Meghan Klingenberg

Meghan Klingenberg
Klingenberg with the Portland Thorns in 2024
Personal information
Full name Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg
Date of birth (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988
Place of birth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Position(s) Left back
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 North Carolina Tar Heels 70 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 magicJack 2 (0)
2011 Boston Breakers 10 (0)
2012 Western New York Flash 3 (2)
2012–2014 Tyresö FF 32 (2)
2014–2015 Houston Dash 19 (0)
2016–2024 Portland Thorns 151 (0)
International career
2004 United States U-16
2005 United States U-17
2008 United States U-19
2009–2010 United States U-23
2011–2018 United States 75 (3)
Medal record
FIFA Women's World Cup
2015 CanadaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 3, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 3, 2024

Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg (born August 2, 1988) is a retired American professional soccer player who most recently played in 2024 as a defender for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). A former member of the United States women's national soccer team, she is a FIFA Women's World Cup champion, two-time NWSL champion, and two-time NWSL Shield winner. She also played for three teams in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, for Tyresö FF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan, and for the Houston Dash in the NWSL.