The date of June 28, 2022 will go down in the annals of football.
She will remain forever etched in the memory of Carson Pickett, a 28-year-old American player.
For her first selection against Colombia, the North Carolina Courage left-back has indeed become the very first player to play with the United States team despite being handicapped since birth.
Born without a left forearm, the young woman was established in a victorious formation in this preparatory friendly match for the qualifications of the 2023 World Cup (2-0).
Flocked with number 26, she held her place throughout the match, unlike stars Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe replaced after the hour mark.
The neophyte celebrated with dignity the 69th match in a row without the slightest defeat of the reigning world champions.
To find the trace of a setback, we must now go back to January 19… 2019 against France at the Océane stadium in Le Havre (3-1).
After the meeting, Vlatko Andonovski, the coach, obviously mentioned Carson Pickett, without making the slightest allusion to his handicap.
“Carson did very well in training last week and with the management of the Emily Fox minutes we had, we thought Carson would be a good replacement, and I'm glad she was able to perform. for 90 minutes.
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🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Dream come true.
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— Carson Pickett (@Cars_Pickett16) June 29, 2022
The interested party responded with a very short but explicit tweet: “A dream come true”.
Finding Carson Pickett at international level is no surprise.
With her team North Carolina Courage, she played her 100th game in the NWSL since 2016. After starting at OL Reign for two seasons, she then played at Orlando Pride for the next two seasons before arriving in North Carolina Courage in 2021.
In June, she was named to the current month's American Women's League type eleven.