Christie Rampone
(Courtesy of US Soccer) |
| Position: Defender |
| Era: 1997-Present |
| DOB: 1975.06.24 |
| Height: 5'6" |
| Hometown: Point Pleasant, N.J. |
| College: Monmouth University |
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| Career Statistics (as of 2008.01.01) |
| Year |
GP/GS |
Min |
G |
A |
Pts |
Y/R |
W-L-D |
| 1997 |
18/16 |
1406 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0/0 |
16-2-0 |
| 1998 |
19/14 |
1164 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1/0 |
18-0-1 |
| 1999 |
18/8 |
906 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1/0 |
17-1-0 |
| 2000 |
32/30 |
2540 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0/0 |
22-4-6 |
| 2001 |
4/2 |
242 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
1-1-2 |
| 2003 |
17/15 |
1287 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0/0 |
14-1-2 |
| 2004 |
28/26 |
2265 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
24-1-3 |
| 2006 |
20/17 |
1532 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
16-0-4 |
| 2007 |
20/20 |
1741 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1/0 |
18-1-1 |
| Total |
176/148 |
13083 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
4/0 |
146-11-19 |
National Team Highlights
She is the only player from a small soccer school to ever make an impact on the National Team.
Started all six matches at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. Left the third-place match at halftime due to a concussion.
Participated in the 2007 and 2006 residency programs.
Returned to the National Team on 2006.01.18 just 112 days after giving birth to daughter, Rylie Cate.
Took 2005 off while pregnant with her first child.
Played every minute of the five matches in which she played at the 2004 Olympics after participating in the 2004 Olympic residency program.
Logged every minute of the four matches in which she played at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Earned the 100th cap of her career on 2003.07.13.
Called into two training camps in 2002, but did not play for the U.S. while recovering from ACL surgery.
Tore her right ACL in 2001 while playing for the WUSA's New York Power.
Earned the starting spot at right back in 2000 and started all five matches at the 2000 Olympics.
A member of the 1999 Women's World Cup Championship team, she played in one match against North Korea.
Finished third on the team in minutes played in 1997, her debut year.
A high-scoring forward in college, she converted to defender for the U.S. and made her debut in 1997. Primarily an outside back with the National Team, she has also played central back from time to time and played three games at right midfield in 1997.
National Team Milestones
Professional Highlights
A WUSA founding player, she played for the New York Power.
Started and played every minute of 18 matches in 2003, recording one assist.
In 2002, she recovered from ACL surgery at the end of the 2001 season to play 1,699 minutes over 19 matches, all of which she started.
Helped lead the Power to the playoffs in 2001 before tearing her right ACL just two minutes into the third to last match of the regular season. Started 18 matches and played every minute of the season until her injury.
Collegiate Highlights
Was a two-sport star at Monmouth University in New Jersey playing both soccer and basketball.
Started all 80 games of her soccer career and is Monmouth's all-time leading scorer in soccer scoring 79 career goals with 54 assists for 212 career points. Also holds Monmoth records for goals, assists and points in a single season.
Was a First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection and 1995 & 1996 Northeast Conference Player of the Year in soccer.
Ranked third nationally in scoring as a senior with 75 points, fourth in goals with 29, seventh in assists with 17 and second in game-winning goals with nine. Also as a senior, she posted 10 multiple-goal games.
Finished eighth in the nation in 1995 with 19 goals and 15 assists for 53 points.
Started at both point guard and shooting guard on the basketball team. She opted to miss several games during her senior season while training and traveling with the National Team.
Co-captained the basketball team as a senior and holds the school record for steals in a season (79) as well as in a game and career.
Also played in two lacrosse games for Monmouth as a senior.
Last We Heard
WNT Player.
Formerly Christie Pearce, she married Chris Rampone on Nov. 9, 2001. Their daughter Rylie Cate arrived on Sept. 29, 2005.
