Haley Hopkins
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 21, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Newport Beach, California | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Courage | ||
Number | 5 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 |
Vanderbilt | 58 | (34) |
2021–2022 | Virginia | 46 | (22) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | North Carolina Courage | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 17, 2024 |
Haley Hopkins (born December 21, 1998) is an American professional
Early life
Hopkins grew up in Newport Beach, California, with three siblings.[1][2] Her father played college football and baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 MLB draft.[3] Hopkins began playing soccer at age four.[4] She played youth soccer for Slammers FC of the Elite Clubs National League and Mater Dei High School, where she graduated in 2017.[5][6]
College career
Hopkins began attending Vanderbilt University in 2017, but she played in only one game that year because of knee pain that required multiple surgeries.[7] In 2018, as a redshirt freshman, she led the team with 14 goals and 7 assists and was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year.[1] Majoring in medicine, health, and society, she interned with a medical clinic in Nashville over the summer of 2019.[1] She continued leading the Commodores with 13 goals as a redshirt sophomore in 2019.[5] She dealt with injuries the next year but still had a team-leading seven goals and helped the Commodores win the 2020 SEC tournament.[4][5] With the second-most goals in Vanderbilt history (34), she was named All-SEC all three of her full seasons and third-team All-American twice.[3]
Hopkins transferred to the
Professional career
The North Carolina Courage, which had multiple first-round picks in the 2023 NWSL Draft, selected Hopkins 11th overall.[12] She signed with the Courage through 2025.[13] She scored her first two goals for the Courage in a 5–0 Challenge Cup win against the Orlando Pride on July 29.[14] She scored her first NWSL goal in a 3–3 draw to Gotham on September 2.[15][16]
References
- ^ a b c Bishop, Chad (October 10, 2019). "West Coast to West End". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Haley Hopkins". Virginia Cavaliers. July 28, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c Conlin, Bennett (August 20, 2021). "Grad transfer Haley Hopkins follows in father's footsteps in move to Virginia". The Daily Progress. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Haley Hopkins". Vanderbilt University Athletics. May 4, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Virginia Women's Soccer Adds Grad Transfer Haley Hopkins". Virginia Cavaliers. June 28, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Hopkins has the golden touch at the right time for Mater Dei". The Orange County Register. February 28, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Klein, Cutler (September 9, 2018). "From PICC Lines to Picking Corners: Haley Hopkins heating up after medical scare". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Hopkins Embracing Life as Cavalier". Virginia Cavaliers. September 15, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Newton, Matt (August 28, 2022). "Hopkins Scores Hat Trick, No. 8 UVA Women's Soccer Powers Past Fairleigh Dickinson 5-0". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Region/state roundup: Haley Hopkins' OT goal sparks Virginia women's soccer team to NCAA quarterfinals". The Virginian-Pilot. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Haley Hopkins". North Carolina Courage. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Newton, Matt (January 13, 2023). "Spaanstra & Hopkins Drafted Back-to-Back in First Round of NWSL Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Courage sign all four 2023 draft picks". North Carolina Courage. March 13, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "North Carolina top Orlando in emphatic five-goal outing". National Women's Soccer League. July 29, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Week 18 Review: NWSL Pitch Notes". National Women's Soccer League. September 5, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Connor, Caroline (October 6, 2023). "Hoos in the NWSL". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
External links
- Haley Hopkins at Soccerway