Lindsey Heaps

Lindsey Michelle Heaps (born Lindsey Michelle Horan /həˈræn/ hə-RAN; May 26, 1994)^[2] is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Lyon and captains the United States national team.

Lindsey Heaps

Heaps with the United States in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Lindsey Michelle Heaps[1]
Birth name	Lindsey Michelle Horan
Date of birth	(1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Golden, Colorado, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward, Attacking midfielder, Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lyon
Number	26
Youth career
2005–2012	Colorado Rush
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Colorado Rush	3	(2)
2012–2016	Paris Saint-Germain	58	(46)
2016–2021	Portland Thorns	87	(25)
2022	→ Lyon (loan)	5	(0)
2022–	Lyon	41	(22)
International career‡
	United States U-17	17	(15)
	United States U-20	24	(26)
2013–	United States	167	(38)
Medal record Women's soccer Representing  United States Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team 2020 Tokyo Team FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 France Team CONCACAF W Championship Winner 2018 United States Winner 2022 Mexico CONCACAF W Gold Cup Winner 2024 United States CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Winner 2014 Cayman Islands
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 20, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 3, 2025

She previously played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and won the league's most valuable player award in 2018. Heaps was a leading player for the Thorns during their 2017 championship season, scoring the winning goal in the championship game. Before that, she was a prolific scorer for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 46 goals in 58 appearances.

She is currently the captain of the US Women's National Team. She was the leading scorer for the United States U-17 team at the 2010 CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship.^[3][4][5] She was on the team that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and captained the team to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life

Heaps was born May 26, 1994, and grew up in Golden, Colorado, near Denver. Although she attended Golden High School, she did not play soccer for the school. Instead, she played club soccer with the Colorado Rush. She first started playing for the Colorado Edge during the U-11 tryouts. In March, when Heaps was 15 years old and was one of the youngest players on the United States under-17 women's national team, she scored 12 goals in nine games (a team-best) leading up to the North American/Central American/Caribbean U-17 tournament in Costa Rica. During her sophomore year at Golden, she was named to the Parade Magazine High School All-American team although she didn't play high school soccer.^[6][7]

In 2012, Heaps was named the top-ranked college prospect by ESPN.^[8] Although she had a scholarship to play for Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill starting in the 2012 season, Heaps bypassed her college career and signed with French club Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG).^[9]

Club career

Colorado Rush, 2012

Heaps played for the Colorado Rush in the 2012 USL W-League season.^[10] She played three games for the team, scoring two goals and taking 19 shots.^[11] Her performance for the Rush against Seattle Sounders Women on June 1, 2012, in which Heaps scored a goal against Seattle and USWNT goalkeeper Hope Solo,^[12] impressed several national team players who also played for Seattle. After the match, Megan Rapinoe called Heaps "a hell of a player".^[13]

Paris Saint-Germain FC, 2012–2016

Heaps with PSG during the 2012–13 season

In July 2012, Heaps signed a six-figure deal to play with the professional French club, Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG).^[14][15] On January 4, 2016, Paris Saint-Germain announced Heaps's contract had been terminated to allow her to return to the United States.^[16] She played her final game on December 5, 2015, a 5–0 win over FCF Juvisy. Heaps scored the match's opening goal.^[17] Heaps scored 46 goals in 58 appearances for PSG.^{[citation needed]}

Portland Thorns, 2016–2022

Heaps with Portland Thorns in 2016

On January 13, 2016, Heaps signed with the Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL.^[18]

Unlike her role at PSG, Heaps for Portland played in central midfield in a position similar to her national-team role.^[19]

Heaps scored the only goal in Portland's 1–0 win over the North Carolina Courage in the 2017 NWSL Championship and was named NWSL Championship MVP.^[20]

Heaps was named Player of the Month for July 2018, in which she scored three goals to help the Thorns to a 3–0–0 record.^[21] She was named to the 2018 NWSL Best XI, and on September 21, 2018, she was named 2018 NWSL Most Valuable Player.^[22]

In 2020, she was a key player in helping Thorns win the Fall Series and the associated Community Shield, and in 2021, did the same for the Thorns' winning the NWSL Challenge Cup, the Women's International Champions Cup, and the NWSL Shield.^{[citation needed]}

