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Heather O'Reilly with her 2012 Olympics gold medal

Personal information

Full name

Heather Ann O'Reilly

Date of birth

January 2, 1985 (age 39)

Place of birth

East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Height

5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Playing position

Midfielder/ winger

Club information

Current club

North Carolina Courage U23

Number

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

2004–2005

New Jersey Wildcats

(8)

2009–2011

Sky Blue FC

(4)

2012–2014

Boston Breakers

(14)

2015–2016

FC Kansas City

(3)

2017–2018

Arsenal

(3)

2018–2019

North Carolina Courage

(1)

2022

Shelbourne

(0)

2023

North Carolina Courage U23

National team

United States U-19

United States U-21

2002–2016

United States

231

(47)

Honours


Olympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	Team
Gold	2008 Beijing	Team
Gold	2012 London	Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold	2015 Canada	Team
Silver	2011 Germany	Team
Bronze	2007 China	Team

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

Heather Ann O'Reilly (born January 2, 1985) is an American professional women's soccer player who plays as a midfielder for North Carolina Courage U23. She played for the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT), with whom she won three Olympic gold medals and a FIFA Women's World Cup. From 2003 to 2006, she played college soccer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). During her club career, O'Reilly played for the New Jersey Wildcats (USL W-League), Sky Blue FC (WPS), Boston Breakers (WPSL Elite and NWSL), FC Kansas City (NWSL), Arsenal Ladies (FA WSL), North Carolina Courage (NWSL), and Shelbourne (WNL).

Upon her initial retirement from international play in September 2016, she is one of the world's most capped soccer players with over 230 international appearances to her name. She is a skilled flank player, currently tied for fifth with Julie Foudy in USWNT history for assists. She is also the eighth most capped player in USWNT history. On October 27, 2019, she played her final match for the North Carolina Courage before retiring, winning the 2019 NWSL championship.

She is currently an analyst for Fox Sports. O'Reilly announced on July 28, 2022, that she would be coming out of retirement to play for Women's National League side Shelbourne and take part in their upcoming UEFA Women's Champions League campaign. She scored a match-winning goal against ZNK Pomurje on her debut.

As of 2023^[update], O'Reilly is a volunteer assistant coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team and player-coach for the North Carolina Courage U23 side competing in the USL W League.

Early life

Born to Andrew and Carol O'Reilly, Heather O'Reilly is the youngest of four children. Growing up in East Brunswick, New Jersey, O'Reilly attended Saint Bartholomew's School and later played on the girls soccer team at East Brunswick High School. In her four-year career, she scored 143 goals. As a junior in 2001, she led the team to the New Jersey state high school title.

Throughout high school, O'Reilly was a member of the National Honor Society and played on the school's basketball team. During her senior year, she was named All-American and National Player of the Year by Parade Magazine. In 2002, she was named the Gatorade High School National Player of the Year and the National Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year. She was also named by Soccer America as the top college recruit in the country.

North Carolina Tar Heels, 2003–06

O'Reilly as a Tar Heel player

O'Reilly was an education major at the University of North Carolina, where she played forward for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer program from 2003 through 2006. She appeared 97 times for the Tar Heels, scoring 59 goals and assisting on 49 others. She led her team to the national Championships in 2003 and 2006.

During her senior year, ESPN the Magazine named her the All-American Player of the Year and was awarded the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award following her senior year. As a senior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.

In 2008, O'Reilly's No. 20 jersey was retired by the program, joining athletes April Heinrichs, Lorrie Fair, Tisha Venturini, Kristine Lilly and Mia Hamm, along with 13 others.

Club career

New Jersey Wildcats, 2004–2005

O'Reilly played for New Jersey Wildcats of W-League from 2004 to 2005, winning the Championship in 2005.

Sky Blue FC, 2009–2011

O'Reilly playing for Sky Blue FC, 2010

O'Reilly was allocated to Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer on September 16, 2008, along with fellow U.S. national team players Natasha Kai and Christie Rampone. She appeared in 17 matches as co-captain during the 2009 inaugural season, leading Sky Blue to an unexpected playoff berth. During the Championship 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs match against Los Angeles, she scored the only goal helping her team clinch the Championship title.

