Joy Fawcett
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Professional Soccer Player
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- Full name
- Joy Fawcett
- Years active
- 1968–2009
- Position
- Defender
- Jersey number
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- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- Inglewood, California , U.S.
- College
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- Agent
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joy's story
Joy Lynn Fawcett (née Biefeld; born February 8, 1968) is an American soccer coach and former professional player. She earned 241 caps with the United States women's national soccer team and retired in 2004 as the highest scoring defender in team history.
Fawcett was a founding member of the WUSA and was elected for induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009. She was in the movie Soccer Mom as herself.
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Hall of Fame defender honored by National Soccer Hall of Fame
The National Soccer Hall of Fame profile explains why Fawcett is one of the great defenders in U.S. history.
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