Top facts about Tobin Heath, the Nutmeg Queen

is an American professional footballer who plays as a forward for the English FA Women's Super League club, Arsenal, as well as the United States national team. Heath was born on May 29, 1988 meaning that

Tobin Heath's age

is 33.

Tobin’s parents didn’t know much about soccer, but that didn’t stop them from letting her play. She was 4 years old when she first kicked a ball at her local YMCA. She played with boy and girls, and her parents saw how passionate and aggressive she was. Since then, Tobin never stopped playing the sport she loves.

She has played most of her club career in United States and managed to play for the United States national team since 2008.

Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Meghan Klingenberg, and

, all are the CEOs of the gender-neutral clothing brand Re-Inc. In 2019, they created the non-binary brand to help create inclusive clothing and products. The brand also nods to the athletes’ struggle to be treated the same as their male counterparts in the U.S.

Her first goal for the US women’s national team was in a match against China at the 2008 ‘Algarve Cup.’ Eggo Waffles are one of her favorite things to eat. But Tobin’s favorite pre-game snack is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

The followings are some facts about Tobin Heath:

The very first

fact about Tobin Heath

is that during his teenage years, she grew a love for Brazilian soccer. Her favorite player was the nation’s biggest star, Ronaldinho. That is why she is sometimes referred to as ‘Tobinho’.

She started playing soccer from an early age. She’s better known as the “Nutmeg Queen,” or what her teammates call her “Tobs.”

Tobin Heath early life

Tobin Powell Heath, born 29 May 1988, is an American professional footballer who currently plays for Women's Super League club Arsenal.

She has played for several clubs during her club career such as

and

but her longest stay with a club is with Portland Thorns.

The fact about

Tobin Heath's childhood

is that she was born in Morristown, New Jersey, where has been called "the military capital of the American Revolution."

Tobin Heath's parents

are Jeff and Cindy Heath and she has three siblings, her younger brother; Jeffrey and two older sisters, Katie and Perry, who are active in Athletes in Action and Champions for Christ.

Tobin started playing football at the tender age of 4, she first kicked a ball with the ‘Young Men’s Christian Association’ (YMCA) and since then she never stopped playing the sport she loves. 

She was picked for the Players Development Academy, founded by former Wall Street executive Tom Anderson. The Academy is now regarded as one of the best youth programs in the United States.

Tom Anderson has said that Tobin Heath caught his eye because "no one could catch her" when she had the ball.

Tobin Heath personal life

The fact about Tobin Heath's personal life is that she likes to keep her personal life private and there are many rumors about her relationship status.

She is rumored to be lesbian because she is in a romantic relationship with a girl. Her partner is 

. By profession, her girlfriend is an American soccer player.

The couple is teammates in United States national team and also they were teammates in Manchester United. They began dating each other in the year 2019 and apparently they are presently together.

Press has been part of the team in the 2016 Olympics as well. She has also represented her nation in the 2015 and 2019 Fifa Women’s World cup.

Press is an influencer outside of the Soccer field as well. She has launched a gender independent lifestyle brand along with the likes of Megan Rapinoe, Heath, and Megahan Klingenberg. About Tobin Heath's children, it should be mentioned that she has no children.

Tobin Heath professional career

Tobin Heath committed to accompany the University of North Carolina (UNC) when she was about to set in her junior year at high school. She did not play football in her senior year; instead she resolved to train with boys.

In her consensus income year in 2006 with the Tar Heels, Heath was part of the All-America 2006 national championship team and made 23 matches at left midfield and managed to score four goals and made nine assists.

As a sophomore, Heath scored two goals, assisting another five, and was named to the First-Team All-ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) and NSCAA All-American. As a junior, Tobin scored eight goals with eight assists to help her side to a 25–1–2 record and the NCAA trophy.

As a senior at UNC, she was included in fifteen Tar Heels goals, five of them she scored and assisted 10 to her teammates. The team collected a record of 23–3–1 and recorded 1–0 victories in both the NCAA semi-final and championship match.

