Hannah Betfort

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Hannah Betfort
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Betfort with the Utah Royals in 2024
Personal information
Full name Hannah Claire Betfort [1]
Date of birth (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Charleston, South Carolina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 66 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Portland Thorns 19 (3)
2024 Utah Royals 24 (2)
2025– North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 17, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 9, 2023

Hannah Claire Betfort (born January 4, 1999) is an American professional soccer player plays as a forward for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was drafted by Portland Thorns FC in the 2021 NWSL Draft.

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Early life

Betfort attended Wando High School in Charleston County, South Carolina, 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]

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Betfort attended Wake Forest University. While not recruited as a soccer player, she received a walk-on invitation to the Demon Deacons 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

Portland Thorns FC selected Betfort with the 37th-overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft. [4] She made her professional debut on August 19, 2021, coming in as a substitute against the Houston Dash during the 2021 Women's International Champions Cup. [7] [8] She finished her rookie regular season with one appearance as the Thorns won the NWSL Shield. [9]

Betfort scored her first professional goal on July 16, 2022, in a 5–0 victory against NJ/NY Gotham FC. [10] She finished the 2022 regular season with 1 goal in 7 appearances (1 start) as the Thorns placed second in the standings. She sat out toward the end of the season while Portland went on to win the 2022 NWSL Championship. [11]

The Thorns re-signed Betfort on January 27, 2023, to a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. [12] She appeared in all six games for the Thorns (four starts) during the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup. On July 21, she had two goals and one assist in a 4–1 win against the San Diego Wave in the Challenge Cup group stage. [13] She finished the 2023 regular season with 2 goals in 10 appearances (4 starts) as Portland again came second in the league. In the playoffs, she came in late for Morgan Weaver in a 1–0 loss to eventual champions NJ/NY Gotham FC in the semifinals. [14]

Utah Royals

On December 12, 2023, the Thorns traded Betfort, along with a 2024 NWSL Draft pick and allocation money, to the Utah Royals ahead of the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft for draft protection from the Royals. [15] On July 28, she scored her first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against her former team Portland Thorns in the group stage of the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. [16] She had two goals in three games of the Summer Cup as Utah won their group. [7] She finished the 2024 regular season with 2 goals in 24 games (18 starts) as Utah placed 10th of 14 teams. [17] Although Betfort and the Royals negotiated over Betfort's 2025 option, [18] she ultimately did not return to the club. [19]

North Carolina Courage

On January 17, 2025, Betfort signed a two-year contract with the North Carolina Courage. [20]

International career

Betfort was called up to the United States youth national team at the under-18 level in February 2018, appearing in friendlies the next month. [6] [21]

Career statistics

As of May 12, 2024. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Thorns FC 2021 NWSL 10000010
2022 71100081
2023 1026210174
Utah Royals 2024 90——90
Career total2737210355

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

References

  1. ↑ "2018–2019 ACC Academic Honor Roll" (PDF). Wake Forest Demon Deacons . 2019. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "#33 Hannah Betfort". National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Bilodeau, Kevin (January 14, 2021). "Wando alum Hannah Betfort taken in NWSL Draft by Portland Thorns". WCSC-TV . Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Little, Grant (January 18, 2021). "Meet The Draftees: Hannah Betfort". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ Johns, Les (April 14, 2021). "Deacon Sports Xtra: Betfort's Journey from Walk-On to NWSL" (Press release). Wake Forest Demon Deacons . Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Betfort, Hannah (April 19, 2018). "Deacon Spotlight: Hannah Betfort". Old Gold & Black (Interview). Interviewed by Heather Hartel. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Hannah Betfort at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ Hannah Betfort on her Thorns debut: "It was a surreal moment, I've worked so hard to get to this point". Portland Timbers. August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2021 Portland Thorns FC Stats (NWSL)". FBref.com . Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  10. ↑ Danzer, Paul (July 16, 2022). "Portland Thorns thump NJ/NY Gotham FC 5-0 on Saturday". Portland Tribune . Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 Portland Thorns FC Stats (NWSL)". FBref.com . Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  12. ↑ "Thorns FC re-sign 5 players ahead of 2023 season" (Press release). Portland Thorns FC. January 27, 2023. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Hannah Betfort 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup Match Logs". FBref.com . Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  14. ↑ "2023 Portland Thorns FC Stats (NWSL)". FBref.com . Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  15. ↑ "Thorns FC receive Expansion Draft protection from the Utah Royals" (Press release). Portland Thorns FC. December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Utah Royals Claim Three Points In Resounding Summer Cup Win". Utah Royals. 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  17. ↑ "2024 Utah Royals Stats". FBref.com . Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  18. ↑ rsl. "Utah Royals FC Announces 2025 Roster Decisions | Utah Royals". rsl. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  19. ↑ rsl. "Utah Royals FC Announces Three Player Departures | Utah Royals". rsl. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  20. ↑ "NC Courage sign free agent forward Hannah Betfort". NCCourage.com. North Carolina Courage . Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  21. ↑ Mansfield, Frankie (March 1, 2018). "Wando grad Betfort called up to US national team". Moultrie News. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  22. ↑ Azzi, Alex (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. NBC Sports . Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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