Madison Haugen

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Madison Haugen
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Haugen with Texas in 2024
Personal information
Full name Madison Kathryn Haugen [1]
Date of birth (2001-11-30) November 30, 2001 (age 24) [2]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Georgia Bulldogs 78 (8)
2024 Texas Longhorns 26 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025 Sporting CP 11 (4)
2026– Washington Spirit 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 13, 2025

Madison Kathryn Haugen (born November 30, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left back for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas Longhorns. She began her professional career with Sporting CP in 2025.

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Early life

Haugen grew up in Cumming, Georgia, the daughter of Michael and Jill Haugen, and has two siblings. [3] She attended Lambert High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and became the top scorer in school history. [2] She led the team to the GHSA Class 7 state championship as a freshman in 2017. [2] She committed to Georgia during her sophomore year. [4] She was named the Forsyth County News Player of the Year as a junior after leading Lambert to another state title game appearance in 2019. [5] She was named United Soccer Coaches high school All-American in 2019 and 2020. [2] She played ECNL club soccer for Concorde Fire. [2]

College career

Haugen played four seasons for the Georgia Bulldogs, making 78 appearances, scoring 8 goals, and providing 15 assists. [2] After a freshman year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, she started every game as a sophomore in 2021. [2] She again started every game and led the team in assists as a junior in 2022. [2] She assisted in the opening NCAA tournament game and scored against North Carolina in a second-round loss. [2] She co-captained the Bulldogs to their first SEC tournament title in 2023, providing an assist in the semifinals, and reached the NCAA tournament third round. [3]

Haugen then transferred to the Texas Longhorns in 2024, using a fifth year of eligibility extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] She started all 23 games and provided 6 assists as a graduate student, with only Lexi Missimo playing more minutes for the squad. [7] She contributed to the Longhorns winning the SEC tournament in their first season in the conference and making the NCAA tournament second round. [3]

Club career

Portuguese club Sporting CP announced on February 5, 2025, that they had signed Haugen to her first professional contract. [8] She made her professional debut as a second-half substitute for Miri O'Donnell in a 0–0 draw with Racing Power on March 16. [9] On April 12, she made her first start and scored her first professional goal in a 6–0 win over Albergaria. [9] Sporting ended the season as league runners-up. [10] On September 11, she made her debut in continental competitions and provided a stoppage-time assist to Telma Encarnação to secure a 2–1 win over Roma in the UEFA Women's Champions League third qualifying round, but Sporting were eliminated after the return leg. [11] On October 7, she scored her first continental goal to open a 3–0 win over Rosengård in the UEFA Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round, going on to help Sporting reach the quarterfinals. [12] She played in 21 games and scored 5 goals before leaving the club at the end of the year. [13]

On January 27, 2026, Haugen signed with the Washington Spirit on a short-term injury replacement contract. [14]

International career

Haugen was called into training camp with the United States under-17 team in 2018. [15]

Honors

Georgia Bulldogs

Texas Longhorns

References

  1. ↑ "Lambert High School Class of 2020". Georgia Historic Newspapers. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Madison Haugen". Georgia Bulldogs . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Madison Haugen". Texas Longhorns . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (October 23, 2017). "Recruiting Roundup: October 23-29". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Frazer, Ian (June 13, 2019). "All-County Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Madison Haugen, Lambert" . Forsyth County News . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ Manliguez, Alistair (September 20, 2024). "Madison Haugen: How a former Bulldog is finding her place as a Longhorn". The Daily Texan . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2024 Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Texas Longhorns . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Madison Haugen reforça o Sporting". Record (in Portuguese). February 5, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Madison Haugen". flashscore.com. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ Sullivan, Nicholas (June 26, 2025). "Soccer: Former Lambert star Madison Haugen enjoying overseas start to professional career" . Forsyth County News . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ Pedrosa Marques, Eduardo (September 11, 2025). "Sporting brilha em Roma e dá passo de gigante rumo à Liga dos Campeões (crónica)". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  12. ↑ Duarte, Mário (October 13, 2025). "Madison Haugen dá a fórmula para Rosengard: «O outro jogo não aconteceu, queremos ganhar»". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Madison Haugen deixa o Sporting". Record (in Portuguese). January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Washington Spirit Signs Two to Short-Term Injury Replacement Contracts". Washington Spirit. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  15. ↑ "U17 WNT heads to Kansas City for camp". United States Soccer Federation. July 16, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
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