Full name Emily Pickering Harner Playing position Team Apps | Date of birth c. 1962 (age 54–55) Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Emily Pickering Harner, is a retired American female soccer player, who played on the U.S. women's national soccer team in 1985, the first official U.S women's national team in history. She assisted the first goal for the national team, and scored the second (both against Denmark). Pickering was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.
Personal life
Pickering was raised in Long Island as the seventh of eight children. She started playing soccer at a young age with many of her friends. She currently lives with her two children and her husband in Maryland.
References
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