Hannah Betfort

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Hannah Betfort
Personal information
Full name Hannah Claire Betfort [1]
Date of birth (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Charleston, South Carolina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Utah Royals
Number 33
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 66 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Portland Thorns FC 18 (3)
2024– Utah Royals
International career
2018 United States U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 9, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 9, 2023

Hannah Claire Betfort (born January 4, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Utah Royals.

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Youth career

Betfort attended Wando High School, where she played soccer as a forward. [3] She led the team in scoring in each of her first three years and was nominated for the South Carolina state Gatorade Player of the Year award. [4]

Collegiate career

Betfort attended Wake Forest University. While not recruited as a soccer player, she received a walk-on invitation to the Demon Deacons women's soccer team from coach Tony da Luz after attending a camp. [5] As a freshman, she started in 17 of 20 regular-season matches and scored five goals. [6] During her sophomore year she moved positions from forward to defender, playing centre-back and right full-back, and captained the team during her last two seasons. [4]

Club career

Portland Thorns FC selected Betfort with the 37th-overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft. [4] She made her professional debut in the 2021 Women's International Champions Cup in August. [7] She scored her first professional goal on July 16, 2022, in a 5–0 victory against NJ/NY Gotham FC. [8]

On January 27, 2023, the Thorns re-signed Betfort to a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. [9]

On December 12, 2023, the Thorns traded Betfort, along with a 2024 draft pick and allocation money, to the Utah Royals ahead of the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft for draft protection from the Royals. [10]

International career

Betfort attended training camp for the United States women's national under-18 soccer team in February 2018, and competed with the team at the La Manga 12 Nations tournament in March 2018. [6] [11]

Career statistics

As of July 9, 2023. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Thorns FC 2021 NWSL 10000010
2022 71100081
2023 313061
Career total1124000152

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

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