Where was mia hamm born

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A living soccer legend from 1972

In March 17, 1972, Mia Hamm was born in Selma, Alabama. She was born with unballanced feet and had to wear a cast to correct the unballanced foot. Her family was a quite wealthy one and had six children. She was the fourth to be born out of her six sibblings. She was intruduced to soccer at a very early age in Italy, one of the many places she moved to. Her sibblings are Garret, Lovdy, Caroline, Tiffany, and Martin. Her father was part of the United States Air Force. When her father was stationed in Italy for US Air Force training, her father showed her the soccer games in Italy which gave Mia Hamm the love to soccer. When her family moved to Texas, she was only 5 and started playing with boys. From there onwards, she was thriving to be the best soccer player in the world.

Mia grew up with soccer all her life, her hobby, her job, everything. She started play for the national team from 15, just 15. She started playing soccer in her sophomore year of high school fo

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Mia Hamm

American soccer player (born 1972)

Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm (born March 17, 1972) is an American former professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon,^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] she played as a forward for the United States national team from 1987 to 2004. Hamm was the face of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, where she played for the Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels and helped the team win four NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship titles.

Hamm competed in four FIFA Women's World Cups: the inaugural 1991 tournament in China, 1995 in Sweden, 1999 and 2003 in the United States. She led the team at three Olympic Games — 1996 in Atlanta (the first time women's soccer was played), 2000 in Sydney, and 2004 in Athens. At these seven international tournaments she played in 42 matches and scored 14 go

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Mia Hamm facts for kids

Hamm playing for United States in 1995
Full name	Mariel Margaret Hamm
Date of birth	(1972-03-17) March 17, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Forward, midfielder
1988	Braddock Road Shooting Stars
1989	Lake Braddock Bruins
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2003	Washington Freedom	49	(28)
1987–2004	United States	276	(158)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 28, 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 29, 2007