Andi Maureen Sullivan (born December 20, 1995) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for the

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of the

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(NWSL) and the United States national team. Sullivan played college soccer for the

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, where she won an NCAA championship and the

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in 2017. She was drafted first overall by the Spirit in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. She won an

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with the Spirit in 2021. Sullivan made her senior international debut for the United States in 2016. She represented her country at the

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Early life

Raised in

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, 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

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(NSCAA). Top Drawer Soccer ranked her as the top college recruit.

Stanford Cardinal, 2014–2017

During her freshman season in 2014, Sullivan started in 23 of the 24 matches in which she played. She scored her first goal for the

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during a match against

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and served four assists throughout the season ranking third on the team. She made the All-Freshman First Team for Top Drawer Soccer, as well as the Pac-12 First Team and NSCAA All-Pacific Region Second Team. She was also awarded Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and named National Freshman of the Year by Top Drawer Soccer and Soccer America. As a sophomore, Sullivan played and started in all 23 games. She scored 5 goals, including three game-winners, and provided 2 assists. As a junior, Sullivan led Stanford in points (29), goals (11) and game-winning goals (4). She was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and earned All-Pac-12 first team honors for the third consecutive season. As a senior, Sullivan tallied three goals and six assists and led Stanford to their second national championship, scoring in the College Cup final. She won the

, after being a finalist in 2016 and a semifinalist in 2015.

Club career

Washington Spirit Reserves, 2012–2015

Sullivan played in the

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during the 2012–2015 seasons. She played with D.C. United Women in 2012, which was later renamed the Washington Spirit Reserves for the 2013–2015 seasons.

Washington Spirit, 2018–present

On January 18, 2018, Sullivan was selected as the number one overall draft pick at the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the

. 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. She returned to Washington for the 2019 NWSL season and was named team captain. On January 9, 2020, Sullivan 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

title in a 2–1 comeback victory over the

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. Sullivan converted the match's equalizer in the 67th minute, firing a

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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

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. 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.

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. Sullivan competed for the United States at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala where she helped the under-17 national team win gold. 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

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berth. On August 23, 2018, she was named to the United States U-23 team for the 2018 Nordic tournament.

Senior

She earned her first cap with the senior national team during an

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match against

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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

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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

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. She was also named to the team for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup. After not being in the squad for the

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, Sullivan was called back in to the national team by head coach

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. Alongside fellow non-olympians

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and Sophia Smith, Sullivan was added to an absence-heavy squad for two September 2021 friendlies against

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. 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

. She played in every minute of the four games the Americans competed in. Ultimately, the USWNT were eliminated in a

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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

:''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:

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United States U17 * CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship:

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* CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament:

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;

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Individual * Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: 2014 *

: 2017 *

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: 2017 * espnW Player of the Week: November 2016

References

Match reports

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Andi 1995 births Living people American women's soccer players Women's association football midfielders Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players United States women's international soccer players Hermann Trophy women's winners United States women's under-20 international soccer players First overall NWSL draft picks Washington Spirit draft picks Washington Spirit players National Women's Soccer League players Soccer players from Fairfax County, Virginia People from Lorton, Virginia Soccer players from Honolulu 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players 21st-century American sportswomen United States women's youth international soccer players