Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samantha Ryan Hiatt [1] | ||
Date of birth | January 6, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkland, Washington | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||
Number | 21 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Boston College Eagles | 19 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Stanford Cardinal | 51 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | OL Reign | 44 | (0) |
2024– | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2016 | United States U18 | ||
2015–2018 | United States U20 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samantha Ryan Hiatt (born January 6, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Born in Kirkland, Washington, Hiatt attended Seattle Preparatory School, where she played for the school's varsity soccer team for four years and captained the team during her junior and senior seasons. [2] Hiatt was named the league's defender of the year in 2016. [2] The same year, she was named 2016 Seattle Prep Athlete of the Year. In 2015, she was named Washington State Gatorade Player of the Year and to the Best XI team of the High School All-America game. [2]
Hiatt played club soccer for Crossfire ECNL and captained the team from 2012-2016. [3] She was called up to the under-18 youth national training camp in 2014. [4]
Hiatt played collegiate soccer for the Stanford Cardinal while attending Stanford University. She was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection and two-time All-American. [2] Hiatt helped lead Stanford to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship twice and captained the team her senior year. [2] [3]
Hiatt was selected by OL Reign in the third round (28th overall) of the 2019 NWSL College Draft. She made her debut for the club on October 17, 2020 in a 2–0 win against Utah Royals FC in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series during the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Hiatt was a starting center back in all nine of her appearances in the 2021 season though a back injury ended her season prematurely. [6]
During the 2022 season, Hiatt started in all 19 games and played for a total of 1,710 minutes. Her 81 clearances ranked first for the Reign and tenth in the league. [7] In November 2022, Hiatt signed a two year contract extension with the club through the 2024 season. [7] OL Reign finished first in the regular season with a 11–7–4 record, winning the NWSL Shield, and advanced to the NWSL Playoffs as the number 1 seed, which afforded them a bye during the first semifinal round. [8] They were defeated 2–0 by Kansas City Current [9]
Hiatt has represented the U.S. at the youth level on the under-18 and under-20 national teams. In 2016, she played for the U.S. under-18 team and helped them win the 2016 Women's International Cup in Spain. [2] In 2018, she helped the under-20 team win the Women’s U-23 La Manga Tournament. [10] The same year, she captained the under-20 team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Brittany, France. [2]
Stanford Cardinal
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