Tobin was named the first runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy, given to the college football's top player and also was named as a member of the NCAA All-Tournament Team.

Heath's great performances helped UNC to win NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship trophies in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and four back to back Atlantic Coast Conference titles.

UNC soccer coach Anson Dorrance mentions that Heath preferred to nutmeg opposing players instead of dribble the ball around them.

She started her professional career in 2010, with ‘Atlanta Beat.’ An ankle injury in her third game ruined the rest of the season for her. In December 2010, she was traded to ‘Sky Blue FC,’ for whom she made 12 appearances.

She made her senior national-team debut in January 2008, against Finland, and was a reserve midfielder on the US team for the 2008 ‘Summer Olympics’ in Beijing. At 20, she was the youngest member of the squad and earned three caps during the tournament.

Tobin Heath club career

The

fact about Tobin Heath

 club career is that she began her senior career with New Jersey Wildcats which then known as the PSA Wildcats. Tobin joined the team in 2004 at the age of 16.

Tobin Heath helped the team win the USL W-League Championship title in 2005 and be crowned USL W-League Runners-Up in 2004, after helping her side in becoming Champions of the USL W-League Northeast Division for three straight years in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

During the next year Heath played for Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues, the team finished the season second in their division and made it to the 2007 Conference Semifinal.

In 2009 she joined California Pali Blues and played one season with the team, it was a successful year for Tobin and her side as they went on to win the USL W-League Western Conference title and also the W-League Championship title.

In 2010, Tobin Heath managed to become the first overall select in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) 2010 college selection and was chosen by the expansion team Atlanta Beat.

In her third appearance for the Atlanta Beat, Heath suffered an injury to her right ankle and unfortunately missed the remainder of the 2010 season. She started in all three of her appearances for the club.

On December 10, 2010, Tobin Heath, along with Atlanta Beat teammates Angie Kerr and Eniola Aluko, were traded to Sky Blue FC in return for the fourth and eighth select in the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Draft as well as future considerations.

Tobin Heath made twelve appearances for Sky Blue, starting in three matches. The team finished fifth within regular season play with record of 5 wins, 4 draws, and 9 defeats.

After the folding of Women's Professional Soccer in 2012, Tobin Heath joined New York Fury of the Women's Premier Soccer Elite League. At the start of the season, she was recovering from ankle damage.

Afterward, Heath played one match with New York Fury and was later called to the United States national team.

Paris Saint-Germain

In 2013, Tobin Heath signed a six-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain in the top-division French league, Division 1 Féminine until the end of the season. The fact about Tobin Heath's transfer to PSG is that, PSG became her first club in European football.

Heath scored five goals in the twelve appearances she made for the club in all competitions. Her six-month career was referred as her education, from the Portland Thorns FC website.

She returned to PSG from Portland Thorns FC in September 2013 until June 2014, after she had a wound right foot in the 2013 NWSL Championship. During her second spell with the French club, she participated in seven appearances without scoring.

Portland Thorns FC

Tobin Heath joined the newly established National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club, Portland Thorns FC, in July 2013.

She led her side to achieve the 2013 NWSL Championship trophy after defeating the Western New York Flash 2–0, with Heath scoring the game-winning goal from a direct free kick. Heath was named as the Most Valuable Player of the championship game due to her great performances.

During the 2016 NWSL season Heath managed to provide 10 assists for her teammates, breaking the NWSL's former record of 9 assists by a single player in one regular season.

Tobin Heath lost the majority of the 2017 NWSL season, while nursing a continuous back injury which kept her out of play until September.

She made her first start on October 7 against the

in the NWSL Championship Semi-final.

Heath aided her side reach the final match of the play-offs with an assist for Emily Sonnett in a 4–1 victory, and participated in a 1–0 win over North Carolina Courage to win the NWSL Championship.

On November 12, 2020, having left Tobin Heath undefended; Portland Thorns lost her NWSL rights to Racing Louisville FC during the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft.

