Hailie Mace

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Hailie Mace
Personal information
Full name Hailie Jenae Mace
Date of birth (1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Ventura, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Number 4
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 UCLA Bruins 79 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Melbourne City 2 (1)
2019 FC Rosengård 16 (4)
2020–2021 North Carolina Courage 6 (2)
2020 → Kristianstads DFF (loan) 10 (5)
2021— Kansas City Current 13 (1)
National team‡
2017–2019 United States U23
2018– United States 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 7, 2018

Hailie Jenae Mace (born March 24, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League. She debuted for the United States women's national soccer team in 2018.

Early life[]

Mace was born and raised in Ventura, California, where she attended Buena High School. She played youth club soccer for Eagles SC in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).[1]

UCLA, 2015–2018[]

In 2015, Mace led all Bruin freshmen in games played at 19. In 2016, she started all 22 games for UCLA and helped the team record 9 shutouts. In 2017, she was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, First-team All-American, All-West Region and All-Pac-12. Mace led the team with four game-winning goals and once again started every game for the Bruins. UCLA advanced to the College Cup final in 2017, where they would lose 3–2 to rival Stanford.[2]

Club career[]

Melbourne City[]

Mace was drafted by Sky Blue FC with the second overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[3] However, she did not sign with the team and instead joined Australian club Melbourne City FC on a guest-player contract.[4][5] In her professional debut, Mace scored twelve minutes after subbing on and helped Melbourne City win 4–0 against the Newcastle Jets.[6][7]

FC Rosengård[]

In February 2019, Mace signed with Swedish club FC Rosengård.[8]

North Carolina Courage, 2020-2021[]

On January 10, 2020, Mace's NWSL rights were traded to the North Carolina Courage in exchange for McCall Zerboni.[9] She made her debut in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup against the Portland Thorns FC. Mace did have an assist to North Carolina's first goal which was scored by Debinha. The Courage ended up winning the game 2-1. Mace scored her first NWSL goal on May 28, 2021 against Racing Louisville FC in the 75' minute of play. Later in that game she scored again in the 89' minute to help North Carolina win 5-0

Kansas City NWSL, 2021-[]

On July 22, 2021, Mace was traded to NWSL club Kansas City NWSL with teammates Kristen Hamilton and Katelyn Rowland in exchange for Amy Rodriguez and $60,000 in allocation money. She debuted on July 23, 2021 for the club, who was playing her former team the North Carolina Courage. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

International career[]

Youth national teams[]

Mace has participated in U.S. Youth National Team camps with the under-20 and under-23 national teams.[10]

Senior national team[]

In February 2018, Mace received her first call-up to the United States women's national team ahead of the 2018 SheBelieves Cup but did not play.[11] The following month, she was called up for two friendlies against Mexico as a replacement for injured defender Casey Short.[12] She earned her first cap on April 8 during the team's 6–2 win over Mexico.[13][14][15] In August of the same year, she was named to the roster for two friendlies against Chile.[16] She made her second appearance for the national team on September 1 during the team's 3–0 win over Chile.[17]

In September 2018, Mace was named to the team's 20-player roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, the qualification tournament for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[18] She was the only college player named to the squad.[19] Mace started and played 90 minutes during the team's 5–0 shutout against Panama on October 17.[20]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of October 7, 2018
United States
Year Apps Goals
2018 3 0
Total 3 0

Honors[]

Club[]

FC Rosengård

International[]

References[]

  1. ^ "HAILIE MACE". April 7, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hailie Mace". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Davidson goes No. 1 in NWSL draft after skipping senior year". SI.com. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Lynch, Joey. "Melbourne City unveil American Hailie Mace as guest player for remainder of W-League season | Daily Football Show". Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Melbourne City FC sign American international Hailie Mace". January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (January 22, 2019). "Marc Skinner: 'Orlando Pride are mesmerising. It's a different level'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "W-League Report: City 4 Newcastle 0". Melbourne City FC. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  8. ^ https://www.soccerwire.com/news/pro/u-s-wnt-prospect-hailie-mace-joins-swedish-club-fc-rosengard/[bare URL]
  9. ^ "North Carolina Courage Trade McCall Zerboni to Sky Blue FC for the Rights to Hailie Mace". January 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Hailie Mace". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "Lloyd, McCaskill Named to 23-Player Roster for SheBelieves Cup". February 25, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "DEFENDER HAILIE MACE REPLACES CASEY SHORT ON WNT ROSTER FOR MEXICO FRIENDLIES". March 23, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  13. ^ "Hailie Mace Earns First Career USWNT Cap". April 8, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  14. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan. "Carli Lloyd scores 100th goal for U.S. women's soccer team in 6–2 win over Mexico". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "NCAA soccer player of the year watch – Absence of UCLA Bruins stars Jessie Fleming, Hailie Mace speaks volumes". espnW. October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  16. ^ Baxter, Kevin (August 22, 2018). "UCLA defender Hailie Mace makes U.S. women's national soccer team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  17. ^ Sep 1, A. P.; ET, 2018 at 2:35a (September 1, 2018). "US women beat Chile in warmup for World Cup qualifying". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  18. ^ "U.S. WNT ROSTER NAMED FOR 2018 CONCACAF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  19. ^ Baxter, Kevin (September 19, 2018). "U.S. puts together a veteran women's roster for CONCACAF Championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "U.S. women, Carli Lloyd rout Panama 5–0 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament". espnW. October 8, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  21. ^ Karlsson, Erik; Bergström, Kristoffer (October 20, 2019). "FC Rosengård är svenska mästare". Aftonbladet. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

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