Lori Lindsey

Lori Ann Lindsey (born March 19, 1980) is an American soccer commentator and retired midfielder. Lindsey made 31 appearances for the United States national team. She represented her country at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they were runners-up, and was an alternate at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Lindsey was raised in Indianapolis and played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers. She played professionally for the Washington Freedom in the WUSA, the Washington Freedom and Philadelphia Independence in the WPS, the Western New York Flash in the WPSL Elite League, the Washington Spirit in the NWSL, and Canberra United in the W-League in Australia.

Early life Lindsey grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is the daughter of Larry and Carol Lindsey. A graduate of Pike High School, she was named NSCAA Parade All-American and earned first team All-State honors four consecutive years. Upon graduating, she was the all-time leading prep scorer in Indiana high school history. During high school, Lindsey refereed the indoor soccer games of national teammate Lauren Holiday ( Cheney).

University of Virginia Lindsey played at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2001 and was the school's first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, winning the award two consecutive years (2000 & 2001) joining Mia Hamm as the only other player to achieve that distinction. She finished sixth all-time scorer in UVA history with 33 goals and 76 points and was named NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 2001 and Third-Team All-American in 2000. She was also a 2001 finalist for the M.A.C. Award. Lindsey was named Female Athlete of the Year at UVA for the 2001–02 academic year.

Club career

Lindsey played for the Indiana Blaze of the W-League from 1997 to 2000. In 2002, she was the fourth overall pick in the WUSA draft by the San Diego Spirit. She played in 20 games, starting 13 and scored two goals with five assists. She was traded to the Washington Freedom during the 2003 WUSA Draft and was a member of 2003 Founders Cup III Champions.

Lindsey was a member of the 2007 W-League champions with the Washington Freedom.

In 2009, she played for the Washington Freedom in the inaugural season of the WPS after being taken 17th overall by the Freedom in the WPS General Draft. She started 18 of the 19 games she played for the Freedom, scoring two goals with one assist.

She was the first player taken in the WPS Expansion Draft by the Philadelphia Independence, and played with the club for two seasons (2010, 2011).

In January 2013, Lindsey was allocated to the Washington Spirit in the newly formed National Women's Soccer League. She started 21 games and captained the team in 2013. Following the 2013 NWSL season, she went on loan to Canberra United in the W-League.

In 2014, Lindsey played in 22 games for the Spirit. After the NWSL season, she again went on loan to Canberra United. Canberra won the 2014 W-League Championship by defeating Perth Glory in the Grand Final.

Lindsey announced in August 2014 that she would be retiring at the end of the year.

International career

Lindsey played for the U.S. U-16, U-17 and U-21 teams and was a member of the USA's U-21 2001 Nordic Cup champions in Norway.

Lindsey was nominated for the National Soccer Hall of Fame class of 2018.

Post-playing career On April 24, 2017, it was announced that Lindsey would join the staff of the Washington Spirit Development Academy as the Strength and Conditioning Director and Assistant Coach.

In 2018, Lindsey served as a commentator for non-televised NWSL games that were broadcast on go90 and the NWSL website.

Nashville SC in 2020 announced Lindsey would serve as its sideline reporter. As of 2023, she is one of the match analysts for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Lindsey served as a match analyst and commentator for the Fox coverage of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup.

Career statistics

International goals

Personal life Lindsey resides in Washington, D.C.