Julie Ertz The Wall With a Pulse

 Julie Ertz  The Wall With a Pulse

Not just a defender. A presence. A pulse behind every clearance, a roar behind every set piece, a shadow that strikers dreaded.

She didn’t just play the game.
She pressed it to the edge of its limits.

From 2015 to 2019, she was the heartbeat of a team that feared no one. In Canada, she was the wall.
In France, she was the spine.
Always first to put her body where others flinched.

And yet — she danced.
She laughed.
She carried her child onto the field. She reminded the world:

You can be steel and soft. Fierce and full of grace.

Julie Ertz didn’t just defend. She inspired.

And now, the silence after her farewell — isn’t empty. It echoes.

Because legends leave shape. And Julie left hers in gold.