Biography
Who is Mia Hamm?
Early life
Mia Hamm was born on March 17, 1972, in Selma, Alabama, to Bill and Stephanie Hamm. She was born with a club foot and wore corrective shoes as a toddler. Her childhood was spent living on various United States Air Force bases around the world with her family. She first played soccer while living in Florence, Italy, before moving to Texas where she joined her first youth team at age five.
During her junior high school years, she played football on the boys team. She later attended Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, and helped the school soccer team win the 1989 state championship.
College career
Mia attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1989 to 1993. She helped the Tar Heels win four NCAA Division I Championship titles during her time there. She red-shirted the 1991 season to prepare for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in China. Out of the 95 games she played for the team, North Carolina lost only one match.
She earned All-American honors and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year for three consecutive seasons. She graduated in 1994 holding conference records for goals, assists, and total points. Her No. 19 jersey was retired by the university in 1994, and she was later named one of the greatest athletes of the conference's first fifty years.
International and club career
Mia made her debut for the United States women's national soccer team at age 15 during the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival. She competed in four editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, winning titles in 1991 and 1999. She also won gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2004, and earned a silver medal in 2000.
In club competition, she was a founding player of the Women's United Soccer Association and played for the Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. She led her team to the playoffs and won the Founders Cup in 2003 before retiring from international play in 2004.
Birthday and age
Mia Hamm was born on March 17, 1972, which makes Mia 54 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Mia shares the date with 67 other famous people.
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