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Heather Mitts (FA)
Defender
Team: Atlanta Beat
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Height: 5' 5"
Birth Date: 6/9/1978
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Previous Team: Philadelphia Independence
How Acquired:
Via trade on 1/14/2011

WPS:

    2011
  • Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Beat on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011
  • Started every match played in, totaling 8

    • 2010
  • Played in 14 games with the Philadelphia Independence
  • During the 2010 free agency, went back to Philadelphia for 2010 season

    • 2009
  • Appeared in 19 games in 2009 for the Boston Breakers
  • Part of a tough Boston defense that boasted 1.00 goals against average and the WPS-leading lowest shots on goal per game with 4.45
  • Allocated to the Boston Breakers via the Women's National Team allocation on September 16, 2008
WUSA:
  • Played 20 games with the Philadelphia Charge in the inaugural season
  • Played with the Charge from 2001 to 2003
  • Named WUSA All-Star in 2003, before league ceased operations
International:
  • As of December 5, 2010 has 114 caps
  • Won her second Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, starting all six games
  • Became the 25th American to earn her 100th career cap (vs. Sweden in the 2009 Algarve Cup final)
  • Won several Algarve Cup Championships with USWNT
  • Participated in the 2007 National Team Residency Program but missed the 2007 FIFA World Cup due to a torn ACL
  • Played in every game for the National Team in 2006
  • Played and started every game at the 2005 Algarve Cup as part of eight starts for the National Team
  • Participated in the 2004 National Team Residency Program, starting in 17 of 29 matches played
  • Played in two matches en route to a Gold Medal in her first world championship at the 2004 Athens Olympics
  • Scored her first two goals of her international career in 2004, both game-winners (Canada, Iceland)
  • First international goal came against Canada on July 3rd, 2004
  • Was a member of the U-21 Women’s National Team Pool in 1999 and 2000
  • 1st cap in 1999
  • Was a member of the 1999 U-21 Women’s National Team that won the Nordic Cup in Iceland
Club:
  • Played for the WUSA Philadelphia Courage from 2001-2003.
  • Started all 51 games, helping the club to the WUSA playoffs in the first two years.
  • Named a WUSA All-Star in 2003
  • Played 4,414 minutes in her WUSA career while tallying eight assists
  • Was a member of the 1997 Cardinal Premier Team that won a national championship
College:
  • All time record-holder at University of Florida in appearances, starts, and minutes played; games played (95), starts (94), and minutes played (7,547)
  • Won NCAA National Championship with Gators in 1998
  • Named to the 1999 NCAA All-Tournament team
  • Won the SEC title all four years of her career
  • Named to All-American team in 1997, 1999 (Third team '97, First team '99)
  • Named All-SEC First-Team as a junior and senior
  • Named Most Inspirational Player her freshman year and Team MVP her senior year
High School / Youth Club:
  • Attended St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • All-State selection in her junior and senior year
  • Won the 1993 State Title with St. Ursula Academy
  • Won two Ohio State Titles with Club Cincinnati
Personal:
  • Full name is Heather Blaine Mitts
  • Married NFL quarterback AJ Feeley in February 2010
  • Her mother, Jan Peck, is a personal trainer.
  • Worked for ESPN as a sideline reporter on college football during the 2005 seasons
  • Served as a studio analyst for ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 during the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup and was the sideline reporter for several MLS broadcasts in 2005
  • Has done color commentary for Sunshine Network and for Fox Sports South on women’s college soccer games
  • Appeared on the cover of Philadelphia Magazine in June of 2002 as one of the city’s “Sexiest Singles”
  • Was voted sexiest player in the WUSA on Playboy.com during the 2001 season
  • Also was voted ESPN.com’s “Sexiest Female Athlete” in 2004
  • The first soccer player ever to appear in FHM in a five-page photo spread
  • Was on the cover of the Sports Illustrated for Women college preview issue in 1999
  • Also appeared in the 2005 SI Swimsuit Issue with A.J. Feeley, who is now her fiancé
  • Co-hosted the “Tailgate Show” on Comcast SportsNet, the pre-game for the Philadelphia Eagles home games in 2004
  • “Ran with the Bulls” in Pamplona, Spain in 1999
  • Loves watching and playing sports
  • Loves to play golf, tennis and squash
  • Father, Don, a cardiac surgeon at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, played basketball at Kentucky under Adolph Rupp
  • Brother Brian played soccer at the University of Kentucky and her sister, Megan, is a student at University of Miami
  • Involved with Boys & Girls Club and Athletes for Hope
  • Holds a soccer camp in Cincinnati every summer

1. What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
A: Pillow, Blackberry, iPod touch.

2. If you didn’t play professional soccer, what other profession would you want to try – and why?
A: Broadcasting because it's a challenge, involves traveling, meeting great people, and I'd still be involved in sports.

3. What’s your perfect day off?
A: Sleep in a tad, cook a huge breakfast with my husband, go grab coffee, and walk by the beach. Relax. Go for a jog. Cook dinner and watch a movie.

4. What famous person most inspires you and why?
A: Garth Brooks. His music and concerts speak for themselves, but through my participation in his foundation I've realized he is genuinely a caring, amazing person. As a father of 3 girls, his heart is in the right place. His organization helps provide financial aid for charities for children.

5. If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?
A: My husband, Oprah, Abraham Lincoln, and Lady Gaga.

6. If there were one adjective to describe you, what would it be?
A: Determined

7. What’s on your workout / pre-game iPod playlist?
A: Born This Way - Lady Gaga, Dog Days are Over - Florence and the Machine, Fireworks - Katy Perry, What's My Name - Rihanna and Drake, The Show Goes On - Lupe Fiasco, Don't Stop Believing - Journey, and anything by Kings of Leon.

QUICK HITS – List your top three favorites:

TV Shows:
1. Modern Family
2. Ellen
3. The Office

Place to Shop:
1. Online
2. Intermix
3. Under Armour

Restaurants:
1. Katsuya
2. Naked Cafe in Solano Beach
3. Fleming's Steakhouse

Professional Athletes:
1. AJ Feeley
2. Carli Lloyd
3. Messi

Cities (in any country):
1. Del Mar, SD
2. Cincinnati, Ohio
3. Rome, Italy

Year Club GP GS MIN G A SHTS SOG FC FS C E
2011 Atlanta Beat 8 8 708 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0
2010 Philadelphia Independence 17 15 1257 0 0 2 1 11 7 1 0
2009 Boston Breakers 19 19 1631 0 1 1 1 12 6 3 0
Career 44 42 3596 0 1 3 2 28 16 6 0
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