Boston Breakers, 2012–2014

Following her husband's enrollment in Harvard Business School, O'Reilly trained with and played two matches with the Boston Breakers of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite in 2012 after the WPS folded and during breaks with her national team duties. She was allocated to the Breakers in 2013 at the initiation of the new National Women's Soccer League.

FC Kansas City, 2015–2016

On October 27, 2014, FC Kansas City announced that it had acquired O'Reilly in a trade that sent Morgan Marlborough and Kassey Kallman to the Breakers.

Arsenal, 2017–2018

On January 18, 2017, Arsenal announced they had signed O'Reilly. The club is a member of the top division of the Football Association Women's Super League, the highest level of women's professional soccer in England. After 38 appearances in all competitions and four goals, it was confirmed by Arsenal that she would leave the club in the summer of 2018.

North Carolina Courage, 2018–2019

After FC Kansas City ceased operations, the Utah Royals FC maintained O'Reilly's NWSL rights. On June 28, 2018, the Courage traded Makenzy Doniak and a 2019 3rd round pick for O'Reilly and a 2019 2nd round pick. O'Reilly appeared in 8 regular season games and both playoff games for the Courage. North Carolina won the NWSL Shield & NWSL Championship.

North Carolina participated in the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup, O'Reilly started in the Championship Game and scored a goal in the 10th minute. The Courage defeated Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 to win the inaugural edition of the tournament.

On April 12, 2019, O'Reilly announced via social media that she would retire from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2019 NWSL Season.

Shelbourne, 2022

On July 28, 2022, O'Reilly announced that she would be coming out of retirement to play for Irish champions Shelbourne, fulfilling her dream of playing in the UEFA Women's Champions League (UWCL). During her participation at Soccer Aid 2022, Arsène Wenger had suggested O'Reilly continue her playing career, which prompted her to look for a suitable UWCL club. She found Shelbourne's offer attractive because she is an Irish American.

O'Reilly made her Shelbourne debut on July 30, 2022, against Sligo Rovers.

On August 18, 2022, O'Reilly started for Shelbourne in their UEFA Women's Champions League qualifier against Slovenian side Pomurje. O'Reilly scored the only goal of the game, a header in the fourth minute. Following Shelbourne's elimination from the UEFA Women's Champions League, O'Reilly took temporary leave of the team, stating that she would be "joining back with the team later [in the] season."

O'Reilly joined back up with Shelbourne in October 2022, returning to action in the side's 2-0 victory against Sligo Rovers. O'Reilly enjoyed playing for Shelbourne and was pleased to contribute to their 2022 Women's National League title win: "I didn't think that the team would mean so much to me, and that I would really want to come back and help them win the league. I kept an eye on things when I went back home and, when the title race was heating up, I wanted to come back and help in any way that I could." She also made a substitute appearance in the 2022 FAI Women's Cup Final, as Shelbourne beat Athlone Town 2–0 to secure a League and Cup Double.

North Carolina Courage U23, 2023–

O'Reilly returned to the North Carolina Courage organization in 2023 to serve as a player-coach for its amateur USL W League side, joking that the team would have to change its name from "North Carolina Courage U23" to "North Carolina Courage U39".

International career (2002–2016)

In 2002, while still in high school, O'Reilly was named to the U.S. national team. O'Reilly made her first appearance with the United States women's national soccer team on March 1, 2002, against Sweden.

2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup

O'Reilly was a key member of USA's U-19 winning team, scoring four goals and created seven. This helped the USA youth to win their first World Championship ever for this level.

2004 Athens Olympics

After recovering from a broken fibula from a match the year before, O'Reilly made the national team roster for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At nineteen years old, she was the youngest player on the roster. On August 23, 2004, she scored the match winning goal in the Olympic semi-final match against Germany, propelling the United States into the final, in which they defeated Brazil for the gold medal.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

In the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, O'Reilly scored a critical goal against North Korea in the 69th minute, which tied the match at 2–2 and saved the Americans from a devastating opening-round loss. The United States ended up taking the bronze medal, with O'Reilly scoring a goal during the 4–1 win against Norway. She was nominated as Sports Illustrated's 2007 Sportsman of the Year.

