Heather Ann O'Reilly (born January 2, 1985) is an American professional women's soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She played for the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT), with whom she won three Olympic gold medals and a FIFA Women's World Cup. From 2003 to 2006, she played college soccer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). During her club career, O'Reilly played for the New Jersey Wildcats (USL W-League), Sky Blue FC (WPS), Boston Breakers (WPSL Elite and NWSL), FC Kansas City (NWSL), Arsenal (FA WSL), North Carolina Courage (NWSL), and Shelbourne (WNL).[2][3]
 Heather O'Reilly with her 2012 Olympics gold medal | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heather Ann O'Reilly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Courage U23 | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | New Jersey Wildcats | 9 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Sky Blue FC | 50 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Boston Breakers | 44 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Kansas City | 27 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal | 24 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | North Carolina Courage | 21 | (1) |
| 2022 | Shelbourne | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | North Carolina Courage U23 | ||
| International career | |||
| United States U-19 | |||
| United States U-21 | |||
| 2002–2016 | United States | 231 | (47) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Upon her initial retirement from international play in September 2016, she is one of the world's most capped soccer players with over 230 international appearances to her name. She is a skilled flank player, currently tied for fifth with Julie Foudy in USWNT history for assists. She is also the eighth most capped player in USWNT history. On October 27, 2019, she played her final match for the North Carolina Courage before retiring, winning the 2019 NWSL championship.[4]
She is currently an analyst for Fox Sports. O'Reilly announced on July 28, 2022, that she would be coming out of retirement to play for Women's National League side Shelbourne and take part in their upcoming UEFA Women's Champions League campaign.[3] She scored a match-winning goal against ZNK Pomurje on her debut.[5]
Early life
editBorn to Andrew and Carol O'Reilly, Heather O'Reilly is the youngest of four children. Growing up in East Brunswick, New Jersey, O'Reilly attended Saint Bartholomew's School and later played on the girls soccer team at East Brunswick High School.[6] In her four-year career, she scored 143 goals.[7] As a junior in 2001, she led the team to the New Jersey state high school title.
Throughout high school, O'Reilly was a member of the National Honor Society and played on the school's basketball team.[8] During her senior year, she was named All-American and National Player of the Year by Parade Magazine.[8] In 2002, she was named the Gatorade High School National Player of the Year and the National Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year. She was also named by Soccer America as the top college recruit in the country.[7]
North Carolina Tar Heels, 2003–06
edit
O'Reilly was an education major at the University of North Carolina, where she played forward for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer program from 2003 through 2006. She appeared 97 times for the Tar Heels, scoring 59 goals and assisting on 49 others. She led her team to the national Championships in 2003 and 2006.
During her senior year, ESPN the Magazine named her the All-American Player of the Year and was awarded the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award following her senior year.[citation needed] As a senior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.[9]
In 2008, O'Reilly's No. 20 jersey was retired by the program, joining athletes April Heinrichs, Lorrie Fair, Tisha Venturini, Kristine Lilly and Mia Hamm, along with 13 others.[10]
Club career
editNew Jersey Wildcats, 2004–2005
editO'Reilly played for New Jersey Wildcats of W-League from 2004 to 2005, winning the Championship in 2005.[citation needed]
Sky Blue FC, 2009–2011
edit
O'Reilly was allocated to Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer on September 16, 2008, along with fellow U.S. national team players Natasha Kai and Christie Rampone.[11] She appeared in 17 matches as co-captain during the 2009 inaugural season, leading Sky Blue to an unexpected playoff berth. During the Championship 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs match against Los Angeles, she scored the only goal helping her team clinch the Championship title.[citation needed]
Boston Breakers, 2012–2014
editFollowing her husband's enrollment in Harvard Business School, O'Reilly trained with and played two matches with the Boston Breakers of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite in 2012 after the WPS folded and during breaks with her national team duties. She was allocated to the Breakers in 2013 at the initiation of the new National Women's Soccer League.[citation needed]
FC Kansas City, 2015–2016
editOn October 27, 2014, FC Kansas City announced that it had acquired O'Reilly in a trade that sent Morgan Marlborough and Kassey Kallman to the Breakers.[12]
Arsenal, 2017–2018
