Haley Palmer

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Haley Palmer
Personal information
Full name Haley Aiko Palmer [1]
Date of birth (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Windsor, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Santa Rosa United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 San Diego State Aztecs 87 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Western New York Flash 7 (0)
2015 Vasa IFK 6 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Haley Aiko Palmer (born October 19, 1992, in Windsor, California) is a retired American soccer player who played for Western New York Flash. [2]

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Early life and education

Palmer was born in Windsor, California on October 19, 1992. [3] She attended Windsor High School, where she received various accolades as a student-athlete. [4] In addition to playing soccer on her school team, she competed with Santa Rosa United, gaining her the titles of 2005 U.S. national champion and 2006 State Cup finalist. [4]

Palmer studied communications at San Diego State University. [5]

Club career

Palmer played with San Diego State University's women's soccer team from 2010 to 2013. [5] While there, was a three-time All-Conference selection and was named Defensive Player of the Year twice. [5] [6]

In February 2014, Palmer attended an open tryout with the National Women's Soccer League and was later invited to a second tryout. [6] She signed with the Western New York Flash later that year. [5] [6] [7]

For the 2015–16 season, she played with Vasa IFK. [3] [8]

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