On June 22, 2023, the Thorns permanently transferred Heaps to Lyon^[23] for a fee of €250,000 (US$274,000) with a conditional bonus of an additional €50,000 (US$54,750).^[24]

Lyon Féminin, 2022–present

On January 27, 2022, Heaps joined Olympique Lyon on loan.^[25] With Lyon, she scored 8 goals in 37 appearances, won the Division 1 Féminine league twice, the Coupe de France Feminine, and the UEFA Women's Champions League. On June 22, 2023, Lyon signed Heaps to a permanent contract through June 2026.^[23] On October 14, 2023, Heaps scored her first hat-trick for Lyon against Division 1 team AS Saint-Étienne.^[26] She scored her second hat-trick for Lyon, also against AS Saint-Étienne, on November 16, 2024 in the first 35 minutes.^[27]

International career

Heaps (right) with the national team in 2017

Heaps played for the United States women's national under-17 soccer team and was the leading scorer for the team at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.^[3] She helped the United States women's national under-20 soccer team win the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in March by scoring four goals, including a hat trick against Guatemala in the group stage. Heaps was unable to play in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup because of a knee injury that required surgery.^[15]

In February 2013, at the age of eighteen, she was named to the senior team roster for the 2013 Algarve Cup.^[28] She earned her first cap for the senior team during a group stage match against China at the Algarve on March 8, 2013.^[29] Heaps was called up to the senior roster near the end of 2015,^[30] and scored her first goal for the senior team during a 'Woman of the Match' performance against Trinidad & Tobago in December 2015.^[31] She was on the roster for the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship and started the opening group stage match against Costa Rica in central midfield.^[32] While Heaps played successfully as a striker during her time at PSG (2012-16), with 46 goals in 56 appearances, she played in central midfield after her return to the national team in 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Heaps was called up for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring her first World Cup goal in the opening game against Thailand on June 11. On January 31, 2020, she scored her first career hat-trick, against Panama in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, in addition to assisting goals scored by Lynn Williams and Tobin Heath.^{[m 1]}

On July 24, 2021, Heaps played her 100th match for the USWNT, and scored a goal in a 6–1 win over New Zealand in the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[33]

At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Heaps scored in the U.S.'s opening match against Vietnam.^[34] This gave her goals in successive World Cups. Heaps also scored in the U.S.'s match against the Netherlands, tying the game 1-1.^[35]

Heaps was selected to the 18-player roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.^[36] She started and captained the team in all six USWNT matches, including the final, in which the team defeated Brazil 1–0 to win the gold medal.^[37][38]

Personal life

Heaps married soccer analyst Tyler Heaps on December 28, 2024. They met when he was working for U.S. Soccer; he is now the sporting director and general manager for San Diego FC of Major League Soccer.^[39] Heaps began using her married name in 2025 for international matches; however, she will continue to use her maiden name with Lyon through the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign since the Première Ligue does not allow name changes mid-season.^[40][41]

Career statistics

Club

As of February 16, 2025

Club	Season	League					Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Total		Ref.
		Division	Regular Season		Play-offs
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colorado Rush	2012	USL W-League	3	2	—		—				3	2	[11]
	Total		3	2	—		—				3	2	—
Paris Saint-Germain	2012–13	Division 1 Féminine	20	17	—		5	3	—		25	20	[42]
	2013–14		18	14			3	2	2	0	23	16
	2014–15		11	9			0	0	4	1	15	10
	2015–16		9	6			0	0	4	2	13	8
	Total		58	46	—		8	5	10	3	76	54	—
Portland Thorns FC	2016	National Women's Soccer League	15	5	1	1	—				16	6	[43]
	2017		24	4	2	1					26	5	[44]
	2018		22	13	2	1					24	14	[45]
	2019		13	1	1	0					14	1	[46]
	2020		—[c]				8	2	—		8	2	[citation needed]
	2021		13	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	17	3	[citation needed]
	Total		87	25	6	3	11	3	1	0	105	31	—
Lyon (loan)	2021–22	Division 1 Féminine	5	0	—		0	0	5	0	10	0	[citation needed]
Lyon	2022–23		14	5	1	0	4	1	8	2	27	8	[citation needed]
	2023–24		15	6	1	0	2	1	9	0	27	7	[citation needed]
	2024-25		12	11	0	0	0	0	6	1	18	12
	Total		46	22	2	0	6	2	28	3	82	27	—
Career total			194	95	8	3	25	10	39	6	266	114	—

