Brandi Chastain

“If I can leave a legacy for soccer it would be for future generations to play a more safe, more educated and more inclusive game than has ever existed. It is my utter duty, responsibility, respect, and joy as a lifelong passionate steward of the game to be a part of positive impacts and change in the directions of progress. My grandchildren should feel confident in knowing that the game they have been born into is thinking not just of their winning and losing but of outcomes for their health and well-being within the game.”

Brandi began playing soccer at age eight. In high school, she led her team to win three consecutive Central Coast Section Championships. After her first season in college at the University of California, Berkeley, Brandi was named All-American and Freshman Player of the Year. She finished her college career at Santa Clara University leading the team to two consecutive NCAA College Cup appearances. Brandi played on the U.S. Women’s National Team 1988-2004 where she won two FIFA Women’s World Cup Championships, most notably in 1999 where she scored the winning goal, and two Olympic gold medals. In 2016, Brandi was inducted in the National Soccer Hall of Fame.