Ali Krieger appeared in more than 100 games (as a right back and a center back) with the U.S. women’s national team. She made her national team debut in 2008 and has played for the U.S. at three FIFA World Cups (2011, 2015 and 2019). She played all 600 minutes in the 2011 tournament, when the U.S. lost in the final to Japan, and she played all but 10 minutes in the 2015 World Cup, when Team USA won the tournament. She was an alternate on the team that won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was a member of the 2016 Summer Games team.
After her two-time All-American career at Penn State, Ali played in Germany for FFC Frankfurt. She spent six years in Germany, from 2007 to 2013, winning the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2008. She returned to the U.S. to play in the NWSL for the Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride before joining the NY/NJ Gotham. In the final season before her retirement, Ali won the 2023 NWSL Championship with Gotham and was a finalist for NWSL Defender of the Year.
Ali was also an ambassador for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.