2008 Beijing Olympics

O'Reilly competed at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic games. She scored the quickest goal in Olympic women's soccer history against New Zealand to advance to the quarterfinals. She also scored a goal in the semi-final match against Japan. The team went on to defeat heavy-favorites Brazil 1–0 to win the gold medal. Prior to the Summer Games, Time magazine ranked her number 15 on its list of 100 Olympic Athletes to Watch.

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

O'Reilly was selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and in the second match of the group stage scored the first of three goals for USA against Colombia.

2012 London Olympics

Playing for the U.S. national team in San Jose, Calif., 2015

At the 2012 Olympics in London, she made a crucial assist in the 123rd minute of the semi-final match against Canada, sending a cross from the right to Alex Morgan who headed the ball into the goal over the hand of Erin McLeod, propelling team USA to the gold medal match against Japan.

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

O'Reilly was selected for her third World Cup in 2015. She appeared in the quarter final game against china as a substitute to help the U.S. win 1-0. O’Reilly became a World Cup Champion on July 5, when the United States defeated Japan 5–2 in the Women's World Cup final. O'Reilly joined the national team on a Victory Tour following their World Cup win.

2016 Rio Olympics

To some controversy, she was left off the team by Jill Ellis and made an alternate for the 2016 Rio Olympics even with having the most caps of the squad at the time (229). The U.S. national team went on to achieve its worst Olympic finish, being knocked out by Sweden in the quarter-finals.

Retirement, 2016

On September 1, 2016, O'Reilly announced her retirement from the Women's National Team after 15 years. She retired on September 15 after a friendly match against Thailand, held in Columbus, Ohio, after the USWNT scored 9 goals.

