Mia Hamm is the most memorable woman soccer player in the world. She studied at University of North Carolina with a political science degree , and was raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mia Hamm is 5 feet, 5 inches and 125 pounds. She was born in Selma, Arizona on March 17, 1972 and that is when her soccer career began. Some facts I would like to share with you about her are....

Full-International Appearances: 136
Full-International Goals:81
First Appearance: Aug. 3, 1987, vs. China
First Goal: July 25, 1990, vs. Norway


Hamm's Goal Breakdown

Two-goal Games: 19 Hat Tricks: 7 Four-Goal Games: 2 U.S. States Scored In: 21 Goals as a Substitute: 5 Goals as a Starter: 101

Tournament Goals

Goals in Women's World Cup: 4 Goals in Olympics: 1 Goals in Goodwill Games: 5 Goals in Algarve Cup: 5 Goals in CONCACAF Qualifying: 10 Goals in U.S. Women's Cup: 18

Goals by Month

Jan: 4 Feb: 7 March: 6 April: 17 May: 20 June: 11 July: 17 Aug: 15 Sept: 4 Oct: 2 Nov: 2 Dec: 1

Mia Hamm is not only a magnificent soccer player, but a great person as well. She started a foundation to try and find the cure for bone marrow disease and encourage other aspiring female athletes to succeed. Mia Hamm is a great role model, and young girls can look to her for inspiration...

For more information about Mia Hamm's success and the location of the information I got, look at http://www.womensoccer.com/biogs/hamm.html