Kristine Lilly

Kristine Lilly is, to me, a living monument of women's soccer. Twenty-three years with the U.S. national team and a record 354 caps across the entire sport is a number that almost defies belief. At just 163 cm she was never the biggest player on the pitch, which makes the longevity all the more impressive, it was built on intelligence, technique, and a relentless care for her own body. Learning she became a marathon runner after retiring only deepened my respect, that is an athlete to the bone. From the 1991 Hermann Trophy onward, she earned every ounce of admiration.

Name (English)

Kristine Lilly

Name (Japanese)

クリスティン・リリー

Reading

くりすてぃん・りりー

Born

July 22, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Height

163 cm

Occupation

association football player

High school

Wilton High School

Awards & achievements

• 1992 Honda Sports Award for Soccer
• 1991 Hermann Trophy

• Official sitehttps://www.kristinelilly13.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kristinelilly/
• Xhttps://x.com/KristineLilly
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristine%20Lilly
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166207

Tags

• New York
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.