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1.goal 1	2002-10-06	Cary	Italy	25. on 66' (off Hucles)	1.1	69	Julie Foudy	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 4–0	Nike U.S. Cup
2.goal 2	2003-01-23	Yiwu	Norway	24. on 67' (off Milbrett)	1.1	87	Aly Wagner	5250.03005 3–1	5250.03005 3–1	Four Nations Tournament
3.goal 3	2003-06-15	Salt Lake	Ireland	4. off 4' (on Milbrett)	1.1	2	Julie Foudy	5150.01005 1–0	5250.05005 5–0	Friendly
4.goal 4	2004-08-23	Heraklio	Germany	46. on 75' (off Tarpley)	1.1	99	Mia Hamm	5150.02005 2–1	5150.0200 2–1 aet	Olympics: semifinal
5.goal 5	2005-07-10	Portland	Ukraine	14. on 77' (off Milbrett)	1.1	89	Kate Markgraf	5750.07005 7–0	5750.07005 7–0	Friendly
6.goal 6	2006-03-11	Quarteira	Denmark	90Start	2.1	29	Abby Wambach	5250.02005 2–0	5550.05005 5–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
7.goal 7	2006-03-11	Quarteira	Denmark	90Start	2.2	31	Kristine Lilly	5350.03005 3–0	5550.05005 5–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
8.goal 8	2006-07-23	San Diego	Ireland	69. off 69' (on Rapinoe)	1.1	20	Christie Welsh	5150.01005 1–0	5550.05005 5–0	Friendly
9.goal 9	2007-01-28	Guangzhou	England	90Start	1.1	17	Natasha Kai	5150.01005 1–0	5050.01005 1–1	Four Nations Tournament
10.goal 10	2007-05-12	Frisco	Canada	29. on 62' (off Tarpley)	1.1	73	Aly Wagner	5450.06005 6–2	5450.06005 6–2	Friendly
11.goal 11	2007-08-25	Carson	Finland	90Start	1.1	76	Carli Lloyd	5450.04005 4–0	5450.04005 4–0	Friendly
12.goal 12	2007-09-11	Chengdu	Korea DPR	92+. off 92+' (on Kai)	1.1	69	unassisted	5050.02005 2–2	5050.02005 2–2	World Cup: Group B
13.goal 13	2007-09-30	Shanghai	Norway	90Start	1.1	59	Lindsay Tarpley	5350.04005 4–1	5350.04005 4–1	World Cup: third place match
14.goal 14	2007-10-13	St. Louis	Mexico	90Start	1.1	32	Leslie Osborne	5050.01005 1–1	5450.05005 5–1	Friendly
15.goal 15	2007-10-20	Albuquerque	Mexico	90Start	1.1	62	Natasha Kai	5050.01005 1–1	5050.01005 1–1	Friendly
16.goal 16	2008-03-07	Alvor	Italy	90Start	1.1	74	unassisted	5250.02005 2–0	5250.02005 2–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
17.goal 17	2008-03-10	Alvor	Norway	70. off 70' (on Heath)	1.1	65	Leslie Osborne	5350.03005 3–0	5450.04005 4–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
18.goal 18	2008-04-04	Juarez	Jamaica	90Start	1.1	88	Lindsay Tarpley	5550.05005 5–0	5650.06005 6–0	Olympic qualifier: Group A
19.goal 19	2008-04-09	Juarez	Costa Rica	83. off 83' (on Hucles)	1.1	72	Natasha Kai	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0	Olympic qualifier: semifinal
20.goal 20	2008-08-12	Shenyang	New Zealand	76. off 76' (on Wagner)	1.1	1	Carli Lloyd	5150.01005 1–0	5450.04005 4–0	Olympics: Group G
21.goal 21	2008-08-18	ChinaBeijing	Japan	90Start	1.1	70	Heather Mitts	5250.03005 3–1	5250.04005 4–2	Olympics: semifinal
22.goal 22	2008-09-13	Philadelphia	Ireland	90Start	1.1	86	unassisted	5250.02005 2–0	5250.02005 2–0	Friendly
23.goal 23	2008-11-01	Richmond	Korea R	90Start	1.1	38	Natasha Kai	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0	Friendly
24.goal 24	2008-11-08	Tampa	Korea R	74. off 74' (on Dalmy)	1.1	72	Natasha Kai	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0	Friendly
25.goal 25	2008-12-17	USADetroit	China	62. off 62' (on White)	1.1	32	Lindsay Tarpley	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0	Friendly
26.goal 26	2010-05-22	Cleveland	Germany	90Start	1.1	35	Amy Rodriguez	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 4–0	Friendly
27.goal 27	2010-10-02	Kennesaw	China	62. off 62' (on Lilly)	1.1	37	unassisted	5150.02005 2–1	5150.02005 2–1	Friendly
28.goal 28	2011-03-09	Faro	Iceland	90Start	1.1	55	Shannon Boxx	5150.03005 3–2	5250.04005 4–2	Algarve Cup: final
29.goal 29	2011-05-18	Cary	Japan	72. off 72' (on Cheney)	1.1	69	Carli Lloyd	5250.02005 2–0	5250.02005 2–0	Friendly
30.goal 30	2011-07-02	Sinsheim	Colombia	62. off 62' (on Heath)	1.1	12	unassisted	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0	World Cup: Group C
31.goal 31	2012-01-20	Vancouver	Dominican	90Start	3.1	17	Ali Krieger	5450.04005 4–0	6450.14005 14–0	Olympic qualifier: Group B
32.goal 32					3.2	31	Lauren Cheney	5750.07005 7–0
33.goal 33					3.3	64	Amy Rodriguez	6450.14005 14–0
34.goal 34	2012-01-24	Vancouver	Mexico	90Start	1.1	8	unassisted	5150.01005 1–0	5450.04005 4–0	Olympic qualifier: Group B
35.goal 35	2012-09-01	Rochester	Costa Rica	45. on 46' (off Boxx)	1.1	89	Sydney Leroux	5850.08005 8–0	5850.08005 8–0	Friendly
36.goal 36	2012-09-19	Commerce	Australia	45. off 46' (on Rapinoe)	1.1	25	Alex Morgan	5150.01005 1–0	5450.06005 6–2	Friendly
37.goal 37	2013-10-27	San Francisco	New Zealand	90.Start	1.1	87	Christen Press	5350.04005 4–1	5350.04005 4–1	Friendly
38.goal 38	2013-02-08	Boca Raton	Russia	68. off 68' (on Tymrak)	1.1	32	unassisted	5250.02005 2–0	5750.07005 7–0	Friendly
39.goal 39	2013-02-13	Atlanta	Russia	90.Start	1.1	83	Christen Press	5850.07005 7–0	5850.08005 8–0	Friendly
40.goal 40	2014-03-12	Parchal	Korea DPR	45. on 46' (off Heath)	1.1	88	Carli Lloyd	5350.03005 3–0	5350.03005 3–0	Algarve: seventh place match
41.goal 41	2014-09-13	Sandy	Mexico	30. on 60' (off Press)	1.1	75	Alex Morgan	5850.08005 8–0	5850.08005 8–0	Friendly
42.goal 42	2015-08-16	Pittsburgh	Costa Rica	90.Start	2.1	4	unassisted	5150.01005 1–0	5850.08005 8–0	Friendly
43.goal 43	2015-08-16	Pittsburgh	Costa Rica	90.Start	2.2	59	Christen Press	5650.06005 6–0	5850.08005 8–0	Friendly
44.goal 44	2015-08-19	Chattanooga	Costa Rica	45. off 45' (on Rodriguez)	2.1	13	Carli Lloyd	5250.02005 2–0	5550.07005 7–2	Friendly
45.goal 45	2015-08-19	Chattanooga	Costa Rica	45. off 45' (on Rodriguez)	2.2	23	Abby Wambach	5550.05005 5–0	5550.07005 7–2	Friendly
46.goal 46	2015-09-20	Birmingham	Haiti	31. on 60' (off Klingenberg)	1.1	89	Amy Rodriguez	5850.08005 8–0	5850.08005 8–0	Friendly
47.goal 47	2016-09-15	Columbus	Thailand	90.Start; (c)	2.1	5	Carli Lloyd	5350.03005 3–0	5950.09005 9–0	Friendly