editOn January 18, 2017, Arsenal announced they had signed O'Reilly.[13] The club is a member of the top division of the Football Association Women's Super League, the highest level of women's professional soccer in England. After 38 appearances in all competitions and four goals, it was confirmed by Arsenal that she would leave the club in the summer of 2018.[14]
North Carolina Courage, 2018–2019
editAfter FC Kansas City ceased operations, the Utah Royals FC maintained O'Reilly's NWSL rights. On June 28, 2018, the Courage traded Makenzy Doniak and a 2019 3rd round pick for O'Reilly and a 2019 2nd round pick.[15] O'Reilly appeared in 8 regular season games and both playoff games for the Courage. North Carolina won the NWSL Shield & NWSL Championship.[16]
North Carolina participated in the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup, O'Reilly started in the Championship Game and scored a goal in the 10th minute. The Courage defeated Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 to win the inaugural edition of the tournament.[17]
On April 12, 2019, O'Reilly announced via social media that she would retire from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2019 NWSL Season.[18]
Shelbourne, 2022
editOn July 28, 2022, O'Reilly announced that she would be coming out of retirement to play for Irish champions Shelbourne, fulfilling her dream of playing in the UEFA Women's Champions League (UWCL). During her participation at Soccer Aid 2022, Arsène Wenger had suggested O'Reilly continue her playing career, which prompted her to look for a suitable UWCL club. She found Shelbourne's offer attractive because she is an Irish American.[3][19]
O'Reilly made her Shelbourne debut on July 30, 2022, against Sligo Rovers.[20][21]
On August 18, 2022, O'Reilly started for Shelbourne in their UEFA Women's Champions League qualifier against Slovenian side Pomurje. O'Reilly scored the only goal of the game, a header in the fourth minute.[22] Following Shelbourne's elimination from the UEFA Women's Champions League, O'Reilly took temporary leave of the team, stating that she would be "joining back with the team later [in the] season."[23]
O'Reilly joined back up with Shelbourne in October 2022,[24] returning to action in the side's 2-0 victory against Sligo Rovers.[25] O'Reilly enjoyed playing for Shelbourne and was pleased to contribute to their 2022 Women's National League title win: "I didn't think that the team would mean so much to me, and that I would really want to come back and help them win the league. I kept an eye on things when I went back home and, when the title race was heating up, I wanted to come back and help in any way that I could." She also made a substitute appearance in the 2022 FAI Women's Cup Final, as Shelbourne beat Athlone Town 2–0 to secure a League and Cup Double.[26]
Other post-retirement
editO'Reilly returned to the North Carolina Courage organization in 2023 to serve as a player-coach for its amateur USL W League side, joking that the team would have to change its name from "North Carolina Courage U23" to "North Carolina Courage U39".[27] O'Reilly was rostered for the NC Courage U23 again in 2024, coming into play as a substitute during the team's 3–0 playoff win over the Long Island Rough Riders.[28]
O'Reilly signed a one-day contract with NJ/NY Gotham FC for a friendly game against Chelsea on August 19, 2024, but did not make the matchday roster after not passing her physical.[29][30]
International career (2002–2016)
editIn 2002, while still in high school, O'Reilly was named to the U.S. national team. O'Reilly made her first appearance with the United States women's national soccer team on March 1, 2002, against Sweden.
2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup
editO'Reilly was a key member of USA's U-19 World Cup winning team in 2002, scoring four goals and creating seven. This helped the USA youth to win the first World Championship ever for this level.[31]
2004 Athens Olympics
editAfter recovering from a broken fibula from a match the year before, O'Reilly made the national team roster for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At nineteen years old, she was the youngest player on the roster. On August 23, 2004, she scored the match winning goal[32] in the Olympic semi-final match against Germany, propelling the United States into the final, in which they defeated Brazil for the gold medal.
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
editIn the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly scored a critical goal against North Korea in the 69th minute, which tied the match at 2–2 and saved the Americans from a devastating opening-round loss. The United States ended up taking the bronze medal, with O'Reilly scoring a goal during the 4–1 win against Norway. She was nominated as Sports Illustrated's 2007 Sportsman of the Year.[33]
2008 Beijing Olympics
editO'Reilly competed at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic games. She scored the quickest goal in Olympic women's soccer history against New Zealand to advance to the quarterfinals.[34] She also scored a goal in the semi-final match against Japan. The team went on to defeat heavy-favorites Brazil 1–0 to win the gold medal. Prior to the Summer Games, Time magazine ranked her number 15 on its list of 100 Olympic Athletes to Watch.[35]
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
editO'Reilly was selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and in the second match of the group stage scored the first of three goals for USA against Colombia.[36] The goal was later nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award in 2011.
