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Emily Jo Harner (née Pickering; born February 1, 1963) is an American former soccer player, who played on the U.S. women's national soccer team in 1985, the first official U.S women's national team in history.[3] She assisted the first goal for the national team, and scored the second (both against Denmark).[4] Pickering was inducted into the Long Island Soccer Player Hall of Fame in 2015.[5]

Emily Pickering

Personal information
Full name	Emily Jo Harner
Birth name	Emily Jo Pickering[1]
Date of birth	(1963-02-01) February 1, 1963 (age 59)[2]
Place of birth	Massapequa, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1984	North Carolina Tar Heels
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1992	United States	15	(2)

See also

• 1985 United States women's national soccer team

References

Further reading

• Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
• Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
• Nash, Tim (2016), It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer, Lulu Press, ISBN 1483451526

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