Assists made in international matches

Heather O'Reilly is among the top ten players of United States women's national soccer team in providing assists.

Assist	Date	N	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Goal scorer	Score	Result	Competition
1.assist 1	2002-10-06	1	Cary	Italy	25. on 66' (off Hucles)	73	Joy Fawcett	5350.03005 3–0	5450.04005 4–0	Nike U.S. Cup
2.assist 2	2004-07-21	0	Blaine	Australia	30. on 71' (off Wagner)	76	Mia Hamm	5150.02005 2–1	5250.03005 3–1	Friendly
3.assist 3	2004-07-21	0	Blaine	Australia	30. on 71' (off Wagner)	81	Abby Wambach	5250.03005 3–1	5250.03005 3–1	Friendly
4.assist 4	2005-03-11	0	Guia	Finland	45. off 45' (on Tarpley)	41	Christie Welsh	5250.02005 2–0	5350.03005 3–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
5.assist 5	2005-10-23	0	Charleston	Mexico	66. off 66' (on Milbrett)	34	Abby Wambach		5350.03005 3–0	Friendly
6.assist 6	2006-03-13	0	Faro	France	73. off 73' (on Kai)	49	Aly Wagner		5350.04005 4–1	Algarve Cup: Group B
7.assist 7	2006-07-15	0	Blaine	Sweden	60. off 60' (on Kai)	38	Abby Wambach	5150.01005 1–0	5150.03005 3–2	Friendly
8.assist 8	2007-04-14	0	Foxborough	Mexico	23. on 68' (off Tarpley)	88	Lauren Cheney	5550.05005 5–0	5550.05005 5–0	Friendly
9.assist 9	2008-01-16	0	Guangzhou	Canada	73. off 73' (on Kai)	51	Amy Rodriguez	5150.01005 1–0	5450.04005 4–0	Four Nations Tournament
10.assist 10						65	Amy Rodriguez	5250.02005 2–0
11.assist 11						71	Lindsay Tarpley	5350.03005 3–0
12.assist 12	2008-04-06	0	Juarez	Mexico	90.Start	13	Natasha Kai	5150.01005 1–0	5250.03005 3–1	Olympic qualifier: Group A
13.assist 13	2008-06-15	0	Suwon	Australia	72. off 72' (on Heath)	35	Natasha Kai		5150.02005 2–1	Peace Queen Cup
14.assist 14	2008-08-15	0	Shanghai	Canada	91. off 91' (on Kai)	12	Angela Hucles		5150.02005 2–1 aet	Olympics: quarterfinal
15.assist 15	2008-08-18	1	Beijing	Japan	90.Start	41		5050.01005 1–1	5250.04005 4–2	Olympics: semifinal
16.assist 16	2008-08-18	1	Beijing	Japan	90.Start	80		5350.04005 4–1	5250.04005 4–2	Olympics: semifinal
17.assist 17	2008-09-13	1	Philadelphia	Ireland	90.Start; (c)	32	Natasha Kai	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0	Friendly
18.assist 18	2008-11-01	1	Richmond	Korea R	90.Start	26	Angela Hucles		5250.03005 3–1	Friendly
19.assist 19	2009-03-04	0	Lagos	Denmark	78. off 78' (on White)	22	Angie Woznuk		5250.02005 2–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
20.assist 20	2009-05-25	0	Toronto	Canada	90.Start	46	Megan Rapinoe	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 4–0	Friendly
21.assist 21	2009-05-25	0	Toronto	Canada	90.Start	80	Lauren Cheney	5450.04005 4–0	5450.04005 4–0	Friendly
22.assist 22	2010-03-03	0	Faro	Germany	90.Start	22	Abby Wambach	5250.02005 2–0	5150.03005 3–2	Algarve Cup: Final
23.assist 23	2010-03-28	0	San Diego	Mexico	63. off 63' (on O'Hara)	12	Amy Rodriguez	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0	Friendly
24.assist 24	2010-10-02	1	Kennesaw	China	62. off 62' (on Lilly)	21	Megan Rapinoe		5150.02005 2–1	Friendly
25.assist 25	2010-10-30	0	Cancun	Guatemala	90.Start	21	Amy Rodriguez		5950.09005 9–0	World Cup qualifier: Group B
26.assist 26	2010-10-30	0	Cancun	Guatemala	90.Start	49	Alex Morgan	5750.07005 7–0	5950.09005 9–0	World Cup qualifier: Group B
