Lindsey Heaps

Lindsey Heaps, born on May twenty-six, nineteen ninety-four, is an accomplished American professional soccer player renowned for her skills as a midfielder. Currently, she plays for the prestigious Première Ligue club OL Lyonnes and proudly captains the United States national team. In an exciting development, she is set to join Denver Summit FC of the National Women's Soccer League in June twenty twenty-six.

Heaps embarked on her professional journey at the young age of eighteen with Paris Saint-Germain in France, where she quickly established herself as a prolific scorer. Her career took a significant turn in twenty sixteen when she signed with the NWSL's Portland Thorns. During her time with the Thorns, she was instrumental in their success, notably winning the NWSL Most Valuable Player award in twenty eighteen and scoring the decisive goal in the championship game of twenty seventeen.

After six successful years in Portland, Heaps made a move to the French powerhouse Lyon, where she celebrated a remarkable victory by winning the UEFA Women's Champions League in twenty twenty-two. Her international career is equally impressive; she made her senior debut for the United States in twenty thirteen and was honored as the U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year.

Heaps has been a vital part of the national team, contributing to their triumph at the twenty nineteen FIFA Women's World Cup and securing a bronze medal at the twenty twenty Tokyo Olympics. Most recently, she captained the team to a gold medal victory at the twenty twenty-four Paris Olympics and was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in twenty twenty-one.