Shannon MacMillan

Shannon Ann MacMillan (born October 7, 1974) is an American retired soccer player, coach, FIFA Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold and silver medalist. Named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year for 2002, MacMillan played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 2006 and was part of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup-winning team (commonly known as the '99ers). She won gold with the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

In 2007, MacMillan became an assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer team. In 2016, she was inducted in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. She is also a part of the ownership group for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.

Early life MacMillan was born in Syosset, New York. She attended San Pasqual High School in Escondido, California. She has one older brother, Sean.

University of Portland MacMillan played for the University of Portland, where she won the Hermann Trophy for the best female collegiate soccer player of the 1995 season. She earned All-America honors from 1992 to 1995.

Playing career Club MacMillan was one of the founding players of the Women's United Soccer Association, playing three seasons for the San Diego Spirit.

International While still in college, MacMillan joined the US National Team in 1993 as a midfielder. By 2000, she moved to forward.

In the Olympic semifinal against Norway in 1996, she scored the game-winning goal in overtime. In the Olympic final against China, she collected a Mia Hamm shot that rebounded off the post and put it in for the first goal of the match.

She was a "super-sub" on the US WNT's 1999 Women's World Cup team and the 2000 Olympic team. She earned a spot on the roster for the 2003 Women's World Cup team after making a miraculously quick recovery from an ACL tear suffered just four months before the tournament began.

In 2002, MacMillan scored 17 goals and was voted the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.

She retired from international play in 2006 at the age of 31. She finished her international career with 60 goals and with 175 caps, the tenth most of any woman in history up to that time. She was the sixth-leading goal scorer in 2005.

Honors and awards MacMillan was awarded the MAC Hermann Trophy Award in 1995. She was voted U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year in 2002. She was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame on September 25, 2007. As a senior at Portland, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.

Coaching career In 2007, MacMillan became an assistant coach for the UCLA women's soccer team. After leaving DMCV Sharks, she was named the Director of Youth at the NWSL club Bay FC on July 21, 2026.

She was a senior adviser to San Diego Loyal SC.

International goals Scores and results list United States's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 12 May 1996 Worcester, United States 3–0 6–0 1996 Women's U.S. Cup 2. 23 July 1996 Orlando, United States 2–0 2–1 1996 Summer Olympics 3. 28 July 1996 Athens, United States 2–1 2–1 4. 1 August 1996 1–0 2–1 5. 12 September 1998 Foxborough, United States ?–0 9–0 1998 Women's U.S. Cup 6. 27 June 1999 Foxborough, United States 1–0 3–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 7. 12 March 2000 Albufeira, Portugal 2–0 7–0 2000 Algarve Cup 8. 14 March 2000 Faro, Portugal 2–1 2–1 9. 5 May 2000 Portland, United States 1–0 8–0 2000 Women's U.S. Cup 10. 6–0 11. 23 June 2000 Hershey, United States 7–0 11–0 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 12. 25 June 2000 Louisville, United States 2–0 8–0 13. 1 July 2000 1–0 4–1 14. 2–0 15. 20 September 2000 Melbourne, Australia 3–1 3–1 2000 Summer Olympics 16. 1 March 2002 Albufeira, Portugal 1–0 1–1 2002 Algarve Cup 17. 3 March 2002 Ferreiras, Portugal 1–0 2–0 18. 5 March 2002 Faro, Portugal 1–0 2–3 19. 2–2 20. 7 March 2002 Albufeira, Portugal 1–0 3–2 21. 2–0 22. 3–1 23. 27 October 2002 Pasadena, United States 3–0 3–0 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 24. 2 November 2002 Seattle, United States 4–0 9–0 25. 5–0 26. 6 November 2002 6–0 7–0 27. 16 March 2003 Ferreiras, Portugal 1–0 1–0 2003 Algarve Cup 28. 20 March 2003 Loulé, Portugal 1–0 2–0 29. 27 February 2004 Heredia, Costa Rica 4–0 8–0 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament