Tori Hansen

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Tori Hansen
Tori Hansen playing December 2023 (cropped).jpg
Tori Hansen playing for Melbourne Victory, December 2023
Personal information
Full name Tori Elizabeth Hansen
Date of birth (2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
CASL
North Carolina Courage
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 North Carolina Tar Heels 65 (9)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 19 (2)
International career‡
2015–2016 United States U15 10
2017–2018 United States U17 12 (2)
2018 United States U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 16, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 9, 2018

Tori Elizabeth Hansen (born January 14, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender. Internationally she has represented the United States at multiple youth levels.

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Early life

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Hansen first began playing recreational club soccer for an under-5 side in the local Capital Area Soccer League (CASL). She progressed through the CASL age groups before joining the North Carolina Courage U.S. Soccer Development Academy at under-17 level and captained the team. [1] In July 2018, she was one of two academy players rostered by the club's senior team for the exhibition 2018 Women's International Champions Cup and was an unused substitute for both games. [2] She attended Wakefield High School ad played two seasons of soccer in which she had 24 goals and 11 assists, and was named 2017 conference player of the year and United Soccer Coaches youth girls All-America. [1] As a freshman she competed in high jump, 400 meters and 800 meters. She also played varsity basketball as a sophomore and senior under coach Donald Williams. [1]

College career

Hansen, a two-time team captain, played four seasons of college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2019 to 2022 while majoring in business administration at UNC-Chapel Hill. [1] As a freshman she was limited to six appearances as North Carolina won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season and 2019 ACC Tournament. The team also reached the 2019 Women's College Cup final. North Carolina lost in a penalty shootout with Hansen taking the sixth penalty. [3] As a sophomore she appeared in all 20 games of the season including two starts. She scored one goal, the first of her collegiate career, in a 1–0 win over Washington in the third round of the 2020 College Cup. [1] [4] She made a further 13 appearances in 2021 but did not start. Having spent the previous three years mostly filling in as a reserve midfielder, Hansen had a breakout year during her senior season, starting all 26 games at center-back scoring 8 goals (5–5 on penalty kicks). She anchored a back line that led the conference in shutouts with 14 while also scoring seven goals. [3] The team reached the 2022 Women's College Cup, the first time since 2019, but finished runners-up again after losing 3–2 in overtime to UCLA. [5] Individually Hansen was a Honda Award finalist, named College Soccer News All-America First Team, NCAA.com Best XI, All-ACC First Team, NCAA All-Tournament Team, ACC All-Tournament Team and United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team. [6] [7] She also was the UNC 2022 Player of the Year and Defensive MVP and won both the Ashley Riggs Connection Award and Coaches Award.

Club career

Orlando Pride

On January 12, 2023, Hansen was selected in the third round (25th overall) of the 2023 NWSL Draft by Orlando Pride. The pick was one of those acquired in the trade of Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger. [8] She was signed to a one-year contract with an additional option year on March 29, 2023. [9] Hansen made her professional debut on April 19, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw with North Carolina Courage in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup. She scored her first goal on her second appearance, in a 4–2 defeat to Washington Spirit in the same competition on May 10. [10]

Melbourne Victory loan

On September 12, 2023, Orlando announced Hansen had signed a one-year contract extension. Having only made two appearances for Orlando, Hansen joined Australian A-League team Melbourne Victory on loan for the 2023–24 season. [11] She made 20 appearances for Melbourne Victory, scoring two goals as the team finished in 4th-place, qualifying for the postseason before being eliminated in the first round by Central Coast Mariners on penalties. Following the conclusion of her loan spell with Melbourne Victory in April 2024, Hansen was waived by Orlando Pride. [12]

International career

Hansen has represented the United States internationally at multiple youth levels. She was first called up for an under-15 training camp in 2015. [13] In 2016, she was part of the winning team at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. [14] In 2017 and 2018, Hansen appeared for the under-17s in multiple youth tournaments and friendlies including Italy's invitational Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni, [15] the CFA International U-16 Women's Football Tournament in China and Copa Provincia de Buenos Aires in Argentina. [16] In December 2018, Hansen appeared at under-20 level, helping the United States beat China 1–0 at the Nike International friendlies. [17]

Personal life

Several of Hansen's family have also played collegiate sport. She has one brother, Trey, who played baseball with NJCAA program Wake Tech. [1] Her father, Dane, played volleyball at Colorado State and UC Santa Barbara before a five-year professional beach volleyball career on the AVP. [18] Her great-grandfather, Bill Goertz, played college basketball and captained the Southern Branch Cubs. [19]

Career statistics

College summary

TeamSeasonACC regular seasonACC TournamentNCAA TournamentTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Carolina Tar Heels 2019 Div. I 30003060
2020–211303041201
2021120—10130
20221872061268
Total46750142659

Club summary

As of April 16, 2024 [20]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride 2023 NWSL 0021—21
Melbourne Victory (loan) 2023–24 A-League 192—10202
Career total1922110223
  1. ↑ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Includes NWSL Playoffs and A-League Finals

Honors

North Carolina Tar Heels

United States U15

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tori Hansen - Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  2. ↑ "NC Courage Announce Women's International Champions Cup Roster". Womens Soccer United. July 24, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "How UNC's Tori Hansen turned heartbreak into triumph in her breakout senior season". The Daily Tar Heel.
  4. ↑ "Tar Heels Survive 1-0 over UW In NCAA Third Round". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  5. ↑ "UCLA wins the 2022 DI women's soccer championship". www.ncaa.com.
  6. ↑ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. November 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2022 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced". United Soccer Coaches.
  8. ↑ Rollins, Sean (January 12, 2023). "Pride Select North Carolina Defender Tori Hansen at No. 25". The Mane Land.
  9. ↑ "Orlando Pride signs Tori Hansen, Brianna Martinez to 2023 roster". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  10. ↑ "Pride drop NWSL Challenge Cup game to Spirit 4-2". Spectrum News 13.
  11. ↑ "Orlando Pride Signs 2023 NWSL Draft Pick Tori Hansen to New Deal; Defender Loaned to Melbourne Victory FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. ↑ "Orlando Pride waives Defender Tori Hansen and Goalkeeper Kaylie Collins". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. ↑ "U15 GNT Heads to U.S. Soccer NTC for Camp". www.topdrawersoccer.com.
  14. ↑ "Final 18-Player Rosters Announced for the CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship 2016". CONCACAF. August 9, 2016. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ "U17 Girls National Team off to Torneo Delle Nazioni". SoccerToday. April 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ "U.S. U17 WNT headed to Argentina". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  17. ↑ "U.S. U-20 Women's National Team roster set for Nike Friendlies". SoccerWire.
  18. ↑ "Dane Hansen: Beach Volleyball Database". www.bvbinfo.com.
  19. ↑ Stueve, Spencer (October 15, 2019). UCLA Basketball Encyclopedia: The First 100 Years. Simon and Schuster.
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