Megan Rapinoe's USWNT career by the numbers - ESPN
It's impossible to tell the story of the modern United States women's national team without mentioning Megan Rapinoe. Both a prolific contributor to the scoresheet — with a knack for clutch moments — and a media-savvy personality always good for a quote, Rapinoe is the face of one of the most successful eras in the team's illustrious history.
Set to retire at the end of the year, Rapinoe will be looking to add one final championship chapter to her story this summer. Here's her remarkable international career, by the numbers, courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information:
Rapinoe's 2023 World Cup debut on Friday, or in any other game this tournament, will mark her 200th international appearance for the United States, making her one of just 14 American players to reach the 200-cap mark. Along with Alex Morgan and Becky Sauerbrunn, Rapinoe is one of just three active American players to accumulate 200 or more national team appearances.
Age has never been much of a factor for the 38-year-old Rapinoe on the field. In 2019, she became the oldest player to ever score in a World Cup final. But in 2023, she'll be uniquely experienced among those in the USWNT camp, even by her own veteran standards. Not only does she have the second-most caps of anyone on the roster, she's the oldest player on the squad by nearly three years. If she finds the back of the net this summer she'll become the oldest player to ever score at a Women's World Cup.
Currently sitting on nine goals scored in World Cup play, if Rapinoe scores this summer, she'll be one of just 12 female players in the competition's history to accumulate double-digit goals in tournament play. She's currently tied for fourth on the USWNT World Cup goal leaderboard.
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