Sam Hiatt

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Sam Hiatt
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Hiatt with Gotham FC in 2024
Personal information
Full name Samantha Ryan Hiatt [1]
Date of birth (1998-01-06) January 6, 1998 (age 26)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Boston College Eagles 19 (1)
2017–2019 Stanford Cardinal 51 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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).

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Early life and education

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 to 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]

Club career

OL Reign, 2020–2023

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Hiatt is of Filipino descent. [11]

Honors

Stanford Cardinal

OL Reign

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References

  1. ↑ "School of Humanities and Sciences – Bachelor of Science: Degree Candidates, June 14, 2020". Virtual Celebration of 2020 Graduates (Sunday, June 14, 2020): List of Conferred Degrees and Degree Candidates, 2019–20 (PDF). Stanford University. June 14, 2020. p. 54. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sam Hiatt". Stanford University. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sam Hiatt". OL Reign. March 7, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Athlete Spotlight: Seattle Prep midfielder Sam Hiatt". King 5. October 8, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ "OL Reign vs. Utah Royals FC". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  6. ↑ "The resiliency of OL Reign's Sam Hiatt". Sounder at Heart. January 20, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "OL Reign Re-Signs Defender Sam Hiatt Through 2024 Season". OL Reign. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Seattle's OL Reign made the playoffs. Here's how to root for them". CrossCut. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Amid scandal, women's pro soccer hits the big stage — a primetime NWSL Championship". NPR. October 29, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ "U.S. U-20 WNT closes La Manga Tournament with 3-1 win over Italy". SoccerWire. April 10, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ Yang, Steph (July 1, 2021). "U.S. API players reflect on identity and belonging in women's soccer: 'I don't know how to put it into words'". The Athletic. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ "OL Reign claim NWSL Shield with comfortable win over Orlando". ESPN. October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ "OL Reign Claim 2022 Women's Cup Title with 2–1 Win over Louisville". King 5. August 20, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
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