27.assist 27	2010-11-01	0	Cancun	Costa Rica	16. on 75' (off Boxx)	81	Alex Morgan	5450.04005 4–0	5450.04005 4–0	World Cup qualifier: Group B
28.assist 28	2011-03-02	0	Santo Antonio	Japan	90.Start	18	Megan Rapinoe	5250.02005 2–0	5150.02005 2–1	Algarve Cup: Group A
29.assist 29	2011-05-18	1	Cary	Japan	72. off 72' (on Cheney)	28	Amy Rodriguez	5150.01005 1–0	5250.02005 2–0	Friendly
30.assist 30	2011-07-13	0	Mönchengladbach	France	87. off 87' (on Heath)	9	Lauren Cheney	5150.01005 1–0	5250.03005 3–1	World Cup: semifinal
31.assist 31	2012-01-20	3	Vancouver	Dominican	90.Start	1	Abby Wambach	5150.01005 1–0	6450.14005 14–0	Olympic qualifier: Group B
32.assist 32						30	Tobin Heath	5650.06005 6–0
33.assist 33						64	Lauren Cheney	6150.11005 11–0
34.assist 34	2012-02-29	0	Lagos	Denmark	45. off 45' (on Rodriguez)	21	Alex Morgan	5150.01005 1–0	5550.05005 5–0	Algarve Cup: Group B
35.assist 35	2012-03-07	0	Parchal	Sweden	71. off 71' (on Rapinoe)	4	Alex Morgan	5450.04005 4–0	5450.04005 4–0	Algarve Cup: third place match
36.assist 36	2012-06-16	0	Halmstad	Sweden	45. off 45' (on Heath)	8	Abby Wambach	5150.01005 1–0	5250.03005 3–1	Volvo Winners Cup
37.assist 37	2012-06-18	0	Halmstad	Japan	23. on 68' (off Cheney)	90+2	Abby Wambach	5350.04005 4–1	5350.04005 4–1	Volvo Winners Cup
38.assist 38	2012-08-06	0	Manchester	Canada	20. on 101' (off Cheney)	120+3	Alex Morgan	5150.04005 4–3	5150.0401 4–3 aet	Olympics: semifinal
39.assist 39	2012-09-16	0	Carson	Australia	45. on 46' (off Rapinoe)	55	Alex Morgan	5050.01005 1–1	5150.02005 2–1	Friendly
40.assist 40	2012-11-28	0	Portland	Ireland	45. on 46' (off Heath)	62	Sydney Leroux	5450.04005 4–0	5550.05005 5–0	Friendly
41.assist 41	2012-12-12	0	Houston	China	90.Start	20	Abby Wambach	5150.01005 1–0	5450.04005 4–0	Friendly
42.assist 42						63	Abby Wambach	5350.03005 3–0
43.assist 43						85	Amy Rodriguez	5450.04005 4–0
44.assist 44	2013-04-09	0	The Hague	Netherlands	65. off 65' (on Klingenberg)	60	Christen Press	5350.03005 3–0	5250.03005 3–1	Friendly
45.assist 45	2013-06-15	0	Foxborough	Korea R	90.Start	57	Carli Lloyd	5250.03005 3–1	5350.04005 4–1	Friendly
46.assist 46	2013-10-20	0	San Antonio	Australia	90.Start	90+1	Christen Press	5450.04005 4–0	5450.04005 4–0	Friendly
47.assist 47	2013-11-10	0	Orlando	Brazil	90.Start	15	Sydney Leroux	5150.01005 1–0	5350.04005 4–1	Friendly
48.assist 48	2014-02-08	1	Boca Raton	Russia	68. off 68' (on Tymrak)	29	Carli Lloyd	5150.01005 1–0	5750.07005 7–0	Friendly
49.assist 49	2014-02-13	1	Atlanta	Russia	90.Start	52	Amy Rodriguez	5350.03005 3–0	5850.08005 8–0	Friendly
50.assist 50	2014-03-10	0	Albufeira	Denmark	54. off 54' (on Rapinoe)	51	Christen Press	4850.01005 1–3	4850.03005 3–5	Algarve Cup: Group B
51.assist 51	2014-09-18	0	Rochester	Mexico	45. on 46' (off Heath)	79	Alex Morgan	5450.04005 4–0	5450.04005 4–0	Friendly
52.assist 52	2014-09-18	0	Brasilia	Argentina	45. on 46' (off Chalupny)	47	Carli Lloyd	5650.06005 6–0	5750.07005 7–0	International Tournament of Brasilia
53.assist 53	2015-08-16	1	Pittsburgh	Costa Rica	90.Start	68	Christen Press	5850.08005 8–0	5850.08005 8–0	Friendly
54.assist 54	2015-08-17	0	Pittsburgh	Costa Rica	28. on 63' (off Press)	90+3	Crystal Dunn	5550.05005 5–0	5550.05005 5–0	Friendly
55.assist 55	2016-09-15	2	Columbus	Thailand	90.Start	1	Carli Lloyd	5150.01005 1–0	5950.09005 9–0	Friendly
NOTE: N = number of goals scored by Heather O'Reilly in the match

