Mia Hamm Net Worth
A former American professional soccer player Mia Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women’s national soccer team. Her net worth is probably about $10.5 million as of 2015. She has made a record 158 international goals, that makes her the leading international goal scorer in the history of soccer, both for men and women.
Mia was born in Selma, Alabama on March 17, 1972. She spent her childhood on US Air Force bases with her five siblings. She started playing soccer in Florence, Italy. Mia was at Women’s national team from 1987 to 2004 and attended Olympic Women’s Football Tournament three times in her career.She was a founding member of the Washington Freedom and she wrote the book Go For the Goal: A Champion’s Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life. She also appeared in the HBO documentary Dare to Dream.
Her first marriage with US Marine helicopter pilot lasted for six years. Two years after the divorce, she married Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra. They have twin girls and one son together.
Mia’s adopted brother, Garrett, died in 1997 of complications from aplastic anemia, a rare blood disease. That made her established the Mia Hamm Foundation, a non-profit organization that seeks to promote awareness and raise funds for families in need of a bone marrow or cord blood transplant.
