Brandi Chastain

Brandi Chastain
Chastain in 2010
Personal information
Full name Brandi Denise Chastain
Date of birth (1968-07-21) July 21, 1968
Place of birth San Jose, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder, Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 California Golden Bears (15)
1989–1990 Santa Clara Broncos (32)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Shiroki FC Serena
2001–2003 San Jose CyberRays 52 (7)
2009 FC Gold Pride
2010 California Storm
International career
1988–2004 United States 192 (30)
Medal record
Women's football (soccer)
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam competition
2004 AthensTeam competition
2000 SydneyTeam competition
FIFA Women's World Cup
1991 ChinaTeam competition
1999 USATeam competition
2003 USATeam competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 14, 2009

Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is an American retired soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold-medalist, coach, and sports broadcaster. She played for the United States national team from 1988 to 2004. In her 192 caps on the team, she scored 30 goals playing primarily in the defender and midfielder positions. She scored a World Cup–winning penalty shootout goal against China in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final.

Chastain played professionally for Shiroki FC in the Japan Women's Football League, the San Jose CyberRays of the Women's United Soccer Association, FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer, and California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League.

Chastain was named to the USWNT All-Time Best XI in 2013. In March 2017, she was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. In 2018 she was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.