Rachel Hill

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Rachel Hill
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Rachel Hill with the San Diego Wave in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rachel Morgan Hill [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Rollinsford, New Hampshire, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2012 Seacoast United
2012–2013 Seacoast United Phantoms
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 UConn Huskies 89 (61)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Orlando Pride 60 (11)
2017–2019 → Perth Glory (loan) 26 (15)
2020–2022 Chicago Red Stars 47 (5)
2020 → Linköpings FC (loan) 8 (2)
2023 San Diego Wave FC 18 (0)
2024– Bay FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 United States U20 6 (1)
2016–2018 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 14, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2017

Rachel Morgan Hill (born April 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Bay FC in the NWSL.

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Early life

Hill has two brothers, Zach and Jake, and played indoor soccer with them on a team coached by her father, Mike. [2] [3]

ROSO Soccer Club

Hill played youth soccer from age 4 until U14 with ROSO S.C. (Rollinsford Somersworth Soccer Club). She started in the town recreation program and at age 11 started playing travel soccer with the ROSO U13 Girls travel team in 2005 and played with ROSO until 2008.

Seacoast United

Hill played youth soccer for Seacoast United from their U-14 program through U-18, winning Super Y-League national championships in 2009 (U-14) and 2011 (U-16) and playing for the WPSL Seacoast United Phantoms in 2012 and 2013. [4]

University of Connecticut

Hill was a two-time semi-finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy as a forward for the University of Connecticut Huskies, in 2015 and 2016. [5] Hill was a 1st Team NSCAA All-American in 2015 and a 2nd team All-American in 2016. She scored 61 goals in 89 collegiate appearances, ranking second all-time in career goals and 4th all time in points with 140 among University of Connecticut women's soccer players. [6] [3] She was the American Athletic Conference (AAC) midfielder of the year in 2016 and Offensive player of the year in 2015 & 2014.

Club career

Orlando Pride, 2017–2019

Portland Thorns FC selected Hill with the 14th pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft [7] and subsequently traded her to the Orlando Pride in exchange for first- and fourth-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [5] The Pride signed Hill in May 2017 after her college graduation, [6] [8] [9] and she earned her first start on June 3. [10]

Hill scored her first professional goal on June 28, 2017, a game-winner against Sky Blue FC. [11] She finished her rookie season with three goals, one assist from only 14 games, 8 of which were starts. After her contract option exercised for 2018, Hill went on to play 21 games in 2018, but a nagging injury lead to her starting only seven of them. She scored four goals tying Marta as third best for the Pride. Hill had a new contract offer given at the end of the 2018 season. [12] [13]

Perth Glory, 2017–2019 (loan)

On October 19, 2017, Hill joined Australian club Perth Glory on loan for the 2017–18 W-League season. [14] During her first season at Perth she finished with 9 goals, the third-most goals in the league and 6 assists, the most assists in the league.

She re-signed a loan agreement for 2018–2019 and ended the season with a further 6 goals as the team finished runners up in the Grand Final. [14]

Chicago Red Stars, 2020–2022

On January 16, 2020, Orlando traded Hill to the Chicago Red Stars during the 2020 NWSL College Draft along with a third-round pick, Orlando's natural first-round selection in the 2021 NWSL College Draft and an undisclosed amount of allocation money in exchange for the No. 3 overall selection and a third-round pick in the 2020 draft. [15] With the season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hill eventually made her Red Stars debut during the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. Hill completed her time with the team in 2022.

Linköpings FC, 2020 (loan)

In August 2020, Hill joined Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC on loan. [16]

San Diego Wave, 2023–Present

Hill was signed in free agency by San Diego Wave FC in December 2022.

International career

United States U-20 Women's

Hill appeared for the United States U-20 women's national soccer team in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as a substitute against Brazil in group play. [3]

Hill appeared for the U-20 USWNT in five CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship matches in 2014, starting in four matches, scoring one goal, and leading the team with five assists as an attacking midfielder. [17] [18] [19]

United States U-23 Women's

US Soccer called Hill up to the U-23 national team in 2016 U-23 Women's Nordic Tournament in June 2016 against England, Norway, and Sweden, a tournament that the United States won. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of August 14, 2020 [21]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride NWSL 2017 153—153
2018 214—214
2019 234—234
Total6011006011
Perth Glory (loan) W-League 2017–18 129—129
2018–19 146—146
Total2615002615
Chicago Red Stars NWSL 2020 —7171
Linköpings FC Damallsvenskan 2020 000000
Career total8626719327

Honors

San Diego Wave

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  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 8, 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Constable, Kyle (September 30, 2015). "Feature: Rachel Hill living out 'storied career' in women's soccer". The Daily Campus. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rachel Hill". www.uconnhuskies.com. University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hill Signs National Letter of Intent". Seacoast United. February 15, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Orlando Pride Acquire Rights to Forward Rachel Hill from Portland". Orlando City SC. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Cary, Allison (May 23, 2017). "Rachel Hill: What The Newest Pride Signings Brings To The Team". Orlando City SC . Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ Verar, Bianca (January 13, 2017). "2017 NWSL College Draft Results". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  8. ↑ Verar, Bianca (February 2, 2017). "Rachel Hill to join Orlando Pride after finishing studies at University of Connecticut". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ Verar, Bianca (May 20, 2017). "Orlando Pride sign Rachel Hill and Caroline Stanley". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ Simmons, Christian (June 20, 2017). "Orlando Pride rookie Rachel Hill makes swift transition to NWSL". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (June 29, 2017). "Orlando wins 3–2 thriller behind goals from Marta and Hill". National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Orlando Pride exercises options for 10 players, offers new contracts to seven". Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ "2018 Orlando Pride Season in Review: Rachel Hill09". September 21, 2018.
  14. 1 2 Morgan, Gareth (October 19, 2017). "Glory snap up rising star". Perth Glory.
  15. ↑ "Chicago Acquires Rachel Hill, Drafts Five in 2020 NWSL College Draft". Chicago Red Stars. January 16, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Hill, Miller, Doniak, Boyd and Sharples on Loan for Offseason". Chicago Red Stars. August 14, 2020. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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  18. ↑ "USA Tops Group A at CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship with 10–0 Win against Guatemala".
  19. ↑ "Hill Earns 1st International Start vs. Jamaica". Seacoast United. January 11, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  20. ↑ "U-23 WNT Wins Nordic Tournament in England after 1–1 Draw with Hosts". www.ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
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  22. ↑ "San Diego Wave claim 2023 NWSL Shield". CONCACAF. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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