lafter an argument with USA That FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023NWSL Angel City midfielder Julie Ertzannounced his retirement from professional football on Thursday.
in your account X (formerly Twitter) Erts He shared a statement saying goodbye to the court at the age of just 31: “As an athlete, you are always especially focused on the next goal, the next tournament, and you rarely have time to think about your career. However, over the past few months, my heart has been filled with gratitude as I think about the incredible experiences I have had. gave me football gave.
“I have been fortunate to meet and train with some of the best and most inspiring women I have ever met and experience different cultures while traveling the world to compete at the highest level. I gave everything I had for the sport. I love. With that, I can walk away with no regrets, because while I gave football every ounce of myself, football has given me even more, and for that I will always be grateful.”– said the world champion in Canada-2015 and France-2019.
This announcement was made two days after his partner in OSHNT, Megan Rapinowill also announce his retirement from the national team in a friendly match against South Africa at the end of September.
Julie Ertz: USWNT Awards
One who from Phoenix, Arizona conquered Soccer World Cup in 2015 and 2019, in addition to the bronze medal in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (carried out in 2021).
After the Olympic tournament, she took a break from football and announced her pregnancy in April 2022. On August 11 of the same year, she gave birth to their first child named Madden.
Julie Ertz (known as the single Julie Johnston) married to a gambler Arizona Cardinals belonging NFL, Zach Ertzsince 2017.
For 10 years, representing my country, played 122 games with a balance of 100 wins, 17 draws and just five losses with 20 goals scored despite not being described as a striker.