2012 London Olympics
edit
At the 2012 Olympics in London, she made a crucial assist in the 123rd minute of the semi-final match against Canada, sending a cross from the right to Alex Morgan who headed the ball into the goal over the hand of Erin McLeod, propelling team USA to the gold medal match against Japan.
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
editO'Reilly was selected for her third World Cup in 2015.[37] She appeared in the quarter final game against china as a substitute to help the U.S. win 1-0. O’Reilly became a World Cup Champion on July 5, when the United States defeated Japan 5–2 in the Women's World Cup final. O'Reilly joined the national team on a Victory Tour following their World Cup win.
2016 Rio Olympics
editTo some controversy, she was left off the team by Jill Ellis and made an alternate for the 2016 Rio Olympics even with having the most caps of the squad at the time (229).[38] The U.S. national team went on to achieve its worst Olympic finish, being knocked out by Sweden in the quarter-finals.
Retirement, 2016
editOn September 1, 2016, O'Reilly announced her retirement from the Women's National Team after 15 years.[39] She retired on September 15 after a friendly match against Thailand, held in Columbus, Ohio,[39] after the USWNT scored 9 goals.[m 1]
In popular culture
editMagazines
editIn 2008, Time listed profiled O'Reilly as the No. 15 Olympic Athlete to Watch in their list of 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch.[40] She has been featured in Fitness,[41] Shape,[42] Teen Vogue,[43] Sports Illustrated,[44] and Boston Magazine.[45]
Video games
editO'Reilly was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.[46]
Ticker tape parade and White House honors
editFollowing the United States' win at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly and her teammates became the first women's sports team to be honored with a ticker tape parade in New York City.[47] Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio.[48] In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.[49]
Television and film
editO'Reilly has made appearances with her national teammates on Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show,[50][51] The Rachel Maddow Show[52] and Good Morning America.[53] She was featured in the film, Winning Isn't Everything about the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina.[54]
Radio and other media
editO'Reilly began cohosting the BBC World Service's BBC World Football program with Mani Djazmi, Pat Nevin, and Peter Odemwingie when the program changed formats in 2018.[55] She is also now the co-host of “Played In” on SiriusXM FC with Lori Lindsey.
Personal life
editO'Reilly married former UNC lacrosse player Dave Werry in 2011, whom she met when the two attended UNC.[56] Their son William was born on June 18, 2020.[57] O'Reilly gave birth to their second child, Jack, on November 26, 2021.[58]
She is nicknamed "HAO," the initials of her name (Heather Ann O'Reilly) and pronounced 'hey-oh'.[1]
O'Reilly has endorsement deals with Adidas. In 2013, she appeared in a commercial for Adidas' Adizero™ running shoe.[59]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit| Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
|
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | # | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| goal 1 | 2002-10-06[m 2] | Cary |  Italy
|
1.1 | 69 | Julie Foudy |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Nike U.S. Cup | |
| goal 2 | 2003-01-23[m 3] | Yiwu |  Norway
|
1.1 | 87 | Aly Wagner |
3–1 |
3–1 |
Four Nations Tournament | |
| goal 3 | 2003-06-15[m 4] | Salt Lake |  Ireland
|
1.1 | 2 | Julie Foudy |
1–0 |
5–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 4 | 2004-08-23[m 5] | Heraklio |  Germany
|
1.1 | 99 | Mia Hamm |
2–1 |
