O´Hara announces retirement from football

Two-time Women’s World Cup winner, Kelley O’Hara has announced that she will retire from football at the end of the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season.

Between 2011 and 2023, she played in four Women’s World Cups, becoming just the 12th US player to reach that landmark, and three Olympic Games, winning a gold medal in 2012.

The 35-year-old finished her international career with 160 caps, scoring three goals, including a winner in the semi-final en route to winning the Women’s World Cup in 2015, and assisting 21.

A Legend to the Game

Thank you Kelley O’Hara for the impact that you left on the league. We can’t wait to watch the rest of your season. pic.twitter.com/xkJEKZ5SEC

— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 2, 2024

She also won three championships, one in the now-defunct Women’s Professional Soccer and two in the NWSL, helping NJ/NY Gotham FC to their first title last season.

O’Hara said: “It has been one of the greatest joys to represent my country and to wear the U.S. Soccer crest.”

“As I close this chapter of my life, I am filled with gratitude. Looking back on my career I am so thankful for all the things I was able to accomplish but most importantly the people I was able to accomplish them with.”