Andi Sullivan

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Andi Sullivan
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Sullivan with the United States in 2023
Personal information
Full name Andi Maureen Sullivan [1]
Date of birth (1995-12-20) December 20, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. [2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 12
Youth career
Bethesda Soccer Club
McLean Youth Soccer
Lee Mount Vernon Sports Club
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Stanford Cardinal 87 (20)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Washington Spirit Reserves
2018– Washington Spirit 103 (6)
International career‡
2011–2012 United States U-17
2013–2014 United States U-20
2015–2018 United States U-23
2016– United States 52 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 1, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 26, 2023

Andi Maureen Sullivan (born December 20, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the United States women's national team. [3] [4]

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Early life

Raised in Lorton, Virginia, Sullivan is the youngest of four siblings and attended South County High School. [3] She played club soccer for Lee Mount Vernon, Bethesda Soccer Club (Freedom) and McLean Youth Soccer. [5] In 2013, she was named the national Youth Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). [3] Top Drawer Soccer ranked her as the top college recruit. [3]

Stanford Cardinal, 2014–2017

During her freshman season in 2014, Sullivan started in 23 of the 24 matches in which she played. She scored her first goal for the Cardinal during a match against University of Dayton and served four assists throughout the season ranking third on the team. She made the All-Freshman First Team for Top Drawer Soccer, as well as the Pac-12 First Team and NSCAA All-Pacific Region Second Team. She was also awarded Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and named National Freshman of the Year by Top Drawer Soccer and Soccer America.

As a sophomore, Sullivan played and started in all 23 games. She scored 5 goals, including three game-winners, and provided 2 assists. As a junior, Sullivan led Stanford in points (29), goals (11) and game-winning goals (4). She was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and earned All-Pac-12 first team honors for the third consecutive season.

As a senior, Sullivan tallied three goals and six assists and led Stanford to their second national championship, scoring in the College Cup final. She won the Hermann Trophy, after being a finalist in 2016 and a semifinalist in 2015. [3]

Club career

Sullivan (left) and Alanna Kennedy fight for the ball in a match between Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride on June 23, 2018. Andi Sullivan & Alanna Kennedy.jpg
Sullivan (left) and Alanna Kennedy fight for the ball in a match between Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride on June 23, 2018.

Washington Spirit Reserves, 2012–2015

Sullivan played in the USL W-League during the 2012–2015 seasons. [6] [7] She played with D.C. United Women in 2012, [8] which was later renamed the Washington Spirit Reserves for the 2013–2015 seasons.

Washington Spirit, 2018–present

On January 18, 2018, Sullivan was selected as the number one overall draft pick at the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit. [9] Sullivan appeared in every game for the Spirit, except for the last game of the season which she missed as she was completing in the Nordic Cup with U.S. U-23.

Sullivan was named a finalist for 2018 NWSL Rookie of the Year, she finished second in voting for the award behind winner, Imani Dorsey. [10]

She returned to Washington for the 2019 NWSL season and was named team captain. [11]

International career

Sullivan playing for the United States in 2021 Andi Sullivan USWNT vs Paraguay, 2021-09-16.jpg
Sullivan playing for the United States in 2021

Youth national teams

Sullivan has represented the United States on the senior national team as well as the under-15, under-17, under-20, and under-23 national teams. [3] Sullivan competed for the United States at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala where she helped the under-17 national team win gold. [12] Despite being the youngest player on the under-20 national team roster at the 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, she co-captained the team to a 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup berth. [12]

On August 23, 2018, she was named to the United States U-23 team for the 2018 Nordic tournament. [13]

Senior National Team

She earned her first cap with the senior national team during an international friendly match against Switzerland on October 19, 2016, and earned Player of the Match for her impressive performance. [14] She earned her first assist a few days later on October 23, 2016. [15] She then played in two more matches on November 10 and 13 where she earned another assist. [16] However, she tore her ACL a few days later during a college match on November 18, 2016. [17] She missed a large part of the year due to the injury but made her return to the national team on October 19, 2017. [18]

Sullivan was named to the 23-player roster for the 2018 SheBelieves Cup, the U.S. won the tournament for the second time. [19] She was on the 35-player provisional roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship but was not named to the final 20-player roster. [20]

In 2019, Sullivan was originally not included on the January camp roster but was added to the roster by head coach Jill Ellis. [21] Sullivan was also named to the team for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup. [22]

Personal life

On December 14, 2019, Sullivan married Drew Skundrich. [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of May 1, 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Washington Spirit 2018 NWSL 230———230
2019 232———232
2020 —40—0 [lower-alpha 3] 040
2021 1922031—243
2022 12141——162
2023 19010——200
2024 71———71
Career total103611131001178
  1. ↑ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Includes NWSL Playoffs and A-League Women Finals series
  3. ↑ NWSL Fall Series

International

As of match played October 26, 2023
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States
2016 40
2017 30
2018 40
2019 40
2020 10
2021 62
2022 151
2023 150
Total523
Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sullivan goal.
List of international goals scored by Andi Sullivan
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1September 16, 2021 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 3–09–0 Friendly [m 1]
27–0
3April 9, 2022 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1–09–1 Friendly [m 2]

Honors and awards

Stanford University

Washington Spirit

United States U17

United States U20

United States

Individual

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Match reports

  1. ↑ "Carli Lloyd Nets Record-tying Five Goals as U.S. Women's National Team Tops Paraguay 9-0". U.S. Soccer. September 16, 2021. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Uzbekistan 9-1 as Forward Sophia Smith Records First Career Hat Trick". U.S. Soccer. April 9, 2022. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
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