Addison Halpern

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Addison Halpern
Personal information
Full name Addison Claire Halpern [1]
Date of birth (2006-12-05) December 5, 2006 (age 18) [1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Virginia Cavaliers
Number 6
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025 Paisley Athletic 8 (8)
International career‡
2022 United States U-16 3 (0)
2024–2025 United States U-19 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of February 26, 2025

Addison Claire Halpern (born December 5, 2006) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward or midfielder for the Virginia Cavaliers. She was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2025. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

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Early life

Halpern grew up in Middlesex, New Jersey. [2] Her father, Eric, was an assistant coach for her high school team at Rutgers Preparatory School. [3] In her sophomore year in 2022, she scored a career-high 51 goals and helped the team to the first of three consecutive Non-Public B state titles. [4] She was named the NJ.com Player of the Year in 2023 after leading Rutgers Prep to the national No. 1 ranking for the first time. [5] After missing the start of her senior season at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she returned to lead the team to a perfect 23–0 record. [4] She was again named the NJ.com Player of the Year in 2024 and received the Gatorade National Player of the Year and United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year awards. [6] She scored 180 goals during her four years at Rutgers Prep, second-most in New Jersey high school history behind Laura Kerrigan. [7] With youth club PDA, she earned ECNL All-American honors three times. [8] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 5 prospect of the 2025 class. [2]

College career

Halpern enrolled early at the University of Virginia in the spring of 2025. [4] That summer, she played for Paisley Athletic in the USL W League and was named the league's Young Player of the Year after scoring 8 goals in 8 games. [9]

International career

Halpern trained and played friendlies with the United States under-16 team in 2021 and 2022. [10] After playing for the under-19s, she joined the under-20 team as a training player before the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia. [11] She was added to the World Cup roster after Sam Courtwright suffered an injury, making her the youngest player in the squad. [12] She was unused in the competition as the team took the bronze medal. [13]

Honors and awards

United States U-20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Addison Halpern". Virginia Cavaliers . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ Gould, Brandon (December 11, 2024). "Rutgers Prep's Addison Halpern is Girls Soccer Player of the Year, 2024" . NJ.com . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Clark, Travis (June 24, 2025). "From U20 World Cup to HS Player of the Year". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gould, Brandon (December 5, 2023). "Rutgers Prep's Addison Halpern is the Girls Soccer Player of the Year, 2023" . NJ.com . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ Franciulli, Jacquie (July 9, 2025). "Virginia soccer's Addison Halpern named 2024-2025 Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year". 247Sports . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  7. ↑ Farrell, Sean (November 20, 2024). "In battle of national powers, Rutgers Prep girls soccer downs DePaul for state title". northjersey.com . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "ECNL Girls All-America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
    "ECNL Girls 2022–23 All-American Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 24, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
    "ECNL Girls 2023–24 All America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 23, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  9. ↑ "Paisley Athletic's Addison Halpern wins 2025 Young Player of the Year". USL W League. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ Eskilson, J.R. (March 31, 2021). "Roster for U.S. U16 GNT Camp". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
    Clark, Travis (May 31, 2022). "U16 GNT Enjoys Successful Trip to Europe". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ "U19 WNT Roster Named for Spain Trip". United States Soccer Federation. May 27, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
    "U.S. U-20 WYNT Head Coach Tracey Kevins Names 21-Player Roster for 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia". United States Soccer Federation. August 8, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ "U.S. U-20 WYNT Ready to Face Familiar Foe Mexico in Round of 16 at 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. September 9, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  13. ↑ "U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team Heads to Spain for Three Matches at L'albir U-19 Women's International Tournament". United States Soccer Federation. February 12, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
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