Andi Sullivan
Sullivan with the United States in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andi Maureen Sullivan[1] | ||
Date of birth | December 20, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bethesda Soccer Club | |||
McLean Youth Soccer | |||
Lee Mount Vernon Sports Club | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Stanford Cardinal | 87 | (20) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Washington Spirit Reserves | ||
2018– | Washington Spirit | 103 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | United States U-17 | ||
2013–2014 | United States U-20 | ||
2015–2018 | United States U-23 | ||
2016– | United States | 52 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 1, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 26, 2023 |
Andi Maureen Sullivan (born December 20, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the United States women's national team.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Raised in Lorton, Virginia, Sullivan is the youngest of four siblings and attended South County High School.[3] She played club soccer for Lee Mount Vernon, Bethesda Soccer Club (Freedom) and McLean Youth Soccer.[5] In 2013, she was named the national Youth Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).[3] Top Drawer Soccer ranked her as the top college recruit.[3]
Stanford Cardinal, 2014–2017
[edit]During her freshman season in 2014, Sullivan started in 23 of the 24 matches in which she played. She scored her first goal for the Cardinal during a match against University of Dayton and served four assists throughout the season ranking third on the team. She made the All-Freshman First Team for Top Drawer Soccer, as well as the Pac-12 First Team and NSCAA All-Pacific Region Second Team. She was also awarded Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and named National Freshman of the Year by Top Drawer Soccer and Soccer America.
As a sophomore, Sullivan played and started in all 23 games. She scored 5 goals, including three game-winners, and provided 2 assists. As a junior, Sullivan led Stanford in points (29), goals (11) and game-winning goals (4). She was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and earned All-Pac-12 first team honors for the third consecutive season.
As a senior, Sullivan tallied three goals and six assists and led Stanford to their second national championship, scoring in the College Cup final. She won the Hermann Trophy, after being a finalist in 2016 and a semifinalist in 2015.[3]
Club career
[edit]Washington Spirit Reserves, 2012–2015
[edit]Sullivan played in the USL W-League during the 2012–2015 seasons.[6][7] She played with D.C. United Women in 2012,[8] which was later renamed the Washington Spirit Reserves for the 2013–2015 seasons.
Washington Spirit, 2018–present
[edit]On January 18, 2018, Sullivan was selected as the number one overall draft pick at the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit.[9] Sullivan appeared in every game for the Spirit, except for the last game of the season which she missed as she was completing in the Nordic Cup with U.S. U-23.
Sullivan was named a finalist for 2018 NWSL Rookie of the Year, she finished second in voting for the award behind winner, Imani Dorsey.[10]
She returned to Washington for the 2019 NWSL season and was named team captain.[11]
International career
[edit]Youth national teams
[edit]Sullivan has represented the United States on the senior national team as well as the under-15, under-17, under-20, and under-23 national teams.[3] Sullivan competed for the United States at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala where she helped the under-17 national team win gold.[12] Despite being the youngest player on the under-20 national team roster at the 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, she co-captained the team to a 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup berth.[12]
On August 23, 2018, she was named to the United States U-23 team for the 2018 Nordic tournament.[13]
Senior National Team
[edit]She earned her first cap with the senior national team during an international friendly match against Switzerland on October 19, 2016, and earned Player of the Match for her impressive performance.[14] She earned her first assist a few days later on October 23, 2016.[15] She then played in two more matches on November 10 and 13 where she earned another assist.[16] However, she tore her ACL a few days later during a college match on November 18, 2016.[17] She missed a large part of the year due to the injury but made her return to the national team on October 19, 2017.[18]
Sullivan was named to the 23-player roster for the 2018 SheBelieves Cup, the U.S. won the tournament for the second time.[19] She was on the 35-player provisional roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship but was not named to the final 20-player roster.[20]
In 2019, Sullivan was originally not included on the January camp roster but was added to the roster by head coach Jill Ellis.[21] Sullivan was also named to the team for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup.[22]
Personal life
[edit]On December 14, 2019, Sullivan married Drew Skundrich.[23]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of May 1, 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Washington Spirit | 2018 | NWSL | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
2019 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
2020 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2021 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
2022 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
2023 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
2024 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
Career total | 103 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8 |
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs and A-League Women Finals series
- ^ NWSL Fall Series
International
[edit]- As of match played October 26, 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | |||
2016 | 4 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 6 | 2 | |
2022 | 15 | 1 | |
2023 | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 52 | 3 |
- Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sullivan goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | September 16, 2021 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | 3–0 | 9–0 | Friendly | [m 1] | |
2 | 7–0 | ||||||
3 | April 9, 2022 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | 1–0 | 9–1 | Friendly | [m 2] |
Honors and awards
[edit]Stanford University
Washington Spirit
United States U17
United States U20
United States
- CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2022[25]
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2020[26]
- SheBelieves Cup: 2018;[27] 2020;[28] 2022;[29] 2023[30]
Individual
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: 2014
- Hermann Trophy: 2017[31]
- Honda Sports Award: 2017[32][33]
- espnW Player of the Week: November 2016[34]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 4, 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Update: Final list of players eligible for the 2018 NWSL College Draft". NWSL. January 18, 2018. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Andi Sullivan". Stanford University. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Andi Sullivan". U.S. Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Goff, Steven (November 28, 2021). "A rising star in women's soccer is 'super excited to return to my roots' in Washington". Washington Post.
