	Brasilia	Argentina	on 46' (off Chalupny)	47	Carli Lloyd	6–0	7–0	International Tournament of Brasilia
53.assist 53	2015-08-16[m 39]	1	Pittsburgh	Costa Rica	90.Start	68	Christen Press	8–0	8–0	Friendly
54.assist 54	2015-08-17[m 76]	0	Pittsburgh	Costa Rica	on 63' (off Press)	90+3	Crystal Dunn	5–0	5–0	Friendly
55.assist 55	2014-09-18[m 42]	2	Columbus	Thailand	90.Start	1	Carli Lloyd	1–0	9–0	Friendly
NOTE: N = number of goals scored by Heather O'Reilly in the match

Honors

Team

• Olympic Gold Medal: 2004, 2008, 2012
• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2015
• NWSL Championship: 2015
• WPS Championship: 2009
• FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship: 2002
• Women's College Cup: 2003, 2006

Individual

• NWSL Second Best XI: 2014
• FIFA Puskas Award Nominee: 2011
• WPS All-Star Team: 2010
• MVP, WPS Championship Game: 2009
• WPS All-Star team selection: 2009, 2010
• Soccer America Player of the Year Award: 2006
• College Cup Offensive MVP: 2003, 2006
• ACC Offensive Player of the Year: 2005
• ESPN the Magazine All-Academic Player of the Year: 2006
• Gatorade National High School Girls' Soccer Player of the Year: 2002

Endorsements

O'Reilly has endorsement deals with Adidas and TRX Training. In 2013, she appeared in a commercial for Adidas' Adizero™ running shoe.^[13]

In popular culture

Magazines

In 2008, Time listed profiled O'Reilly as the #15 Olympic Athlete to Watch in their list of 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch.^[14] She has been featured in Fitness,^[15] Shape,^[16] Teen Vogue,^[17] Sports Illustrated,^[18] and Boston Magazine.^[19]

Video Games

O'Reilly was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.^[20]

Ticker Tape Parade and White House Honor

Following the United States' win at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly and her teammates became the first women's sports team to be honored with a Ticker Tape Parade in New York City.^[21] Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio.^[22] In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.^[23]

Television and film

O'Reilly has made appearances with her national teammates on Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show,^[24][25] The Rachel Maddow Show^[26] and Good Morning America.^[27] She was featured in the film, Winning Isn't Everything about the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina.^[28]

Personal life

O'Reilly married former UNC lacrosse player Dave Werry, whom she met when the two attended UNC, in 2011.^[29]

She is nicknamed HAO, the initials for 'Heather Ann O'Reilly' and pronounced 'hey-oh'.^[30]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
• List of Olympic medalists in football
• List of footballers with 100 or more caps
• List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians
• List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni

References

1. Staff. North Carolina's Heather O'Reilly Captures Honda Soccer Award, Atlantic Coast Conference press release dated December 20, 2006. Accessed February 13, 2011. "The East Brunswick, N.J. Native Is Also Automatically Nominated for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Award."
2. "Heather O'Reilly". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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Match reports

