10 Football Stars Who Dated Celebrities

4. Julie Ertz

Julie Ertz (formerly Julie Johnston) is a member of the US Women's National Team, who was born in Mesa, Arizona. The 27-year-old midfielder was a part of the 2015 and 2019 USWNT teams that captured the World Cup. In 2017, the defensive standout was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. When she isn't competing internationally, Ertz plays for the Chicago Red Stars.

Julie Ertz is married to American football (NFL) star Zach Ertz. Zach Ertz is a two-time Pro Bowl tight end who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a member of the Eagles team that won the Super Bowl in 2017.

The lovebirds met at a college baseball game involving the NFL star's alma mater, the Stanford Cardinals. Roughly four years later, in 2016, the Super Bowl winner proposed to his longtime girlfriend at the very spot where they first met. The athletic duo wed in March of 2017 and were featured together in ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue that very same year.

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