Notes

1. Includes Coupe de France Féminine, 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, 2020 NWSL Fall Series, and 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League and 2021 Women's International Champions Cup
3. 2020 regular season and playoffs cancelled due COVID-19 pandemic^[47]

International

As of match played June 3, 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2013	2	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	4	1
	2016	24	2
	2017	13	1
	2018	19	3
	2019	16	5
	2020	8	7
	2021	22	6
	2022	14	1
	2023	17	5
	2024	22	5
	2025	6	2
Total		167	38

International goals

Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Heaps goal.

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
Goal in match	Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Green background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Red background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
	Pink background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation. NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goals	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1	2015-12-10[m 2]	San Antonio, Texas	Trinidad and Tobago	Start	90+2'	Stephanie McCaffrey	5650.06005 6–0	5650.06005 6–0	Friendly
2	2016-02-21[m 3]	Houston, Texas	Canada	7. off 82' (on Dunn)	53'	Becky Sauerbrunn	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0	Olympic qualifier: Final
3	2016-06-02[m 4]	Commerce City, Colorado	Japan	{{{4}}}. on 61' (off Brian)	89'	Kelley O'Hara	5150.03005 3–2	5050.03005 3–3	Friendly
4	2017-09-19[m 5]	Cincinnati, Ohio	New Zealand	{{{4}}}. on 33' (off Lavelle)	36'	Sam Mewis	1–0	5–0
5	2018-04-08[m 6]	Houston, Texas	Mexico	{{{4}}}. off 40' (on Hanson)	25'	Megan Rapinoe	2–2	6–2
6	2018-07-29[m 7]	East Hartford, Connecticut	Australia	Start	90'	Megan Rapinoe	1–1	1–1	2018 Tournament of Nations
7	2018-10-10[m 8]	Cary, North Carolina	Trinidad and Tobago	Start	49'	unassisted	5–0	7–0	World Cup qualifier: Group A
8	2019-04-07[m 9]	Los Angeles, California	Belgium	{{{4}}}. off 60' (on Long)	26'	Christen Press	3–0	6–0	Friendly
9	2019-06-11[m 10]	Reims, France	Thailand	Start	32'	Sam Mewis	3–0	13–0	World Cup: Group F
10	2019-06-20[m 11]	Le Havre, France	Sweden	Start	3'	Sam Mewis	1–0	2–0
11	2019-08-03[m 12]	Pasadena, California	Republic of Ireland	Start	31'	Christen Press	2–0	3–0	Friendly
12	2019-09-03[m 13]	St. Paul, Minnesota	Portugal	{{{4}}}. on 46' (off Sauerbrunn)	83'	Christen Press	3–0	3–0
13	2020-01-28[m 14]	Houston, Texas	Haiti	{{{4}}}. on 71' (off Lavelle)	73'	Megan Rapinoe	3–0	4–0	Olympic qualifier: Group A
14	2020-01-31[m 1]	Houston, Texas	Panama	Start	3'	unassisted	1–0	8–0
15					18'	unassisted	3–0
16					81'	Jessica McDonald	8–0
17	2020-02-04[m 15]	Houston, Texas	Costa Rica	Start	10'	Carli Lloyd	2–0	6–0
18	2020-02-09[m 16]	Carson, California	Canada	Start	71'	Lynn Williams	2–0	3–0	Olympic qualifier: Final
19	2020-03-11[m 17]	Frisco, Texas	Japan	Start	83'	Mallory Pugh	3–1	3–1	2020 SheBelieves Cup: Final
20	2021-01-22[m 18]	Orlando, Florida	Colombia	{{{4}}}. on 62' (off Lavelle)	73'	Crystal Dunn	5–0	6–0	Friendly
21	2021-06-13[m 19]	Houston, Texas	Jamaica	{{{4}}}. off 74' (on Sullivan)	7'	penalty	2–0	4–0
22	2021-07-05[m 20]	East Hartford, Connecticut	Mexico	{{{4}}}. off 80' (on Davidson)	6'	Carli Lloyd	1–0	4–0
23	2021-07-24[m 21]	Saitama, Japan	New Zealand	{{{4}}}. off 84' (on Macario)	45'	Julie Ertz	2–0	6–1	Olympics: Group G
24	2021-10-26[m 22]	Saint Paul, Minnesota	South Korea	Start	9'	Sophia Smith	1–0	6–0	Friendly
25	2021-11-27[m 23]	Sydney, Australia	Australia	Start (c)	68'	penalty	3–0	3–0
26	2022-09-03[m 24]	Kansas City, Kansas	Nigeria	{{{4}}}. off 64' (on Sanchez)	25'	Sophia Smith	2–0	4–0
27	2023-04-08[m 25]	Austin, Texas	Republic of Ireland	Start	80'	penalty	2–0	2–0
28	2023-07-22[m 26]	Auckland, New Zealand	Vietnam	Start	77'	Sophia Smith	3–0	3–0	World Cup: Group E
29	2023-07-27[m 27]	Wellington, New Zealand	Netherlands	Start	62'	Rose Lavelle	1–1	1–1
30	2023-10-29[m 28]	San Diego, California	Colombia	{{{4}}}. off 84' (on Sanchez)	62'	Emily Fox	2–0	3–0	Friendly
31	2023-12-02[m 29]	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	China	Start (c)	52'	Trinity Rodman	2–0	3–0
32	2024-02-23[m 30]	Carson, California	Argentina	Start (c)	77'	penalty	4–0	4–0	CONCACAF W Gold Cup
33	2024-03-03[m 31]	Los Angeles, California	Colombia	{{{4}}}. off 83' (on Sonnett) (c)	13'	penalty	1–0	3–0
34	2024-03-10[m 32]	San Diego, California	Brazil	Start (c)	45+1'	Emily Fox	1–0	1–0
35	2024-04-06[m 33]	Atlanta, Georgia	Japan	Start (c)	77'	penalty	2–1	2–1	2024 SheBelieves Cup
36	2024-10-27[m 34]	Nashville, Tennessee	Iceland	{{{4}}}. on 46' (off Coffey)	76'	Lynn Williams	2–1	3–1	Friendly
37	2025-04-05	Inglewood, California	Brazil	{{{4}}}. off 84' (on Shaw) (c)	66'	penalty	2–0	2–0

