She has the seventh-most caps and the sixth-most assists in United States women’s national team history, and she’s also calling it a day.
Excelle Sports is reporting that Heather O’Reilly is retiring at the age of 31. The FC Kansas City player will likely play her final match in September, as the 2015 champs have all-but been eliminated from the playoffs.
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O’Reilly had 230 caps, 46 goals, and 54 assists for the USWNT team. She’s one of only a few players to have more than 45 goals and 50 assists (Julie Foudy, Tiffeny Milbrett, Shannon MacMillan, Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly).
One of many successful products of Anson Dorrance’s UNC program, “HAO” spent her club career with New Jersey Wildcats, Sky Blue FC, and Boston Breakers before joining FCKC.
O’Reilly was left off the Olympic roster this summer, named as an alternate. She could’ve been useful -- of course hindsight is 20/20 -- and it’ll be odd watching more USWNT matches without HAO.
