Carli Lloyd ended her Olympic campaign in Tokyo with a record-shattering outing.
The 39-year-old earned the start in the USWNT’s bronze-medal match against Australia, marking Lloyd’s 312th cap with the national team, becoming the second-most capped player in international football history behind Kristine Lilly with 354.
Lloyd broke another record, notching a brace in Thursday’s game, surpassing Abby Wambach as the USWNT’s all-time leading Olympic scorer with ten goals.
HISTORY MADE! ICYMI, Carli Lloyd becomes @USWNT's leading scorer in Olympic history with 10 goals. @TeamUSA x #TokyoOlympics // @OnHerTurf x #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/bqNRK3wKHr— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 5, 2021
HISTORY MADE! ICYMI, Carli Lloyd becomes @USWNT's leading scorer in Olympic history with 10 goals. @TeamUSA x #TokyoOlympics // @OnHerTurf x #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/bqNRK3wKHr
When asked about her future with the USWNT following Thursday’s bronze-medal victory, Lloyd said she “had a different mindset going into this one.”
“I haven’t made any official announcements yet, but obviously, I am at the tail end of my career. Physically, I feel really good, but at some point, I have to hang up the boots and live life.”
Carli Lloyd, answering the expected question regarding her future, says the bus ride to this game was a little different. Talks about her mindset through the years. Concedes that obviously she is near the end of her career, but no decisions yet (as she has said before). #USWNT pic.twitter.com/nAWTeF1nbj— Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) August 5, 2021
Carli Lloyd, answering the expected question regarding her future, says the bus ride to this game was a little different. Talks about her mindset through the years. Concedes that obviously she is near the end of her career, but no decisions yet (as she has said before). #USWNT pic.twitter.com/nAWTeF1nbj
All eyes will be on Lloyd and coach Vlatko Andonovski following the Olympics as pressure mounts to incorporate a new cycle of players into the USWNT.