- ^ "Spirit Reserves add former D.C. United Women trio". Washington spirit. April 19, 2013. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ "Spirit Reserves re-sign U-20 National Team pair". Washington spirit. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ "D.C. United Women pick up U.S. U-17 National Teamer Sullivan for late season push". Washington spirit. July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ "Washington Spirit selects Andi Sullivan with first overall pick in 2018 NWSL College Draft". Washington Spirit. January 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year: Imani Dorsey, Sky Blue FC". September 26, 2018. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Washington Spirit betting big on Andi Sullivan as captain and primary playmaker". April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sullivan takes in experiences with U.S. at CWU20". CONCACAF. January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "U-23 WNT HEADED TO NORWAY FOR 2018 NORDIC TOURNAMENT". August 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ Hays, Graham (October 26, 2016). "After stint with national team, Andi Sullivan ready to lead Stanford's push to College Cup". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "LLOYD LEADS USA TO 5–1 WIN VS. SWITZERLAND ON RECORD-SETTING DAY IN MINNEAPOLIS". U.S. Soccer. October 23, 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "WNT CRUISES TO 8–1 WIN VS. ROMANIA IN SAN JOSE". U.S. Soccer. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford, U.S. midfielder Andi Sullivan suffers torn ACL". The Equalizer. November 21, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "ANDI SULLIVAN RETURNS TO THE WNT". U.S. Soccer. October 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "ELLIS NAMES 23-PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2018 SHEBELIEVES CUP". February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Concacaf Women's Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "ANDI SULLIVAN ADDED TO WNT ROSTER FOR 2019 JANUARY TRAINING CAMP". January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "23 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2019 SHEBELIEVES CUP ROSTER". February 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Andi Sullivan Drew Skundrich Wedding". December 15, 2019. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Washington Spirit defeats Chicago Red Stars to win first National Women's Soccer League title". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Das, Andrew (July 19, 2022). "U.S. Women Beat Canada to Claim Spot in Paris Olympics". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Wins 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament with 3-0 Victory Over Canada". U.S. Soccer. February 9, 2020. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "WNT WINS 2018 SHEBELIEVES CUP WITH 1–0 VICTORY VS. ENGLAND". March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "USA Wins 2020 SheBelieves Cup With 3-1 Victory vs. Japan". U.S. Soccer. March 11, 2020. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5-0 to Win Third Consecutive and Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented by Visa". U.S. Soccer. February 23, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Herrera, Sandra (February 22, 2023). "USWNT vs. Brazil score: USA win SheBelieves Cup with Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson dominating in attack". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Timmermann, Tom (January 5, 2018). "Stanford, Wake Forest seniors win Hermann Trophy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Sullivan wins Honda Award". Stanford Athletics. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Andi Sullivan of Stanford Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Soccer". CWSA. December 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Hays, Graham (November 3, 2016). "Stanford's Andi Sullivan makes up for lost time, named espnW player of week". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
Match reports
[edit]- ^ "Carli Lloyd Nets Record-tying Five Goals as U.S. Women's National Team Tops Paraguay 9-0". U.S. Soccer. September 16, 2021. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Uzbekistan 9-1 as Forward Sophia Smith Records First Career Hat Trick". U.S. Soccer. April 9, 2022. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Andi Sullivan at Soccerway.com
- Andi Sullivan at FBref.com
- Andi Sullivan at the National Women's Soccer League
- Andi Sullivan at Washington Spirit
- Andi Sullivan at Stanford Cardinal
- Andi Sullivan at U.S. Soccer
- Andi Sullivan – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players
- United States women's international soccer players
- Hermann Trophy women's winners
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Washington Spirit draft picks
- Washington Spirit players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Soccer players from Fairfax County, Virginia
- People from Lorton, Virginia
- Soccer players from Honolulu
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- United States women's youth international soccer players