Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe
Celebrated Name: Megan Rapinoe
Real Name/Full Name: Megan Anna Rapinoe
Gender: Female
Age: 39 years old
Birth Date: July 5, 1985
Birth Place: Redding, California, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 5 feet and 6 inches
Weight: 60 kg
Sexual Orientation: Gay
Marital Status: In a relationship
Husband/Spouse (Name): Sue Birds
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): No
Dating/Boyfriend (Name): Yes
Is Megan Rapinoe Lesbian?: Yes
Profession: Professional Footballer
Salary: Not Known
Net Worth in 2024: $4 Million
Last Updated: November 2024

Megan Rapinoe rose to stardom after her stellar performance at the Eighth Edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, France 2019. The tournament was the silver lining to what seemed to be her incredible year as a professional women Footballer as she went on to win the Ballon d’Or Féminin in 2019.

Maybe you know about Megan Rapinoe very well, but do you know how old and tall is she and what is her net worth in [current date format=’Y’]? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Megan Rapinoe’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.

Early Life & Biography

Rapinoe was raised in Redding, California, with her folks, Jim and Denise, and five siblings, including her brotherly twin, Rachael Rapinoe. Denise and Jim brought up seven kids together, not all their own. Denise has a child and little girl, Michael, and Jenny, from a past marriage; and after that came to her elder brother Brian, and afterward the twins five years after a while.

Jim and her granddad, Jack, both served in the Army. She has Italian (from her paternal granddad) and Irish ancestry. Megan adored her elder sibling Brian and began playing soccer at age three after watching him play the sport. However, he started using drugs when the girls were in second grade. When she was ten, her brother was placed in juvenile and was from that instance.

He was in and out of different detainment facilities, including the super-max Pelican Bay State Prison. Brian has since put forth a decided attempt to maintain a strategic distance from drugs in the wake of seeing his younger sister’s accomplishment in world football and not having the option to be present with his family. For both Rachael and Megan, soccer was a way to escape from the drug abuse that is a pandemic in rural California.

Personal Life

Rapinoe was born by her father, Jim Rapinoe, and mother, Denise Rapinoe. She went to school at Foothill High School. She studied track as a freshman, sophomore, and senior. She was vibrant here, as she got honored every semester. There was a time that she was named the National Soccer Coached Association of America (NSCAA) as a senior and a junior. In 2004, she was named McDonald’s All-American Game.

After high school, Megan, together with her twin sister Rachael attended the University of Portland in Oregon on full scholarships. In the school, she ranks tenth with an 88-point career that includes 30 goals and 28 assists. From Portland, she started her Women’s Professional Soccer Draft.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on July 5, 1985, Megan Rapinoe is 39 years old as of today’s date [current_dateformat=’Y’]. Her height is 5 feet and 6 inches tall, and her weight is 60 kg.

Career

Winner of the Ballon d’Or Féminin and named The Best FIFA Women’s Player in 2019, Rapinoe won gold with the USA National Team at the London 2012 Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and she played for the group at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup where the U.S. completed in the runner up.

Since 2018, she has been the assistant captain of the USA national team, which is captained by Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan. She recently played for the Chicago Red Stars, Philadelphia Independence, and MagicJack in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), also Olympique Lyonnais in France’s Division 1 Féminine.

Rapinoe is universally known for her shrewd style of play and activism. Her exact cross to Abby Wambach in the 122nd minute of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal game against Brazil brought about an equalizer which led to the eventual win for the USA in the Penalty shootout. The goal in the last minute was granted ESPN’s 2011 ESPY Award for Best Play of the Year.

During the 2012 London Olympics, she scored three times and was involved in the other four goals with four assists to lead the United States to a gold medal. She is the main player, male or female, to score a goal directly from a corner at the Olympic Games. She got the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

Awards & Achievements

Rapinoe has a number of awards in her name as she remains one of the best female footballers in the history of the USA. She has won the back to back FIFA Women’s world cup in 2015 and 2019 and the Ballon d’Or Féminin in 2019. She has also won the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics with the USA team. Other awards include the Best NWSL player ESPY Award and The Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year in 2019. Also, in 2019, she has won The Best FIFA Women’s Player, FIFA FIFPro Women’s World IX, and the Glamour Award for The Champion Awards.

Net Worth & Salary of Meghan Rapinoe in 2024

Megan Rapinoe Net Worth
Megan Rapinoe Net Worth

As of November 2024, Rapinoe has her Net Worth estimated at $4 million. Her earnings come from her salary on playing professional football. In 2019, the USA Women’s football team won the World cup in France and was awarded $4 million to divide amongst themselves. In the football team, she has had success since she received a call up in 2011 where they were runners up in the World Cup, before winning gold in the Olympics in 2012.

Rapinoe has made women football interesting. 2019 has been her breakthrough year as she has won almost everything, she has competed in.

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