2–1 aet |
Olympics: semifinal | |
| goal 5 | 2005-07-10[m 6] | Portland |  Ukraine
|
1.1 | 89 | Kate Markgraf |
7–0 |
7–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 6 | 2006-03-11[m 7] | Quarteira |  Denmark
|
Start | 2.1 | 29 | Abby Wambach |
2–0 |
5–0 |
Algarve Cup: Group B |
| goal 7 | 2.2 | 31 | Kristine Lilly |
3–0 | ||||||
| goal 8 | 2006-07-23[m 8] | San Diego | Ireland
|
1.1 | 20 | Christie Welsh |
1–0 |
5–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 9 | 2007-01-28[m 9] | Guangzhou |  England
|
Start | 1.1 | 17 | Natasha Kai |
1–0 |
1–1 |
Four Nations Tournament |
| goal 10 | 2007-05-12[m 10] | Frisco |  Canada
|
1.1 | 73 | Aly Wagner |
6–2 |
6–2 |
Friendly | |
| goal 11 | 2007-08-25[m 11] | Carson |  Finland
|
Start | 1.1 | 76 | Carli Lloyd |
4–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
| goal 12 | 2007-09-11[m 12] | Chengdu |  Korea DPR
|
1.1 | 69 | unassisted |
2–2 |
2–2 |
World Cup: Group B | |
| goal 13 | 2007-09-30[m 13] | Shanghai | Norway
|
Start | 1.1 | 59 | Lindsay Tarpley |
4–1 |
4–1 |
World Cup: third place match |
| goal 14 | 2007-10-13[m 14] | St. Louis |  Mexico
|
Start | 1.1 | 32 | Leslie Osborne |
1–1 |
5–1 |
Friendly |
| goal 15 | 2007-10-20[m 15] | Albuquerque | Mexico
|
Start | 1.1 | 62 | Natasha Kai |
1–1 |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| goal 16 | 2008-03-07[m 16] | Alvor | Italy
|
Start | 1.1 | 74 | unassisted |
2–0 |
2–0 |
Algarve Cup: Group B |
| goal 17 | 2008-03-10[m 17] | Alvor | Norway
|
1.1 | 65 | Leslie Osborne |
3–0 |
4–0 |
Algarve Cup: Group B | |
| goal 18 | 2008-04-04[m 18] | Juarez |  Jamaica
|
Start | 1.1 | 88 | Lindsay Tarpley |
5–0 |
6–0 |
Olympic qualifier: Group A |
| goal 19 | 2008-04-09[m 19] | Juarez |  Costa Rica
|
1.1 | 72 | Natasha Kai |
2–0 |
3–0 |
Olympic qualifier: semifinal | |
| goal 20 | 2008-08-12[m 20] | Shenyang |  New Zealand
|
1.1 | 1 | Carli Lloyd |
1–0 |
4–0 |
Olympics: Group G | |
| goal 21 | 2008-08-18[m 21] | Beijing |  Japan
|
Start | 1.1 | 70 | Heather Mitts |
3–1 |
4–2 |
Olympics: semifinal |
| goal 22 | 2008-09-13[m 22] | Philadelphia | Ireland
|
Start | 1.1 | 86 | unassisted |
2–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly |
| goal 23 | 2008-11-01[m 23] | Richmond |  Korea R
|
Start | 1.1 | 38 | Natasha Kai |
2–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly |
| goal 24 | 2008-11-08[m 24] | Tampa | Korea R
|
1.1 | 72 | Natasha Kai |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 25 | 2008-12-17[m 25] | Detroit |  China
|
1.1 | 32 | Lindsay Tarpley |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 26 | 2010-05-22[m 26] | Cleveland | Germany
|
Start | 1.1 | 35 | Amy Rodriguez |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
| goal 27 | 2010-10-02[m 27] | Kennesaw | China
|
1.1 | 37 | unassisted |
2–1 |
2–1 |
Friendly | |
| goal 28 | 2011-03-09[m 28] | Faro |  Iceland
|
Start | 1.1 | 55 | Shannon Boxx |
3–2 |
4–2 |
Algarve Cup: final |
| goal 29 | 2011-05-18[m 29] | Cary | Japan
|
1.1 | 69 | Carli Lloyd |
2–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 30 | 2011-07-02[m 30] | Sinsheim |  Colombia
|
1.1 | 12 | unassisted |
1–0 |
3–0 |
World Cup: Group C | |
| goal 31 | 2012-01-20[m 31] | Vancouver |  Dominican
|
Start | 3.1 | 17 | Ali Krieger |
4–0 |
14–0 |
Olympic qualifier: Group B |
| goal 32 | 3.2 | 31 | Lauren Cheney |
7–0 | ||||||
| goal 33 | 3.3 | 64 | Amy Rodriguez |
14–0 | ||||||
| goal 34 | 2012-01-24[m 32] | Vancouver | Mexico
|
Start | 1.1 | 8 | unassisted |
1–0 |
4–0 |
Olympic qualifier: Group B |
| goal 35 | 2012-09-01[m 33] | Rochester | Costa Rica
|
1.1 | 89 | Sydney Leroux |
8–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 36 | 2012-09-19[m 34] | Commerce |  Australia
|
1.1 | 25 | Alex Morgan |
1–0 |
6–2 |
Friendly | |
| goal 37 | 2013-10-27[m 35] | San Francisco | New Zealand
|