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

• NWSL Champions: 2017
• NWSL Shield: 2016, 2021
• NWSL Community Shield: 2020
• NWSL Challenge Cup: 2021
• Women's International Champions Cup: 2021^[48]

Lyon Féminin

• Division 1 Féminine: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023-24^[49]
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2021–22^[50]
• Trophée des Championnes: 2022^[51]
• Women's International Champions Cup: 2022
• Coupe de France féminine: 2022–23

United States U20

• CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2014

United States

• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2019^[52]
• Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal: 2024^[53]
• Summer Olympic Games Bronze Medal: 2020
• CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2018;^[54] 2022^[55]
• CONCACAF W Gold Cup: 2024^[56]
• CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016;^[57] 2020^{[m 16]}
• SheBelieves Cup: 2016;^[58] 2018;^[59] 2020;^{[m 17]} 2021;^[60] 2023,^[61]2024^[62]
• Tournament of Nations: 2018^[63]

Individual

• U.S Soccer Young Female Player of the Year: 2013^[5]

• NWSL Second XI: 2017
• NWSL Championship Most Valuable Player: 2017
• NWSL Best XI: 2018
• NWSL Most Valuable Player: 2018
• CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Best XI: 2020
• U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year: 2021 ^[64]
• UNFP D1 Arkema Best XI: 2023^[65],2024^[65]
• UWCL Team of the Season: 2023-24^[66]
• Arkema D1 Team of the Season: 2023-24^[67]
• CONCACAF W Gold Cup Best XI: 2024^[68]
• Arkema Première Ligue Player of the Month: September 2024^[69]
• The Best FIFA Women's 11: 2024^[70]
• ESPN FC Women's Rank: #17 on the 2024 list of 50 best women's soccer players 2024^[71]
• IFFHS Women's World Team: 2024^[72]

See also

• Women's association football portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal
• Biography portal