Who Is Carli Lloyd's Husband? All About Brian Hollins

Carli Lloyd and her husband Brian Hollins became parents!

The Olympic soccer player and former professional golfer, who first met as teenagers while growing up in New Jersey, announced that they are expecting their first child on May 1, 2024. On October 18, 2024, their daughter, whom they named Harper, was born Anne Hollins, arrived.

Speaking about her fertility journey in a post about the couple’s pregnancy, Lloyd wrote: “It’s been a whirlwind journey to get to this point. We’re beyond excited to be parents! I couldn’t have gone through this without my amazing husband, Brian, he really gets me held.”

After 15 years of dating, Lloyd and Hollins got engaged in 2013, but waited until after the 2016 Olympics, in which she competed, to get married. Lloyd wrote in an essay for 2024 Women’s health that none of her career would have happened without Hollins.

“My husband, Brian, and I met in high school, so we’ve been together for 24 years. He’s supported me every step of the way in my career, and without his support I would never have reached the heights I have,” she wrote.

So who is Carli Lloyd’s husband? Here’s everything you need to know about Brian Hollins and his relationship with the former football player.

He met Lloyd in high school

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins in the Maldives in 2021.

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Hollins and Lloyd went to Delran High School in New Jersey where they began their relationship.

One of Hollins’ favorite stories from his teenage years was when his family brought Lloyd camping during his senior year of high school. After she went swimming, Lloyd wanted to try the 350-meter run, like the rest of his family did. Because her hands were slippery, the driver flew away.

“She just launches it — it sinks to the bottom of the lake and we never find it again,” Hollins recalled Sports Illustrated 2015. “She was humiliated. Which I thought was pretty funny. But that’s typical Carli. She always thinks she can do it. She is so determined.”

Hollins is a former golf pro

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins during the 2023 Annexus Pro-Am.

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After graduating from high school, Hollins joined the Golf Academy of the South in Altamonte Springs, Florida. He was then the assistant golf professional at Trenton Country Club in New Jersey. In 2015, he tried to qualify for the US Open.

Since they are both athletes, things can get competitive. In 2015, Hollins admitted Sports Illustrated that his wife is “by far the most competitive person I know.”

“He laughs because he says I always go harder against him. And I say: ‘No, you are always harsher against me.’ Lloyd added. “It’s getting hot, we’re going to lay each other down. You know, it’s fun, we can banter, we can be out of a relationship and fight.”

They got engaged in 2013

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins on Christmas Day 2022.

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In January 2013, after 15 years of dating, Hollins proposed to Lloyd with a custom engagement ring.

The couple decided to extend their engagement until the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, during which Lloyd served as co-captain of the US women’s soccer team.

When asked who she would turn to for support during the games, Lloyd told PEOPLE, “Of course, my fiance Brian who is my rock and always supports me.”

Lloyd and Hollins were married in Mexico

The 2016 wedding of Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins.

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The couple said “I do” on November 4, 2016 in Puerto Morelos, Mexico. According to Knotthe ceremony was attended by 75 members of their closest family and friends.

Lloyd opted for a strapless gown from Matthew Christopher’s Fall 2016 collection alongside her five bridesmaids who wore Amsale gowns.

“Actually I’m not that heavy. I just want to have a good time with everybody, I just want to have a good night,” Lloyd said of her wedding. “I want my hair and makeup to look great [and] my dress to be beautiful. But other than that, I’m not too special.”

Lloyd paid tribute to her husband on the field

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins at Q2 2021 Stadium.

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In October 2021, Lloyd played her final game for the USWNT. The match was 6-0 against South Korea in St. Paul, Minn., when Lloyd took off her team jersey to change into a new one with her husband’s last name on it.

“It was emotional. But there’s just a sense of peace and contentment that I feel — it’s just joy and happiness,” Lloyd told ESPN of her career coming to an end. “It’s been an amazing journey and I’ve done my best, and now I can move on to the next chapter.”

She took Hollins’ last name – but kept Lloyd on the back of her jersey

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins in Mexico 2016.

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Lloyd shared with USA Today 2021 that, although she didn’t change her name on her jersey until her last game, she took her husband’s last name. “From the moment we got married, I was Mrs. Hollins everywhere but on the back of my jersey,” the soccer player said.

She also shared more about the joys of retirement and all the activities she wanted to do with Hollins.

“I’m excited. Excited to spend more time with my husband. We want to go on trips, we want to ski together. We just want to do all the things I had on hold,” Lloyd added.

Lloyd has a superstition about her husband

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins celebrate the 4th of July in Montana.

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Although Hollins has seen Lloyd practice and play, she revealed Sports Illustrated 2015 to have a bit of a superstition about him at matches. While Hollins grew up watching her play in high school at their local court, he now watches her play at home, from a bar in New Jersey.

“When you go alone, it’s a lot easier to focus – and Brian and my family understand that,” she explained.

They supported each other while they were long distance

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins at the 2017 FIFA Football Awards.

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As Lloyd traveled the world to play football, the couple sometimes had to have a long-distance relationship. It took a lot of effort, but they understood what made their relationship blossom.

“Through it all, the one thing that has been a constant throughout our lives is the love we have for each other,” Lloyd said USA Today. “Just as I fought for my football career and went through so much, it was the same with Brian. We wanted to be together forever. We wanted our relationship to work. We spent countless hours building the foundation we have and value.”

Lloyd called Hollins “an amazing person and an amazing husband” and said he would make an “amazing dad.”

They had their first baby in October 2024

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins at Glamour’s 25th Anniversary Women of the Year Awards on November 9, 2015 in New York City.

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In a post Lloyd shared on Instagram, she announced that her baby girl, Harper Anne Hollins, arrived on October 18, 2024.

“I am so very grateful for this incredible blessing in our lives. By far the hardest thing I have ever endured, but the best thing I have ever done!” she wrote.

After thanking her medical team, Lloyd continued: “We just can’t get enough of this little peanut. We love you so much and will do everything we can to give you the tools you need in life to be a good human being! 💗#trojebotelj #minibrian # girl.”

Lloyd and Hollins first announced they were expecting in May 2024. In an essay for Women’s health In an Instagram post, the athlete opened up about her fertility journey and the couple’s excitement over the news of their baby.

“I was very naive when I thought we wouldn’t have problems getting pregnant… But as time went on, I realized that everyone is human and many women go through similar problems,” Lloyd wrote.

During the third round of in vitro fertilization (IVF), Lloyd became pregnant. In her essay, she reflected on her relationship with Brian and thanked him for always being there for her.

“It wasn’t easy for Brian and I to navigate the journey from high school to attending different colleges, to a professional career, and then a long-distance relationship while I traveled the world,” Lloyd wrote. “This experience brought us closer than I ever imagined. I couldn’t have gone through it without him. He kept me going. He would say, ‘Just believe. Believe it will work.’ ”

She concluded, “His strength and calm was something I never realized I needed.”

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