Start | 1.1 | 87 | Christen Press |
4–1 |
4–1 |
Friendly |
| goal 38 | 2013-02-08[m 36] | Boca Raton |  Russia
|
1.1 | 32 | unassisted |
2–0 |
7–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 39 | 2013-02-13[m 37] | Atlanta | Russia
|
Start | 1.1 | 83 | Christen Press |
7–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly |
| goal 40 | 2014-03-12[m 38] | Parchal | Korea DPR
|
1.1 | 88 | Carli Lloyd |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Algarve: seventh place match | |
| goal 41 | 2014-09-13[m 39] | Sandy | Mexico
|
1.1 | 75 | Alex Morgan |
8–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly | |
| goal 42 | 2015-08-16[m 40] | Pittsburgh | Costa Rica
|
Start | 2.1 | 4 | unassisted |
1–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly |
| goal 43 | 2.2 | 59 | Christen Press |
6–0 | ||||||
| goal 44 | 2015-08-19[m 41] | Chattanooga | Costa Rica
|
2.1 | 13 | Carli Lloyd |
2–0 |
7–2 |
Friendly | |
| goal 45 | 2.2 | 23 | Abby Wambach |
5–0 | ||||||
| goal 46 | 2015-09-20[m 42] | Birmingham |  Haiti
|
on 60' (off Klingenberg) |
1.1 | 89 | Amy Rodriguez |
8–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly |
| goal 47 | 2016-09-15[m 1] | Columbus |  Thailand
|
Start; (c) | 2.1 | 5 | Carli Lloyd |
3–0 |
9–0 |
Friendly |
Honors
editNorth Carolina Tar Heels
Sky Blue FC
- WPS Championship: 2009
FC Kansas City
Arsenal
North Carolina Courage
Shelbourne FC
United States U19
United States
Individual
- Honda Sports Award: 2006–07[61]
- NWSL Second Best XI: 2014
- FIFA Puskás Award Nominee: 2011
- WPS All-Star Team: 2010
- MVP, WPS Championship Game: 2009
- WPS All-Star team selection: 2009, 2010
- Soccer America Player of the Year Award: 2006
- College Cup Offensive MVP: 2003, 2006
- ACC Offensive Player of the Year: 2005
- ESPN the Magazine All-Academic Player of the Year: 2006
- Gatorade National High School Girls' Soccer Player of the Year: 2002
- For their first match of March 2019, the women of the United States women's national soccer team each wore a jersey with the name of a woman they were honoring on the back; Kelley O'Hara chose the name of Heather O'Reilly.[62]
See also
edit
References
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- ^ "Heather O'Reilly reflects on superb career featuring 231 USA caps & three Olympic golds". BBC Sport. November 4, 2019.
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- ^ O'Donoghue, Conor (August 19, 2022). "37-year-old Heather O' Reilly scores on her Shels debut". The Irish Post. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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- ^ Jackson, Wilton (July 28, 2022). "USWNT Great Heather O'Reilly Unretires to Join Irish Club". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ @shelsfc (July 30, 2022). "𝐎'𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡@HeatherOReilly is in line to make her Reds debut off the bench.The @LoiWomen champions…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Further reading
edit- Crothers, Tim (2010), The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty, Macmillan, ISBN 1429946261
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
- Stevens, Dakota (2011), A Look at the Women's Professional Soccer Including the Soccer Associations, Teams, Players, Awards, and More, BiblioBazaar, ISBN 1241047464
- Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books Ltd, ISBN 1926812603
External links
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- Official website
- Heather O'Reilly at Soccerway.com
- Heather O'Reilly at FBref.com
- Heather O'Reilly at Olympics.com
- Heather O'Reilly at Olympedia
- Heather Ann O'Reilly Werry at the National Women's Soccer League
- Heather O'Reilly at Arsenal
- Heather O'Reilly at U.S. Soccer (archived)
- Heather O'Reilly at Team USA (archive June 4, 2023)
