Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciapara was born on 17 March 1972, in Selma, Alabama USA, into a US Air Force family. She is a well-known retired soccer player, noted for being one of the best female soccer players of all time at both club (Washington Freedom) and international level with the US team. Some of her achievements include “Sportswoman of the Year”, “Soccer Female Athlete of the Year”, “Female Athlete of the Year” among others. What is more, Mia has been inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, National Soccer Hall of Fame and Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, and is one of only two females listed in the 150 Best Soccer Players of All-Time. Despite the fact that Mia has retired from her career as a soccer player, she is now involved in many other projects.
So how rich is Mia Hamm? It is estimated that Mia’s net worth is $10 million. The main source of this sum of money is Mia’s former career as a successful soccer player. Although she does not play soccer anymore, her net worth is still growing as she is now known as an author and is involved in other activities.
Mia Hamm Net Worth $10 Million
Mia started playing soccer from a very young age. When Mia studied at the Lake Braddock Secondary School she played for school’s soccer team and even helped them to win state championships in 1989. Later Mia continued her studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and she became a part of the university’s team, called “Tar Heels”. Mia continued improving her skills and contributed a lot to team’s wins. In 1987 Mia became the youngest ever to play for the United States women’s national soccer team, and had an opportunity to play at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991, which the US won, and it had a huge impact on the growth of Mia’s net worth.
In 1993 and in 1994 she was able to win the ACC Female Athlete of the Year Award, and her name became even better known among other players and coaches. In 1996 Hamm was again a part of the United States women’s national team which won gold at the Summer Olympic Games on home soil in Atlanta. In 2004 they won gold again at the Summer Olympics in Athens, and it added a lot to Mia’s net worth.
Meantime, in 2001 Mia started playing for the team called “Washington Freedom”, in the year that the first professional women’s soccer league was created in the US called “Women’s United Soccer Association”. Undoubtedly, Mia and her talent had a huge impact on this change in women’s soccer. Despite her success, in 2004 Hamm decided to retire from her career as a professional soccer player, after appearing in an incredible 275 international matches.
In addition to playing, Mia has also collaborated with such companies as “Nike”, “Fleet Bank”, “Gatorade”, “Powerbar”, “Mattel” and others. These activities also added considerably to her net worth. Now Hamm is known for releasing her books, “Go for the Goal: A Champion’s Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life” and “Winners Never Quit”, which gained a lot of acclaim and contributed to Hamm’s wealth. It is clear that Mia is one of the most influential people when talking about women’s soccer, and she remains a very hardworking and determined person.
If to talk about Mia Hamm’s personal life, it can be said that she married Christian Corry, in 1994, but heir marriage ended in 2001. In 2003 she married Norman Garciaparra with whom she has three children. Finally, Mia Hamm is one of the most famous and successful female soccer players of all time. She has achieved a lot during her career as a soccer player and now, even though she is retired, Mia has other activities to take care of. That is why she remains very popular and influential.