1. "U.S. Clinches 2002 Nike U.S. Women's Cup with 4–0 Win Over Italy". U.S.Soccer.
2. "U.S. Women Down Norway 3–1 to Open Four Nations Tournament in China". U.S.Soccer.
3. "Wambach Scores Twice as U.S. Downs Ireland, 5–0, in Utah". U.S.Soccer.
4. "U.S. WNT Down Germany 2–1 in Overtime of Olympic Semifinal". U.S.Soccer.
5. "U.S. Women's National Team Earns 7–0 Win Against Ukraine". U.S.Soccer.
6. "U.S. WNT Defeats Denmark, 5–0, in Second Group B Match of 2006 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
7. "U.S. Women Dominate Ireland, 5–0, as Defender Cat Whitehill Scores Twice". U.S.Soccer.
8. "U.S. Women Tie England, 1–1, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
9. "U.S. Women Defeat Canada, 6–2, in Frisco, Texas, As Run to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Continues". U.S.Soccer.
10. "U.S. Women Defeat Finland, 4–0, at The Home Depot Center; U.S. Finish Domestic Schedule Undefeated and Now Head To The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China". U.S.Soccer.
11. "Wambach and O'Reilly Score as U.S. Women Tie North Korea, 2–2, to Open 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup". U.S.Soccer.
12. "U.S. Women Defeat Norway, 4–1, to Take Third Place". U.S.Soccer.
13. "U.S. Women Defeat Mexico, 5–1, at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis in First of Three Matches to End 2007 Schedule". U.S.Soccer.
14. "U.S. Women End 2007 Schedule With 1–1 Draw Against Mexico; O'Reilly Scores For USA, Her Seventh Goal of the Year". U.S.Soccer.
15. "U.S. Women Defeat Italy, 2–0, at 2008 Algarve Cup; Tarpley and O'Reilly Score For USA in Second Straight Shutout". U.S.Soccer.
16. "U.S. Women Roll Past Norway, 4–0, at 2008 Algarve Cup; WNT Advances to Sixth Straight Algarve Cup Final". U.S.Soccer.
17. "U.S. Women Defeat Jamaica, 6–0, to Open Olympic Qualifying; Wambach Scores Twice at USA is Through to Semifinals". U.S.Soccer.
18. "U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS WITH 3–0 VICTORY OVER COSTA RICA". U.S.Soccer.
19. "U.S. Advances to Olympic Quarterfinals with 4–0 Victory Against New Zealand". U.S.Soccer.
20. "U.S. Women Comeback for 4–2 Win Against Japan, Face Brazil in Gold Medal Match". U.S.Soccer.
21. "U.S. Women Open Achieve Your Gold Tour With 2–0 Win Against Ireland in Philadelphia". U.S.Soccer.
22. "U.S. Women Earn Fourth Victory on Achieve Your Gold Tour With 3–1 Win Over South Korea". U.S.Soccer.
23. "Heather O'Reilly Nets Ninth Goal of 2008 As U.S. Women Defeat Korea Republic 1–0 in Tampa". U.S.Soccer.
24. "U.S. Women Defeat China PR 1–0 in Final Match of Achieve Your Gold Tour to Finish Historic Year With 33–1–2 Record". U.S.Soccer.
25. "Wambach Scores Twice, Lilly and O'Reilly Add Goals As U.S. Women Roll to Impressive 4–0 Victory Against Germany". U.S.Soccer.
26. "Two First Half Goals Give U.S. Women 2–1 Win against China". U.S.Soccer.
27. "U.S. WNT Defeats Iceland For 2011 Algarve Cup Title". U.S.Soccer.
28. "U.S. Women Defeat Japan 2–0 in Cary, N.C., as Rodriguez and O'Reilly Score". U.S.Soccer.
29. "U.S. Secures Place in Quarterfinal Phase of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup with Dominating 3–0 Victory against Colombia". U.S.Soccer.
30. "U.S. Women's National Team Opens 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Women's Qualifying With Record Performance in 14–0 Rout of Dominican Republic". U.S.Soccer.
31. "U.S. Women's National Team Wins Group B at 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying with 4–0 Victory Against Mexico". U.S.Soccer.
32. "U.S. Women's National Team Topples Costa Rica 8–0 to Open Fan Tribute Tour in Rochester". U.S.Soccer.
33. "U.S. Women's National Team Provides Head Coach Pia Sundhage with 6–2 Victory in Final Match in Charge". U.S.Soccer.
34. "U.S. WNT Defeats New Zealand 4–1 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco". U.S. Soccer Federation.
35. "U.S. WNT Rolls to 7–0 Victory Against Russia in Boca Raton, Fla.". U.S. Soccer Federation.
36. "U.S. WNT Routs Russia 8–0 in Second Leg in Front of 16,133 Fans at Georgia Dome". U.S. Soccer Federation.
37. "U.S. WNT Blanks Korea DPR 3–0 for Seventh Place at Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer. March 12, 2014.
38. "U.S. WNT Routs Mexico 8–0 as Hope Solo Earns Record 72nd Clean Sheet". U.S.Soccer. September 13, 2014.
39. "World Champion U.S. WNT Opens Victory Tour with 8–0 Win Against Costa Rica in Front of Record Crowd in Pittsburgh". U.S.Soccer.
40. "U.S. WNT Continues Victory Tour with 7–2 Win in Chattanooga". U.S.Soccer.
