Updated 05-May-2020.
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Julie Beth Ertz is an American soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) she first appeared for the United States national team during an international friendly against Scotland on February 9, 2013 . Ertz helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup . at 23, she was the second youngest member of the 2015 team behind 22-year-old Morgan Brian . she was awarded U. Julie and Melanie Johnston played for Sereno Soccer Club in Phoenix . Julie played for the 1992 side and Melanie for the 1990s . Ertz played with the team from 2004 to 2010 on the U13 through U19 teams Ertz attended Dobson High School in Mesa from 2006 to 2010 . she never played for the soccer team at the school, instead opting to play for Sereno . while at dobson, she was a as a sophomore in 2011, she started all 21 games with nine goals and four assists . she was a WCC Hermann Trophy semi-finalist and was named to the NSCAA All-American First-team . Ertz was a MAC Hermann Trophy semi-finalist and named U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year . in 2013, she led the team with eight assists and four game-winning goals . subsequently signed with the team for the 2014 season . made her first appearance for the team on April 19 . started in 21 matches and scored two goals . finished fifth in the regular season with a 9–7–8 record Ertz was named NWSL Rookie of the Year following the 2014 season . in 2015, she missed almost half of the NWSL season due to commitments with the u.s. women’s national team . she made Ertz started in the match, which ended in a 0–3 defeat for the Red Stars . she was named to the NWSL Second XI for the season after leading Chicago to the championship semi-final . Ertz was named the 2018 NWSL Second XI . at the end of the 2019 season, she made her first appearance in the NWSL Championship against the North Carolina Courage . in the main tournament, one of the goals she scored was in the 4–0 semi-final victory over Mexico that advanced the United States to the World Cup finals . in 2013, Ertz played for the U23 team in the Four on April 9, Ertz started in the midfield in the match against the Netherlands . she scored in the 73rd minute but the referee ruled that she was offside . the united states won the match, 3 Ertz was not named to the roster for the 2014 Algarve Cup in March . in late April, she was named to a 22-player roster for a match against Canada on may 8 . she was then named to Initially, she was not named to the roster for the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship . one day before the team’s first match of the tournament, she replaced an injured Crystal Dunn . the united states qualified the final game against Brazil was a 0–0 draw, but the tournament title was given to Brazil, who had more points from the group stage . on February 21, Ertz was named to the 25-player roster for the 2015 five players played every minute in all seven matches for the united states during the world cup . in the 59th minute of the team’s semi-final match against Germany on June 30, Ertz pulled down opposition player Alexandra Popp Ertz was named to the FIFA Women’s World Cup All-Star Team . she joined the national team on a Victory Tour following their world cup win . in the 52nd minute, she attempted to block a free the united states qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after a semi-final win against Trinidad and Tobago on February 19 . the United States won the tournament after defeating Canada 2–0 on February 21 Ertz started in both games and scored a goal in the 27th minute of the second match . on July 12, she was named to the 18-player team that would represent the united states at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Jan in 2017, she was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year . in 2019, she was nominated alongside Rose Lavelle, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Alyssa Naeher and Megan Zach and Julie Ertz married on the coast of Santa Barbara, California . they were featured in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue 2017 . each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio .