| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Wife | Sue Bird |
Megan Rapinoe Bio
Megan Rapinoe is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a winger. She played for the US national team and Seattle Reign FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) for the most of her playing career. Winner of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Ballon d’Or Feminin, and The Best FIFA Women’s Player, Rapinoe represented her country in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where the United States placed second. She also won gold with the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
From 2018 to 2020, Rapinoe co-captained the national team with Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd. She has played Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) for the Chicago Red Stars, Philadelphia Independence, and MagicJack; she has also played Division 1 Féminine for Lyon Women in France.
Is Megan Rapinoe a lesbian?
Rapinoe came out as a lesbian in public in Out magazine during the summer of 2012. Additionally, she disclosed that she was seeing Australian soccer player Sarah Walsh. She started dating singer-songwriter Sera Cahoone after they split up and the two became engaged in 2015. Rapinoe started dating basketball player Sue Bird. In 2020, Rapinoe and Bird declared their engagement.
Rapinoe’s philanthropy and LGBTQ activism have earned her recognition on a global scale. She participates with the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network and Athlete Ally, among other groups. 2019 saw the founding of the gender-neutral lifestyle company re-inc by Rapinoe and a few other athletes. She has also spoken out against financial disparity and gender discrimination in soccer.
Megan Rapinoe Net Worth 2024
Rapinoe has an estimated net worth of $5 Million. Her versatility across the industries she has worked in has contributed to her wealth accumulation. It is projected that as her career progresses, her net worth will rise.
Megan Rapinoe Age
Rapinoe was born on July 5, 1985 in Redding, California, U.S. As of 2024 she is 38 years old.
Megan Rapinoe Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Rapinoe stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) and weighs approximately 68Kgs.
Megan Rapinoe Parents
Rapinoe was born to Denise and Jim. She has five siblings, one of whom is Rachael, a fraternal twin. Rapinoe’s older brother Brian, a sibling, served as her inspiration to take up soccer. Regretfully, Brian began misusing drugs and was incarcerated as a youth and in several state prisons.
Rapinoe along with her fraternal sister, turned to soccer as a way to get away from the prevalent drug misuse in the neighborhood. Her father coached her while she played throughout her early years. She attended Foothill High School and participated in Women’s Premier Soccer League matches as a teenager with the Elk Grove Pride squad. She also participated in the Olympic Development Program for Northern California’s under-14 state team.
Megan Rapinoe Career
Rapinoe participated in the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship while playing for the US under-19 squad, which was a precursor to her international career. She played her first senior US team game in a friendly match against Ireland two years later. Due to ACL problems, Rapinoe was sidelined for the senior team in 2007 and 2008. Upon her return in 2009, she participated in the Algarve Cup. Rapinoe was included to the American squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2011.
Before losing to Japan in the championship game, she and the squad went on to defeat Brazil in the quarterfinals and France in the semifinal. The following year, Rapinoe achieved one of her greatest triumphs when, in front of the largest crowd ever seen for an Olympic women’s soccer match, she guided the US team to a gold medal at the London Summer Olympics.
Among her notable accomplishments with the US national team were her roles in the team’s victories in the FIFA Women’s World Cups in 2015 and 2019. With six goals in the latter, she was named the tournament’s top scorer and took home the Golden Boot in addition to the Golden Ball for best player. Rapinoe later assisted the United States squad in winning the bronze medal in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.
