Andi Sullivan

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

Sullivan played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, where she won an NCAA championship and the Hermann Trophy in 2017. She was drafted first overall by the Spirit in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. She won an NWSL Championship with the Spirit in 2021.

Sullivan made her senior international debut for the United States in 2016. She represented her country at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Early life Raised in Lorton, Virginia, Sullivan is the youngest of four siblings and attended South County High School. She played club soccer for Lee Mount Vernon, Bethesda Soccer Club (Freedom) and McLean Youth Soccer. In 2013, she was named the national Youth Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). She played with D.C. United Women in 2012, which was later renamed the Washington Spirit Reserves for the 2013–2015 seasons.

Washington Spirit Sullivan (left) and Alanna Kennedy fight for the ball in a match between Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride on June 23, 2018. On January 18, 2018, Sullivan was selected as the number one overall draft pick at the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit. 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 NWSL Rookie of the Year, finishing second in voting behind winner Imani Dorsey. Sullivan returned to Washington for the 2019 NWSL season and was named team captain. On January 9, 2020, she re-signed with the Spirit.

At the beginning of the 2021 NWSL Season, Sullivan once again re-signed with Washington, inking a two-year deal. She went on to captain the Spirit to the club's first-ever NWSL Championship title in a 2–1 comeback victory over the Chicago Red Stars. Sullivan converted the match's equalizer in the 67th minute, firing a penalty kick past opposing goalkeeper Cassie Miller to draw the two teams level. On June 20, 2023, Sullivan and the Spirit agreed on a new three-year deal with a team option for 2026.

In April 2024, Sullivan reached 100 regular season NWSL appearances. She started in all of the Spirit's NWSL games until mid-October, where she suffered an injury during a match versus the Orlando Pride. The Washington Spirit later announced that Sullivan had torn her ACL and would be placed on the season-ending injury list, missing the rest of the regular season and playoffs. She had previously suffered an ACL tear 8 years earlier, in October 2017. The Spirit resigned Sullivan for the 2026 season, her ninth with the Spirit. At the start of the 2026 season, Sullivan had 134 total appearances with the Spirit, with ten goals and six assists over more than 11,000 minutes of play.

International career

Youth 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. 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.

Senior 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. She earned her first assist a few days later on October 23, 2016. She then played in two more matches on November 10 and 13 where she earned another assist. However, she tore her ACL a few days later during a college match on November 18, 2016. She missed a large part of the year due to the injury but made her return to the national team on October 19, 2017.

Sullivan was named to the 23-player roster for the 2018 SheBelieves Cup, the U.S. won the tournament for the second time. 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.

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

After not being in the squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup or 2020 Summer Olympics, Sullivan was called back in to the national team by head coach Vlatko Andonovski. Alongside fellow non-olympians Mallory Pugh and Sophia Smith, Sullivan was added to an absence-heavy squad for two September 2021 friendlies against Paraguay. She started both games, scoring her first two international goals and tallying an assist during the first match.

Sullivan was included in the United States' 23-player roster for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. She played in every minute of the four games the Americans competed in. Ultimately, the USWNT were eliminated in a round of 16 penalty shootout to Sweden following a scoreless 0–0 draw.

Personal life On December 14, 2019, Sullivan married Drew Skundrich. On Feb. 14, 2025, they announced that they were expecting a baby girl.

Career statistics Club

International

National teamYearAppsGoals United States20164020173020184020194020201020216220221512023 15 0 Total 52 3

Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sullivan goal.

Honors and awards Stanford University NCAA Women's Soccer Championship: 2017 Washington Spirit NWSL Championship: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup: 2025

United States U17 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: 2012 United States U20 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2014

United States CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2022 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2020 SheBelieves Cup: 2018; 2020; 2022; 2023 Individual Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: 2014 Hermann Trophy: 2017 Honda Sports Award: 2017 espnW Player of the Week: November 2016