Kealia Mae Ohai is an American soccer player. She is known as Kealia Mae Watt after getting married to NFL star J.J. Watt in 2020.
Kealia plays as a midfielder for Chicago Red Stars in the National Women’s Soccer League and is a regular for the US Women’s National team. She spent 2014 to 2019 playing and captaining Houston Dash. She was the second overall pick back in the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League for Houston.
Kealia was a regular member of all the youth levels of the US Women’s National Team starting from under 13 to under 23. Most notably in 2012, Kealia emerged as the hero, playing for the under-20 USWNT in the final of the U-20 World Cup final. She scored the match-winning goal in the 46th minute to win the tournament for her country.
Kealia suffered an ACL injury back on 14th November 2021. She tore her ACL playing in the NWSL semifinal match against the Portland Thorns. She was back in full training after four months following the ACL injury. However, in the meantime she became pregnant.
Does J.J. Watt’s wife still play soccer?
J.J. Watt’s wife Kealia Watt is still contracted to the Chicago Red Stars in NWSL. Her ACL injury last year took her to the sidelines for three straight months. As soon as she was announced fit to train, she became pregnant with Justin James Watt’s baby and botched her chances to be back on a soccer pitch anytime in 2022.
Ohai talked about herself not being able to play soccer, “It’s hard, I’m sure it’s hard for any professional athlete when you’re pregnant and you obviously can’t play. And you stop playing so early that it’s an entire year that the whole season goes on and everybody’s playing and you can’t play.” She added, “And then you have your baby and I’m obviously not able to work out yet or train or get back, and it’s really hard. It’s longer than an ACL [recovery], so that’s been difficult for me”, talking about her chances to train anytime soon.
What ethnicity is Kealia Ohai?
Kealia Ohai was born on January 31, 1992, to her parents Ben and Cindy Ohai. Megan Ohai her sister was also a soccer player, who won the NCAA Championship back in 2007.
Kealia Ohai was born and brought up in Draper, Utah in the United States. Her father Ben Ohai is Hawaiian and for that reason, she is also partly Hawaiian. Ben and Cindy named Kealia after Kealia Becah on Kauai Island.
How did J.J. Watt and Kealia Ohai meet?
Kealia Ohai and J.J. Watt are considered a power couple as they both are professional athletes. They started dating back in 2016. J.J. was spotted in Kealia’s soccer games wearing her shirt number and supporting her.
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Kealia and J.J. came to know each other through Kealia’s brother-in-law Brian Cushing, husband of Megan Cushing. Brain used to be a teammate of J.J.s. Although J.J. and Kelia did date each other in 2016, it was only made public after J.J. attended a press conference with Kealia’s number on his back. They got engaged in 2019 and got married in 2020.
Does J.J. Watt have a baby?
J.J. Watt primarily plays as a defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL, and very recently had a baby with Kealia Mae Watt.
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On 26th October of this year, J.J. Watt shared a picture of his newborn baby boy Koa James Watt held by his mother Kealia on his social media accounts. The Watt family is very happy with their newest member and Koa can expect his mother to be back on the field very soon in 2023.