Hope Amelia Solo

Hope Amelia Solo (born July 30, 1981) is an American association football goalkeeper. She is now a free agent after Women's Professional Soccer terminated the magicJack franchise  for which she played in the 2011 season. She is the current starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team.Solo has played soccer with the Three-Rivers Soccer Club in the Tri-Cities. As a forward at Richland High School, Solo scored 109 goals, leading her team to three consecutive league titles from 1996–1998 and a state championship in her senior year. She was twice named a Parade All American. At the University of Washington, Solo switched to the goalkeeper position and was the team's all-time leader in shutouts, saves, and goals-against average (GAA). She was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection and a three-timeNSCAA All-American.

Solo saves a shot from the Boston Breakers in April 2010.

Following her college career, Solo was drafted for the now defunct WUSA team Philadelphia Charge in 2003. She made 19 league appearances for Kopparbergs/Goteborg FC of Goteborg, Sweden in the Swedish Premier Division in 2004  and played forOlympique Lyonnais in the French First Division in 2005.On September 16, 2008, Solo was one of the three players drafted for Saint Louis Athletica in the WPS allocation of national team members, with the new league starting play in April 2009. Solo let in six goals in the first four games as Athletica got off to a very slow 0–2–2 start in their first season. She conceded eight goals in her next 13 games and finished the season with eight shutouts. In 2009 Solo was named the WPS Goalkeeper of the Year.In May 2010 the Saint Louis Athletica folded and Solo signed with another WPS team, Atlanta Beat, along with two St. Louis teammates.  As her previous number  was taken, she took #78 for the Beat. Solo's comments on social networking websiteTwitter led to two separate controversies; after she accused Boston Breakers supporters of offensive chanting and racism, then questioned the integrity of match officials and the league itself following the Beat's 1–0 defeat to Washington Freedom. The second outburst resulted in a $2,500 fine and one-game suspension. After the end of the season, Solo underwent surgery on her right shoulder on September 22.Ahead of the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season, Solo signed for new franchise magic Jack.http://www.firstnamestore.com/?p=30632

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