41. "Lloyd Hat Trick Leads WNT to 8–0 Victory against Haiti in Birmingham". U.S.Soccer.
42. "WNT SENDS O'REILLY OUT IN STYLE WITH 9-0 WIN VS. THAILAND". U.S.Soccer. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
43. "U.S. Women Defeat Australia, 3–1, as Mia Hamm Scores 150th Career Goal". U.S.Soccer.
44. "U.S. Women Defeat Finland, 3–0, at Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
45. "U.S. WNT Tops Mexico 3–0 to Finish 2005 Undefeated". U.S.Soccer.
46. "U.S. Women Clinch Berth in Algarve Cup Final with 4–1 Win vs. France". U.S.Soccer.
47. "Lilly's Late Goal Gives U.S. WNT Hard Fought 3–2 Victory vs. Sweden". U.S.Soccer.
48. "U.S. Women Roll Past Mexico, 5–0, Behind Two Goals from Kristine Lilly". U.S.Soccer.
49. "U.S. Women's National Team Tops Canada, 4–0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
50. "U.S. Wins Group A, Downs Host Mexico 3–1 in CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier". U.S.Soccer.
51. "U.S. Women Open 2008 Peace Queen Cup With 2–1 Victory Over Australia". U.S.Soccer.
52. "U.S. WNT Defeats Canada, 2–1, On Overtime Goal From Natasha Kai to Earn Berth to Semifinal of Beijing Olympic Games". U.S.Soccer.
53. "Woznuk and DiMartino Score as U.S. Women Defeat Denmark 2–0 to Open 2009 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
54. "U.S. Women Score Twice In Each Half to Defeat Canada 4–0 at BMO Field in Toronto". U.S.Soccer.
55. "Lloyd, Wambach and Cheney Score As U.S. Women Win 2010 Algarve Cup With 3–2 Victory Against Germany". U.S.Soccer.
56. "USA Defeats Mexico 3–0 in First Domestic Match of 2010". U.S.Soccer.
57. "U.S. Women Defeat Guatemala 9–0 to Qualify for Semifinals at CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying in Cancun, Mexico". U.S.Soccer.
58. "U.S. Women's National Team Beats Costa Rica 4–0 to Top Group B at CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying in Cancun, Mexico". U.S.Soccer.
59. "U.S. Women Defeat Japan 2–1 to Open 2011 Algarve Cup in Portugal". U.S.Soccer.
60. "U.S. WNT Advances to Final of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". U.S.Soccer.
61. "Morgan Scores Twice as U.S. WNT Defeats Denmark 5–0 to Open 2012 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
62. "U.S. Women's National Team Routs Sweden 4–0 to Take Third Place at 2012 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer.
63. "WNT Earns 3–1 Win on the Road against Sweden". U.S.Soccer.
64. "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Japan 4–1 in Penultimate Tune-Up for the 2012 Olympics". U.S.Soccer.
65. "Match to Qualify for Gold Medal Game at 2012 Olympics". U.S.Soccer.
66. "U.S. Women's National Team Comes Back to Defeat Australia 2–1 at The Home Depot Center". U.S.Soccer.
67. "U.S. WNT Defeats Ireland 5–0 in Fan Tribute Tour, Presented by Panasonic ~". U.S.Soccer.
68. "U.S. WNT Beats China PR 4–0 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston". U.S.Soccer.
69. "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Netherlands 3-1 in International Friendly at The Hague". U.S.Soccer.
70. "U.S. WNT Defeats Korea Republic 4–1 in Foxborough, Mass.". U.S.Soccer.
71. "U.S. WNT Rolls Past Australia 4–0 in Front of 19,109 at Alamodome in San Antonio". U.S. Soccer Federation. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
72. "U.S. WNT Defeats Brazil 4-1 in Orlando to Complete Undefeated 2013 Campaign". U.S.Soccer.
73. "U.S. WNT Falls to Denmark 5-3 in Final Group B Match at Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer. March 10, 2014.
74. "U.S. WNT Defeats Mexico 4-0 in Final Tune-Up for CONCACAF Women's Championship". U.S.Soccer.
75. "WNT Defeats Argentina 7-0 in Group Finale of International Tournament of Brasilia". U.S.Soccer. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
76. "WNT Defeats Haiti 5-0 at Ford Field in Detroit". U.S.Soccer. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

Further reading

• Crothers, Tim (2010), The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty, Macmillan, ISBN 1429946261
• Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
• Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
• Stevens, Dakota (2011), A Look at the Women's Professional Soccer Including the Soccer Associations, Teams, Players, Awards, and More, BiblioBazaar, ISBN 1241047464
• Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books Ltd, ISBN 1926812603

External links

• Heather O'Reilly – FIFA competition record
• Official website
• US Soccer player profile
• Sky Blue FC player profile
• New Jersey Wildcats player profile
• North Carolina player profile