Photo: Erik Drost / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Hope Solo fascinates me precisely because she refused to be a quiet goalkeeper. A World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist out of the University of Washington, she carried a level of confidence and outspokenness that the sport rarely tolerates from women. I find her career a study in the cost of conviction: brilliant between the posts, divisive everywhere else. Goalkeeping is a thankless, isolating job, yet she made it the loudest position on the pitch. Whatever one thinks of the controversies, I respect an athlete who played and spoke entirely on her own terms, and who helped push women's soccer into the cultural spotlight.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hope Solo
- Name (Japanese)
- ホープ・ソロ
- Reading
- ほーぷ・そろ
- Born
- July 30, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Richland, Washington, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Richland High School
- University
- University of Washington
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://hopesolo.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hopesolo/
- Xhttps://x.com/hopesolo
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AD
Frequently asked questions
When was Hope Solo born?
Born July 30, 1981 (age 44).
Where is Hope Solo from?
Hope Solo is from Richland, Washington, United States.
What does Hope Solo do?
Hope Solo works as association football player, model.
How tall is Hope Solo?
Hope Solo is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.