The fact about Tobin Heath's spell with Portland Thorns is that she played 7 years for the club and honestly it can be said that she reached the top of her game with Thorns, tough she suffered several injuries during her spell with the club.

Manchester United

Tobin Heath signed a one-year contract with Manchester United of the FA Women's Super League  on September 9, 2020. She made her debut for United on October 4 as a 70th minute substitute in a 3–0 win over 

, registering an assist.

Her first goal for the club came on October 18 as part of a 4–2 WSL victory away to West Ham United.

She scored a very important goal on November 14, in a match against

and helped her side start comeback from 0–2 down to a 2-2 draw.

Heath was named WSL Player of the Month for November and on December 17 2020; she was named to FIFA FIFPro Women's World11 at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020.

The

fact about Tobin Heath

 spell with United is that, she managed to score four and assist twice in her eight appearances at FA Women's Super League.

Tobin Heath international career

Heath played on several youth national teams from 2003 to 2007 and she was a member of the silver medal-winning USA Women's team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil.

The fact about Tobin Heath's senior international career is that she made her international debut on January 18, 2008, against Finland in the Four Nations Tournament.

On 9 February 2011, Young scored her first international goal in a friendly match against

in Copenhagen and it was the winning goal.

Heath earned the call-up to the United States roster for 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 20. She earned three caps during the tournament as the U.S went on to win the gold medal.

She managed to score her first goal for the national team against China at the 2008 Algarve Cup group stage and they went on to win the tournament by defeating Denmark in the final match.

Heath was named the 2009 United States Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year which was a great honor for her indeed.

Tobin made her FIFA Women's World Cup debut at the age of 23 during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in Germany.

She participated in four appearances during the tournament but the final match was a nightmare for her.

They reached the final match and Heath entered the game in the 116th minute of extra time, the match finished 2-2 draw and went to penalties.

Tobin took the third penalty shot but unfortunately her shot was saved by Japanese goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori and the U.S lost 3–1 on penalties.

Tobin Heath was a part of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, this was her second Olympic Games and she alongside her teammates did a magic job and managed to repeat their gold medal.

The fact about Tobin Heath's performance during the 2012 Olympics is that she had a key role in the team and was one of the main reasons of the U.S success. She played in all six matches and her great form was just a gift for her team.

She recorded three assists during the competitions, her first assist came against 

, during the groups stage, where she sent a crossing pass to 

 who scored the last goal of the game making the final score 4–2.

Tobin's second assist was against Colombia in the second group stage match, she played a one-two pass with Wambach who scored the second in a 3–0 win.

Her final assist of the tournament came in the quarter-finals against New Zealand, at the 87th minute, when she sent a long ball down the left flank to Sydney Leroux, who scored through the legs of the goalkeeper Jenny Bindon, finishing the match at the final score of 2–0.

Heath and her side managed to defeat Canada 4-3 in the semi-final match. The U.S team revenged their World Cup loss against Japan and won the final match at the final score of 2-1, so Heath became a two time Olympic gold medalist.

Heath participated in her second FIFA Women's World Cup during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in Canada.

The United States team managed to reach the final match, Heath scored the last goal of the tournament against Japan and her side won the match 5-2 to become the world champions.

Tobin Heath participated in her third Olympic Games in 2016 Rio Olympics. She participated in three matches for the U.S and recorded two assists. The U.S team was knocked-out of the tournament by Sweden on penalties in the quarter-finals.

Heath received 40% of the vote to become the 2016 U.S Soccer Female Player of the Year.

She was a member of the U.S team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and started six of the seven matches.

Heath and her side reached the final match and they became only the second nation after Germany in 2007 to successfully retain the title by defeating

2-0 in the final.

Heath won her third Olympic Games medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic. The U.S team lost the semi-final match 1-0 to Canada but they managed to win bronze medal match against

.

The fact about Tobin Heath's international career is that she's one of the most decorated players in women's football.

She has scored 36 goals for the United States national team in 178 matches that she played in all competitions from 2008 to this day, a record which can be improved because Heath is still a member of the U.S team.

