Lori Chalupny

Football player infobox
playername = Lori Chalupny


fullname = Lori Christine Chalupny
nickname = Chalupa
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|01|29
cityofbirth = St. Louis, Missouri
countryofbirth = flag|United States
height = 5'4"
position = Midfielder/Defender
currentclub = St. Louis
clubnumber = ?
youthyears = 1999(?)-2002
youthclubs = Nerinx Hall Markers
UNC Tar Heels
years = 2006-?
2009
clubs = River Cities Futbol Club
St. Louis
caps(goals) = 0? (?)
00 (0)
nationalyears = 2001-
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 50 (6)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 30 September 2007

Lori Christine Chalupny (born January 29, 1984, St. Louis, Missouri) is an American soccer midfielder/defender and member of the United States women's national soccer team.

Chalupny grew up in St. Louis and played soccer at Nerinx Hall High School then later at the collegiate level for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, winning an NCAA title with them in 2003. A member of the U.S. national under-16, U-19, and U-21 teams, Chalupny earned her first cap for the senior team on March 7, 2001 against Italy. She scored her first national-team goal on May 9, 2004 against Mexico. Although she played left back at the 2005 Algarve Cup, she has more recently been used as an outside midfielder.

In January 2006, Chalupny suffered a concussion after two blows to the head in a game against France. She was ordered by her doctors to take several months off, and did not return to national team play until July 2006.

As of September 30, 2007, Chalupny has 50 caps for the U.S. national team and has scored six goals. She started at midfield in all of the U.S. games at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, and scored two goals, one of which was the only goal of the game in the U.S. 1-0 win over Nigeria on September 18, 2007. The goal, coming just 57 seconds into the game, was the second-fastest in Women's World Cup history. [ [http://www.fifa.com/womenworldcup/matches/round=248549/match=56315/summary.html FIFA.com - Quick-fire US finish on top ] ] Chalupny played in four games for the U.S. at the 2008 Summer Olympics, scoring one goal against Japan in the semifinal.

Chalupny is a two-time winner of the women's Keough Award for outstanding soccer player from the St. Louis area, and won US Soccer's Youth Player of the Year Award in 2005.

In April 2006, Chalupny joined River Cities Futbol Club of the Women's Premier Soccer League.

On September 16, 2008, Chalupny was one of the three players drafted for St. Louis in the WPS allocation of national team members, with the new league set to start play in April 2009.

References

External links

* [http://www.lorichalupny.com/index.cfm Official site]
* [http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_1474561.html US Soccer 2007 profile]
* [http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_281213.html "Head Strong: WNT Defender Lori Chalupny Returns to U.S. Lineup", US Soccer (2006)]
* [http://womenssoccerusa.blogspot.com/2006/04/lori-chalupny-joins-river-cities-fc.html River Cities F.C. signing announcement]
* [http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/stories/122505aaa.html "Kristine Lilly, Lori Chalupny Win U.S. Soccer's Top Awards For 2005", CSTV.com, Dec. 25, 2005]
* [http://www.stlmag.com/media/St-Louis-Magazine/August-2007/Lori-Chalupny/ St. Louis Magazine profile, Aug. 2007]