Mallory Swanson | QueenBallers Player profile

Mallory

Swanson

Apr 29, 1998

#9 - Forward

Mallory Pugh Swanson is an American professional football player who plays as a forward for the Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.

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She scored the only goal in the 2024 Paris Olympics final, clinching gold for the U.S.

She started kicking a ball at just four years old.

Family of Athletes: Her mom was a long-distance runner, her dad played American football and ran track, and her sister Brianna was her early football role model.

She married Dansby Swanson, baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, in 2022. They announced in May 2025 that they are expecting their first child.

In 2024, she received the highest-paying contract in NWSL history. This five-year contract was worth two million dollars.

In the sixth grade, she wrote in her yearbook that her goal is to be on the USA soccer team and win a gold medal.

Her favorite post-game meal is chicken tenders and fries.

She got a distinctive “Harry Potter–style” forehead scar from falling off monkey bars—and has broken her arm three times, calling herself “clumsy” as a kid.

A devout Christian, she often credits her faith for her mental focus and perseverance on and off the field.

She does not consider herself superstitious, but she does stick to a pregame routine. She eats oatmeal with peanut butter or almond butter and half of a banana and always puts on Vaseline before a game.

FIFA Women's World Cup: 2019	1×
Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal: 2024	1×
CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2018, 2022	2×
SheBelieves Cup	6×

Year	Club	AP	GL
2020 - present	Chicago Stars	76	29
2020 - 2020	Sky Blue FC	1	0
2017 - 2019	Washington Spirit	40	10
International Stats
2016 - 2024	United States	103	38
2014 - 2017	United States U20	23	17
2013 - 2014	United States U17	12	15

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Best Actions

Goal for Chicago

Mallory Swanson scores the first goal of the Emma Hayes era

Goal vs Orlando

MAL SWANSON WITH A GOAL FROM AN ANGLE 📐

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Team: Chicago Stars FC