Tobin Heath stats

Tobin Heath played three seasons for North Carolina Tar Heels from 2006 to 2009; she scored 19 goals for the club in 93 matches that she played in all competitions.

She joined the USL W-League club Pali Blues in 2009 and during six matches that she played for them; she managed to play 6 League matches in all competitions and scored only once.

From 2010 to 2012, Heath spent brief time with Atlanta Beat, Sky Blues FC and New York Fury in the Women's Professional Soccer League in the United States.

Tobin Heath joined to Paris Saint-Germain in 2012 and in her two year stay at the club she managed to score five goals in 23 matches that she played in all competitions.

In 2013, Heath joined the National Women's Soccer League club, Portland Thorns. From 2013 to 2019, she spent seven seasons with the club and managed to score 15 times in 79 appearances that she played in all competitions.

Heath joined Manchester United in 2020 alongside her national teammate Christen Press. She missed most of the season due to several injuries and played only eight league matches.

She managed to score four goals for the club which the most important one of them was scored against Manchester City in the Manchester derby.

Heath signed for

on September 3, 2021 and till the date she hasn't played for the club yet.

The fact about Tobin Heath's stats is that she has played in 206 appearances in all competitions in United States, a record that can get better if she decides to return to her country.

Some quick facts about Tobin Heath

About Tobin Heath's age, it should be mentioned that she was born on 29 May 1988, this means that she's 33 years old.

The fact about Tobin Heath's play-style is that her main role is winger but she has the ability to play in various positions, she can even play as a free role behind the striker.

She is known as an incredibly quick and aggressive player, Heath's sprint helps her to pass the opponents and make goal-scoring situations for her teammates.

Heath is also very skillful player, she's known for the nutmeg. Tobin is called as the queen of the nutmeg.

The nutmeg is a move in football where the player aims to roll, kick, dribble, throw or push the ball between an opponent's legs and get the ball back on the other side.

She has been described as probably the USA's most skillful footballer by the United States Soccer Federation, and in 2016 she was voted the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year.

The fact about Tobin Heath's championship winnings is that she won the 2013 and 2017 NWSL trophy and also the 2016 NWSL Shield with Portland Thorns.

Heath has won major international trophies with United States team; she's a two time FIFA Women's World Cup winner and also two time Olympic gold medalist.

She has also won the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup silver medal and the 2020 Olympic Games bronze medal; Heath has also won the CONCACAF Women's Championship title in 2014 and 2018.

Tobin Heath has always described as a prideful and religious follower of the Christian faith and is very close to her family.

Heath has mentioned that she enjoys playing many other sports. Tobin likes all sorts of sports like tennis, surfing and skateboarding to name a few, however nothing can compare to her love for football.

She has revealed that her favorite team was Brazil when she was a teenager and her favorite player was one of the Brazil's biggest stars, Ronaldinho.

Heath has also revealed that she's known as a free spirit off the field; Tobin prefers to drift from place to place while visiting family and friends around the world.

Tobin Heath, along with teammates Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Meghan Klingenberg, all are the CEOs of the gender-neutral clothing brand Re-Inc.

In 2019, the four produced the non-binary brand to relief make inclusive clothing and products. The brand also nods to the athletes labor to be treated the same as their male counterparts in the United States.

Tobin Heath social media

About

Tobin Heath social media

, it should be mentioned that she has an Instagram page (

) and has 786K followers on Instagram. Heath mostly posts pictures from herself and her friends and teammates.

Tobin Heath body measurements

About

Tobin Heath body measurements

, it should be mentioned that she has a body weight of 59 kg and stands at a height of 1.67 m tall.

Tobin Heath net worth

Speaking about

Tobin Heath net worth

, it should be mentioned that her net worth estimates to be around $1.25 million in 2021.

She's a famous footballer and has played for one of the richest clubs in the world which is Manchester United; Heath has endorsement deals with Nike and she's one of the owners of the luxury lifestyle brand Re-Inc.

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