Kelley O'Hara
Kelley O'Hara was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States on August 4th, 1988 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 36, Kelley O'Hara biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Kelley Mauley (born August 4, 1988) is a member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team.
She was the recipient of the 2009 Hermann Award as a forward for Stanford's women's soccer team.
She majored in science, technology, and society with a focus on environmental engineering. She is tied for the third best scorer in the United States under-20 team and sixth in terms of caps played.
She competed in the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups, and she was one of three athletes for the United States who played every minute in the 2012 Olympics women's football tournament.
Early life
O'Hara was born in Fayetteville, Georgia, near Atlanta, to parents Dan and Karen O'Hara. Jerry is her brother, and Erin has a sister named Erin. O'Hara has Irish roots. O'Hara grew up in Peachtree, Georgia, graduating from Starr's Mill High School in Fayette County, where she spent four years on the varsity soccer team and captained the team during her junior and senior years. In 2006, O'Hara helped the Panthers win the 5A state championship with 20 goals and 16 assists. During her sophomore season, the team came in second place in the state championships. O'Hara was named Parade All-American as a junior and a senior, as well as All-League, All-County, and All-State for four years. She was named the 2006 Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) Player of the Year and Gatorade Georgia State Player of the Year in 2006. She was also named NSCAA All-American.
Before playing for the United States U-16s and then the U-17 youth national team of that year, O'Hara competed for club teams, the Peachtree City Lazers, and AFC Lightning. She competed for the Concorde Fire South 88 Elite, who went on to win the 2007 Georgia U19G State Cup and advance to the Semi Finals of Regionals.
O'Hara, a two-time Parade All-American who will attend Stanford University's freshman year, led the Cardinals in scoring in 2006 with nine goals. She did the Cardinals win the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the second time during her sophomore year.
Stanford won the College Cup for the first time since 1993, defeating 2005 national champion Portland 1–0. In the semi-finals, the Cardinals will lose by 0–1, to Notre Dame.
She had one of the best seasons in Division I history as a senior, scoring 26 goals and 13 assists. In the 2009 College Cup, O'Hara's senior year came to an end, when the Cardinals lost to North Carolina. In the second half, O'Hara got two yellow cards, ejecting her from the game, causing the Cardinal to call the game a woman down. The game ended with a score of 1–0, marking North Carolina's twentieth National Championship. She ended her college career at Stanford with 57 goals and 32 assists, both school records at the time.
O'Hara was named the 2009 Hermann Trophy as the best player in collegiate soccer. For three seasons in a row, she had been on the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list. During her time at Stanford, O'Hara was also a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Personal life
O'Hara was one of many out LGBT athletes to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. She lives with her partner in Washington, D.C., during her offseason.
Club career
O'Hara played for the Pali Blues of the USL W-League in the summer of 2009, scoring four goals during her time with the team prior to graduating from Stanford.
At the 2010 WPS Draft, O'Hara was drafted third overall by FC Gold Pride. O'Hara had previously worked with FC Gold Pride head coach Albertin Montoya while being an assistant coach at Stanford University in 2008.
After losing the Philadelphia Independence 4–1 on Saturday, the team dominated the season, finishing first in first place throughout the regular season. The team secured a direct route to the championship playoff game against the Philadelphia Independence as the regular season champions. FC Gold Pride won the WPS Championship after defeating Independence 4–0. Despite a fruitful season, the club halted operations on November 16, 2010 due to a lack of funds to meet the league's financial reserve requirements.
Since the Boston Breakers drafted O'Hara in November 2010, the Boston Breakers signed him. During her two seasons in the WPS as primarily an outside midfielder, she scored ten goals. Since O'Hara had signed with the Atlanta Beat, it was announced on January 5, 2012. However, the league was dissolved shortly before the 2012 season began.
O'Hara joined Sky Blue FC in the new National Women's Soccer League on January 11, 2013. Jim Gabarra, the club's head coach, played O'Hara as a forward, so she reverted to a position she adored in college.
O'Hara has worked in a variety of roles in Sky Blue, including forward, winger, right-back, and central midfielder.
On December 29, 2017, O'Hara was traded to Utah Royals FC. O'Hara appeared in 8 games for Utah in 2018 due to a hamstring injury. O'Hara scored a goal in Utah's 2-0 victory over the Washington Spirit in May 2018.
Utah finished the season in fifth place, just 2 points shy of making the playoffs. After the 2018 season, O'Hara underwent ankle surgery.
