Angelina Hix

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Angelina Hix
Personal information
Full name Angelina Nicole Hix [1]
Date of birth (1993-07-27) July 27, 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Irvine, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Tijuana
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 MiraCosta Spartans (52)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 San Diego WFC SeaLions
2016 Tijuana Xolos USA
2017 San Diego WFC SeaLions
2018 LA Galaxy OC
2018 Spartak Subotica
2021 Santiago Morning
2021– Tijuana 51 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, February 25, 2023 (UTC)

Angelina Nicole Hix (born July 27, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a striker [2] for Tijuana.

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Career

Hix played soccer for the MiraCosta Spartans in 2011 and 2013, recording 52 goals and 27 assists and serving as team captain in her second season. [3] [4] [5] She also played basketball for the school in the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. [6] [7] Hix was scouted by scouted by several universities for soccer, and was offered multiple scholarships in soccer and basketball to play in college. [5] She was offered a full athletic scholarship to play for the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros, [8] but ultimately did not join the team.

Hix played for the San Diego WFC SeaLions in 2015 and 2017, [9] [10] while playing for Tijuana Xolos USA in 2016. [11] She played for LA Galaxy OC of United Women's Soccer in 2018. [12] In mid 2018, Hix signed for Serbian side Spartak Subotica, [13] [14] but tore her ACL, MCL, and meniscus during a match in October 2018. [15] Before the 2021 season, she signed for Santiago Morning in Chile. [16] [17] [18] In 2021, she signed for Mexican club Tijuana. [19] [20] [21]

Personal life

Hix was born in Irvine, California, [13] and grew up in nearby Huntington Beach. She competed in surfing contests in her youth, and was sponsored by a surf shop. As a result, she was homeschooled for a few years to allow her to finish schoolwork early and go surfing daily. [10] She was a graduate of Dehesa Charter School. [22] [23]

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