ERTZ Julie

United States of America
Football
6 Apr 1992
29
Female
1.70/5'6''
MESA, AZ
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
FBL Football Women
USA
United States
 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Stadium
Women's Group G
#05
SWE
Sweden
3
USA
United States
0
Finished
Saitama Stadium
Women's Group G
#12
NZL
New Zealand
1
USA
United States
6
Finished
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium
Women's Group G
#18
USA
United States
0
AUS
Australia
0
Finished
International Stadium Yokohama
Women's Quarter-final
#20
NED
Netherlands
2
 (2)
USA
United States
2
 (4)
PSO
Finished
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium
Women's Semi-final
#24
USA
United States
0
CAN
Canada
1
Finished
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium
Women's Bronze Medal Match
#25
AUS
Australia
3
USA
United States
4
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
5Senior2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

FIFA Women's World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Senior2019France
1Senior2015Canada

CONCACAF Women's Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Senior2018United States of America
:
JJ, Jules (teamusa.org, 07 Jul 2019)
:
Julie Johnston, Julie Johnston Ertz
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Running, hiking, rock climbing, fishing, cycling, gardening, photography, cooking, baking, fashion, yoga, pilates, reading. (teamusa.org, 07 Jul 2019)
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Athlete
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Communications - Santa Clara University, United States of America
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Husband Zach Ertz
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English
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Chicago Red Stars [United States of America] since 2014
:
Rory Dames [club], USA; Vlatko Andonovski [national], MKD
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Defender, Midfielder (ussoccer.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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Her husband Zach Ertz has played American football for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League [NFL], and won the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis, MN, United States of America. Her sister played football at Grand Canyon University, while her father played American football at Louisiana State University in the United States of America. (heavy.com, 05 Feb 2018)
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2013 for United States of America Against Scotland, Friendly Match in Jacksonville, FL, United States of America (pitchsidereport.com, 09 Feb 2013)
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She missed the final group game of the 2019 World Cup in France as a precaution due to a minor hip contusion. She returned to the team four days later for the round of 16 match against Spain. (prosoccerusa.com, 20 Jun 2019; ussoccer.com, 24 Jun 2019)
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National Women's Soccer League [USA] (nwslsoccer.com, 15 Jan 2020)
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She began playing football at age eight. (heavy.com, 05 Feb 2018)
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She decided to focus on football at age 13. She saw the sport as a means of funding her college education and as an opportunity to repay her parents for the time and money spent on her junior career. "I didn't grow up with a ton of money and club soccer was expensive, so [my parents] wanted to be sure that this was what I was focused on. And I was. Soccer was everything." (heavy.com, 05 Feb 2018; espn.co.uk, 16 May 2019; theplayerstribune.com, 11 Jun 2019)
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US singer Carrie Underwood. (usatoday.com, 02 Mar 2019)
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"Believe in yourself so much that other people can't help but believe in you too." (theplayerstribune.com, 11 Jun 2019)
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She was named the Female Player of the Year by US Soccer in 2017 and 2019. (espn.com, 13 Dec 2019; cbsnews.com, 13 Dec 2019)

In 2014 she was named National Women's Soccer League [NWSL] Rookie of the Year. (ussoccer.com, 05 Jul 2015)

During her time at Santa Clara University, she was named Freshman of the Year in 2010 and US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year in 2012. She was named to the West Coast Conference [WCC] All-Freshman and All-WCC Second Teams in 2010, and All-WCC First Team in 2011 and 2012. She was also named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America [NSCAA] All-West Region Second Team and Soccer America All-Freshman First Team in 2010, and NSCAA All-American First Team in 2011. In 2012 she was also named to the Top Drawer Team of the Year and National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] Division I All-West Region First Team. (santaclarabroncos.com, 16 Nov 2012)

General Interest

General
SPORTING COUPLE
She is married to American footballer Zach Ertz, and believes the couple are in a better position to support each other due to their respective sporting careers. "He challenges me and he gets it. Just having his support and understanding, he knows when to listen and have some tough love. I couldn't be more grateful. He jokes I'm ahead of him in World Cup wins, as he's got one Super Bowl. When we met Zac was really shy, so he wouldn't talk to me. He threw sunflower seeds at me to get my attention. Now he talks all the time." (bbc.co.uk, 02 Mar 2020)

ERTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
In 2018 she and her husband Zach established the Ertz Family Foundation, which aims to improve the lives of children through sport and education. "Sports helped me grow. Without them, I probably wouldn't have been able to go to college. I couldn't afford it. You never know how many opportunities come up through sports, they changed my life." (ussoccer.com, 01 Jan 2019; ertzfamilyfoundation.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Legend
:
Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
PSO:
Penalty Shoot-out
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