Full name: Mariel Margaret Hamm
Date of birth: March 17, 1972 (age 39)
Place of birth: Selma, Alabama, United States
Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position: Forward
Weight: 125 (57 kg).
Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
College: University of North Carolina.
Club: Washington Freedom (WUSA).
Mia Hamm is considered the greatest player of the history of women’s football. She was born in 1972 in USA. She holds the record of scoring highest international goal for both man and women with her 158 international goals. She is in the second position in terms of highest international appearance with hr 276 international caps with USA after her fellow team mate Kristine Lilly. She won two world cup championships with USA. Hamm became the youngest ever player for USA to win a world cup in 1991 when she was 19. She also won two Olympic gold medals for her country. She took retirement form football in 2004 after playing a friendly match against Mexico where her two goals helped her team to win a 5-0 victory over their neighboring country. She became Fifa World Player of the year for twice in 2001 and 2002. This great footballer has been included in the list of 125 greatest living soccer player selected by Pele.
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