Mallory Swanson: Incredible 2023 She Believes Cup Campaign

The USWNT and the NWSL are filled with upcoming soccer talents. Apart from the veterans like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Swanson is also making quite a name for herself. The NWSL star went on an unbelievable run last month. Unfortunately, her streak of goals and glory was cut short after a sudden major injury. Due to that, Swanson will most likely miss the World Cup because of that injury.

Before her injury, the 24-year-old was in incredible form, especially in the SheBelieves Cup. Let’s take a deeper dive.

How Mallory Swanson stunned everyone at the 2023 SheBelieves Cup

While the USWNT won the SheBelieves Cup for the fourth year in a row, Mallory Swanson’s incredible stats were also worth taking note of. The Chicago Red Stars forward managed to score four goals in just three games. She began her epic brace after scoring two goals against Canada. Post that, she then banged in a goal against Japan and Brazil.

She also won the MVP of the tournament after her ground-breaking performances.

The USWNT star set a new record during the tournament

During the 2023 SheBelieves Cup, Mallory Swanson became the first player to score a goal in all three games. Her performances during the cup tournament raised quite a few eyebrows on social media. Prior to her injury, the Red Stars’ forward had scored seven goals, making her the leading scorer of the USWNT in 2023.

Swanson’s exceptional game earned her the SheBelieves 2023 MVP award

After becoming the first player to ever score a goal in all the games of the tournament, Mallory Swanson deserved to win the MVP of the tournament. Apart from that, her incredible form took the USWNT to their fourth SheBelieves Cup win in four years straight.

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Mallory Swanson credited the 2021 career downfall for her current form

Swanson has been a special talent since the very beginning. At the age of just 18, she turned professional in the NWSL. At the tender age of 21, she managed to feature in a World Cup. However, injury concerns like her recurring hamstring issue have kept on derailing her. Between 2020 -2021, Swanson played only five matches. She was also then shockingly left out of the Tokyo Olympics roster.

Through sheer hard work and with the help of a sport psychologist, she pulled off a major comeback in 2022 and carried forward those performances into 2023.

Recently, the NWSL star was in conversation with CBS, she said, “Sometimes as athletes, like you think of a certain goal, slide tackle, whatever, that you make. But I think for me, it was like kind of just overcoming the adversity that came in 2021. I looked back and I’m like ‘Okay, I can do it and I can keep going,’ and so just having that little bit has just helped me. I’m just going with the flow, and whatever comes my way, just take it as it is, and continue just to be me”.

Considering her electric form on the pitch, Swanson would have been vital to the USWNT’s success at the upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup. However, it just wasn’t meant to be.

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