In 2019, she made only 2 starts in four appearances for Utah due to injuries and World Cup duties. She was still recovering from an off-season ankle injury early in the NWSL season, and she was limited to only playing as a replacement in two late-April games. Following her World Cup victory, O'Hara started playing for Utah at the end of July, notching an assist in the team's 2-2 draw against Portland. She was selected to the 2019 NWSL's second team.
In the abbreviated 2020 NWSL season, O'Hara appeared in only 65 minutes for the Royals. She was still recovering from an injury at the start of the Challenge Cup and did not register for the first few games. In Utah's July 13 game against Chicago and the July 18 game against Houston, she played just barely minutes.
O'Hara trade to the Washington Spirit began to circulate in August, and O'Hara announced in August that she did not register for the 2020 NWSL Fall Series, which is scheduled to begin in early September.
On December 2, 2020, O'Hara's move to the Spirit was officially confirmed. The Utah Royals received $75,000 in allocation funds as a result of the 2022 first round pick. The Spirit won their first NWSL Championship on Saturday, November 20, 2021, when they defeated the Chicago Red Stars 2–1 in extra-time at Lynnn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The O'Hara scored in the 97th minute to seal the victory.
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International career
From 2005 to 2010, O'Hara served on various youth national teams for the United States. She scored 24 goals in her 35 under-20 caps, the third most for a US player in the U-20 age group. She was a member of the U-20 women's national soccer team in Russia, placing fourth in fourth place. O'Hara scored two goals in the tournament: one against the Congo (for which she was named FIFA's Player of the Match) and another against Germany. She was also the first woman to be banned from a game, after collecting two yellow cards in the match against Argentina.
At the 2007 Pan American Games, O'Hara rejoined the U-20 national team. In the women's football tournament, she scored four goals against Paraguay, Panama, and Mexico. In the final game, 0–5, the United States, which only sent their U-20 women to the tournament, will lose to a full-strength Brazilian senior squad starring Brazilian powerhouse Marta.
In February 2008, O'Hara returned to the U-20 women's national team to compete in the U-20 Four Nations Tournament in Chile. In July 2008, her last appearance for the U-20 team at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico, a woman's last appearance for the team. O'Hara helped the U-20 team qualify for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. She did not participate in the U-20 World Cup but instead continued with her college team in their NCAA postseason campaign.
In the lead-up to the 2010 Algarve Cup, she was called into the senior national team's training camp in December 2009 and attended the January 2010 training camp. O'Hara played for her first senior national team cap in March 2010, stepping in as a replacement in a friendly match against Mexico.
O'Hara was brought on to substitute Lindsay Tarpley, who sustained her ACL in a send-off match against Japan on May 14, 2011. In the final group stage game against Sweden, O'Hara earned just one cap at right midfield in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The United States went on to win the silver medal in the tournament.
O'Hara was one of the best young offensive players in the United States during her time in the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but O'Hara was switched to playing outside back under new head coach Pia Sundhage. She made her first appearance at left-back against Guatemala on January 22, 2012, earning three assists. In the match that qualified the US for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, O'Hara got off to a good start against Costa Rica right back. O'Hara, one of three American players to participate in every minute of the US' gold medal run, was one of three American players to do so.
O'Hara did not get any playing time in the first four games of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States. In the quarter-final game against China PR, O'Hara got off to a promising start in her first appearance of the tournament. In the 61st minute, Christen Press was introduced to her. In the United States' 2–0 victory over Germany in the semi-finals, O'Hara scored her first international goal. O'Hara started the game against Japan in the 61st minute to replace Megan Rapinoe. The United States continued to defeat Japan 5-2 for their first World Cup title since 1999 and third overall World Cup title for the United States since the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991.
Despite the fact that she had been forced to miss regularly for the United States in the year leading up to the World Cup, O'Hara was named to Jill Ellis' roster for the 2019 FIFA World Cup in France. She appeared in five of the United States' seven games and was active in all knockout stage games. In the team's first game against Thailand, O'Hara kicked the ball to Alex Morgan in the 12th minute, converting O'Hara's service to notch the team's first goal of the tournament. The United States defeated Thailand 13-0. When O'Hara crossed from the right flank to Christen Press, the United States took the lead after a 10th minute goal. O'Hara had been beaten in the final against the Netherlands but had to be recalled at halftime due to a car accident just before the break with Dutch winger Lieke Martens. The United States won the match 2–0, and O'Hara won her second World Cup.