Honors

College

Women's College Cup: 2003, 2006
Honda Sports Award: 2006–07

Club

Sky Blue FC

WPS Championship: 2009

FC Kansas City

NWSL Champions: 2015

Arsenal

FA WSL Cup: 2017–18

North Carolina Courage

NWSL Champions: 2018, 2019
NWSL Shield: 2018, 2019

Shelbourne FC

WNL Champions: 2022
FAI Women's Cup: 2022

International

Olympic Gold Medal: 2004, 2008, 2012
FIFA Women's World Cup: 2015
FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship: 2002

Individual

NWSL Second Best XI: 2014
FIFA Puskas Award Nominee: 2011
WPS All-Star Team: 2010
MVP, WPS Championship Game: 2009
WPS All-Star team selection: 2009, 2010
Soccer America Player of the Year Award: 2006
College Cup Offensive MVP: 2003, 2006
ACC Offensive Player of the Year: 2005
ESPN the Magazine All-Academic Player of the Year: 2006
Gatorade National High School Girls' Soccer Player of the Year: 2002
For their first match of March 2019, the women of the United States women's national soccer team each wore a jersey with the name of a woman they were honoring on the back; Kelley O'Hara chose the name of Heather O'Reilly.

Endorsements

O'Reilly has endorsement deals with Adidas. In 2013, she appeared in a commercial for Adidas' Adizero™ running shoe.

Personal life

O'Reilly married former UNC lacrosse player Dave Werry in 2011, whom she met when the two attended UNC. Their son William was born on June 18, 2020. O'Reilly gave birth to their second child, Jack, on November 26, 2021.

She is nicknamed "HAO," the initials of her name (Heather Ann O'Reilly) and pronounced 'hey-oh'.