Orlando Pride
VerifiedThe Orlando Pride are an American professional football team based in Orlando, Florida, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Pride began play in the 2016 season. They were the tenth team to be added to the American league.
What makes Orlando Pride what it is.
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Her transfer to Orlando Pride went down in history as the most expensive transfer in women's soccer at the time. She was also the first Mexican player (male or female) to be valued at over a million dollars.
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She started playing with boys in Sopela, as no girls’ teams existed—later getting scouted by Athletic Club from her hometown club Betiko Neskak.
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The first time she saw women’s football on TV was in 2007, during the Women’s World Cup final between Brazil and Germany, sparking her realization that she could pursue football as a career.
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She is Africa's all-time top scorer in Olympic history.
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As a child, she had to improvise by cramming together grocery bags into the shape of a ball to kick around the streets.
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At 14, Marta was discovered by a scout while playing on a boys’ junior team.
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As of 2025, FIFA will introduce a new award to honour her legendary achievements - the best goal scored in women’s football will receive the ‘Marta Award’.
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She sneaked back into Germany on a train to collect her belongings. Luckily, a customs officer, who was a fan of the team she played for, allowed her to leave without any further issues.
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She scored the Goal of the tournament on U20 Women's world cup in 2018.
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Initially, Angelina was only an alternate player for Brazil’s Olympic squad but ended up captaining the team at 2024 Paris Olympics when Marta was suspended.
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She started boxing around age 14, she became a professional, never losing a match before ultimately choosing to focus on her football career.
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Marta is the only woman on the Maracanã sidewalk of fame in Rio de Janeiro.
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She was the first Zambian professional female footballer.
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She holds the record for the most goals scored in FIFA World Cup tournaments by any player, male or female, with 17 goals.
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At 21, Marta's performance in the Pan American Games, where she led Brazil to a victory over the U.S. U20s in front of 68,000 spectators, earned her the nickname "Pele in skirts," and she was personally congratulated by the late Pele himself.
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She holds the record for being Brazil's top goalscorer with 119 goals.
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She always wears lipstick during games. After wearing bright red lipstick during a World Cup game, she said: "I tried it and I think it was good. The colour is of blood, because we had to leave blood on the pitch. Now I'm going to use it in every game."
The players who wear the Orlando Pride shirt.
KatGoalkeeper
McKinleyGoalkeeper
Rafaelle
Defender
HannahDefender
ZaraDefender
OihaneDefender
HailieDefender
KylieDefender
NicoleDefender
Angelina
Midfielder
Luana
Midfielder
KerryMidfielder
CoriMidfielder
AllyMidfielder
HaleyMidfielder
VivianaMidfielder
Marta
Forward
BarbraForward
JulieForward
LizbethForward
SummerForward
Seb Hines
Sebastian Tony Hines is an English professional association football coach and former player who is the current (since 2022) head coach of the Orlando Pride.
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