 Following her college career , Solo was selected in the first round ( fourth overall ) of the 2003 WUSA Draft by the Philadelphia Charge . She spent most of her first professional season on the bench playing in eight games . Solo started the last three games of the season and earned her first professional shutout against the Atlanta Beat . She also shut out eventual league champions , the Washington Freedom led by top scorers , Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach . After the WUSA folded following the 2003 season just six days before the 2003 FIFA Women 's World Cup , Solo moved to Göteborg , Sweden in February 2004 to play for Kopparbergs / Göteborg FC in the Swedish Premier Division , the top division of women 's soccer in Sweden . For ten months , she played in two games a week , making 19 appearances in goal for Göteborg in 2004 . In 2005 , she played for Olympique Lyonnais in the French First Division . She made seven appearances for the French club . Solo said of her experience in Europe , " I played in Europe and it was a great experience , not just because of my teammates and the coaches we had , but from the fans and the city itself – I played in Gothenburg and I played in Lyon and soccer was everywhere . At that time in my life , it really jump @-@ started my career and really helped me find myself as a person and player . " 
