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Mallory Diane Pugh is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for the Chicago Red Stars of the All-American Women’s Soccer League.
She is the youngest player in USWNT history to have 10 career assists, holds the record for most assists in USWNT history under the age of 20, and at 17 as of January 2016, is the youngest player in USWNT history to be selected. She was the youngest to compete in the Olympic qualifying tournament.
Mallory Pugh biography
Mallory Diane Pugh (born April 29, 1998) is an American soccer player who played as a forward for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of professional women’s soccer in the United States, and the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT).
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After playing extensively for the U-17 and U-20 teams, Pugh made her USWNT debut on 23 January 2016 in an international friendly against Ireland. At 17, she was the youngest to make her international debut since Heather O’Reilly in 2002. Pugh scored in the 83rd minute in her first appearance, becoming the 19th USWNT player to score in her debut.
That same year, Pugh was part of the 18-man team to represent the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There, Pugh scored her first Olympic goal against Colombia, giving the United States a 2–1 lead. Her goal also made her the youngest player ever to score for the United States in an Olympic game.
Mallory was born in Lyttelton, Colorado to Karen and Horace Pugh, and was raised in Highland Ranch, Colorado, with her older sister Brianna. Her mother was a long-distance runner and her father played track and field and soccer.
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Growing up, Pugh sees her older sister Briana as a role model and cites her as the reason she started playing football. She started playing football at the age of 4 and has since followed in her older sister’s footsteps, joining elite clubs. She played soccer for the Real Madrid Association in the National League.
Mallory Pugh Parents: Meet Horace Pugh And Karen Pugh
Mallory Pugh’s father, Horace Pugh, was a promising Olympian. He also played soccer when he was a child but is currently a Business Development Manager at Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management.
Mallory Pugh’s mother, Karen Pugh, has also been a competitor since childhood. She was a marathon runner. Mallory Pugh Ethnicity Mallory Pugh is a mixed identity. She was born to an African-American father and an American mother.
When growing up in Pueblo, Colorado, Mallory Pugh’s father Horace Pugh played soccer and track and field. He was a 24-foot-long jumper and also ran track and field in college. In the long jump, his best performance was 24-01, fifth-longest in the history of Western State Colorado University.
Her mother Karen was a long-distance runner. She ran track, cross, and country at Englewood High School, Denver. While attending Metropolitan State University, she often ran for conditioning
Source: www.GHgossip.com
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