Hailie Mace

American soccer player

Hailie Mace
Personal information
Full name Hailie Jenae Mace[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ventura, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Number 4
Youth career
Ventura FC
Buena High School
Eagles SC
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 44 (5)
International career‡
2017–2019 United States U23
2018– United States 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 13, 2022

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 and played soccer as a forward and also played volleyball.[2] She played youth club soccer for Ventura FC, then moved to Eagles SC of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) in her senior year of high school.[3][4]

UCLA, 2015–2018

Mace lacked recruitment offers during high school, and drew the attention of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) only after her mother created and sent a highlight tape for them. The tape impressed UCLA coach Amanda Cromwell, who traveled to a tournament in San Diego, California, to scout Mace in person. UCLA then offered Mace a soccer scholarship.[3]

Mace played as a center back during her first two seasons with the UCLA Bruins. 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.[3]

In 2017, Mace moved from defense to forward. Playing as an attacker, Mace led the Bruins with four game-winning goals, led the Pac-12 Conference with 13 goals, and once again started every game for the Bruins. UCLA advanced to the 2017 College Cup final,[3][5] where they would lose 3–2 to rival Stanford.[5] Mace was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, first-team All-American, All-West Region, and All-Pac-12.[5]

Club career

Melbourne City, 2019

Mace was drafted by Sky Blue FC with the second overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[6] However, she did not sign with the team and instead joined Australian club Melbourne City FC on a guest-player contract.[7][8] In her professional debut, Mace scored twelve minutes after subbing on and helped Melbourne City win 4–0 against the Newcastle Jets.[9][10]

FC Rosengård, 2019

In February 2019, Mace signed a contract with Swedish club FC Rosengård of the Damallsvenskan for the summer with an option to extend to November,[11] and would wear the No. 16 jersey.[12][13] She debuted for the club on March 8, 2019.[14] In June 2019, FC Rosengård announced that they had extended Mace's contract through the rest of the season to November.[15]

On October 30, 2019, FC Rosengård won the Damallsvenskan.[16]

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.[17] She made her debut in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup against Portland Thorns FC. Mace had an assist to North Carolina's first goal which was scored by Debinha, and the Courage won the match 2–1.[2]

Mace scored her first NWSL goal on May 28, 2021, against Racing Louisville FC in the 75th minute of play, then scored again in the 89th minute to help North Carolina win 5–0.[18]

Kristianstads DFF (loan), 2020

North Carolina loaned Mace to Swedish club Kristianstads DFF from August 2020 to November 2020.[19][20] Kristianstads finished the season in third place and qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League.[21]

Kansas City Current, 2021–

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

The renamed Kansas City Current announced on December 19, 2022, that the club had signed Mace to a three-year contract.[24]

International career

Youth national teams

Mace has participated in U.S. Youth National Team camps with the under-20 and under-23 national teams.[25]

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.[26] The following month, she was called up for two friendlies against Mexico as a replacement for injured defender Casey Short.[27] She earned her first cap on April 8 during the team's 6–2 win over Mexico.[28][29][30] In August of the same year, she was named to the roster for two friendlies against Chile.[31] She made her second appearance for the national team on September 1 during the team's 3–0 win over Chile.[32]

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.[33] She was the only college player named to the squad.[34] Mace started and played 90 minutes during the team's 5–0 shutout against Panama on October 17.[35]

During the September 2022 FIFA international window, Mace was called up to replace the injured Kelley O'Hara during two friendlies against Nigeria.[36] She was called up once again in October 2022 for the friendlies against the English and Spanish women's national teams.[37]

Career statistics

International

As of November 13, 2022
National team Year Apps Goals Assists
United States
2018 3 0 0
2019 – – –
2020 – – –
2021 – – –
2022 5 0 0
Total 8 0 0

Honors

Rosengård

Kansas City Current

USA

References

  1. ^ "National team roster – 2022 Concacaf W Championship: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 8, 2022. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Curley, Joe (June 30, 2020). "Local chatter: Buena High graduate Hailie Mace makes an immediate impact in her NWSL debut". Ventura County Star. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Potkey, Rhiannon (October 25, 2017). "Buena grad Hailie Mace proves to be a gem for UCLA soccer program". USA Today. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "HAILIE MACE". April 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Hailie Mace". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Davidson goes No. 1 in NWSL draft after skipping senior year". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Lynch, Joey. "Melbourne City unveil American Hailie Mace as guest player for remainder of W-League season | Daily Football Show". Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Melbourne City FC sign American international Hailie Mace". January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "W-League Report: City 4 Newcastle 0". Melbourne City FC. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "Amerikansk landslagsanfallare till Rosengård". Svenska Dagbladet. February 13, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  12. ^ Theivam, Kieran (February 13, 2019). "Hailie Mace won't play for Sky Blue FC, either". Women's Soccer Zone. The Equalizer. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  13. ^ Jönsson, Fredrik (February 13, 2019). "Landslagsspelare till Rosengård". Aftonbladet. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  14. ^ Andersson, Anna (March 8, 2019). "Hailie Mace debuterar för FC Rosengård". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  15. ^ "Hailie Mace stannar hela säsongen i FC Rosengård". SkåneSport (in Swedish). June 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  16. ^ a b Karlsson, Erik; Bergström, Kristoffer (October 20, 2019). "FC Rosengård är svenska mästare". Aftonbladet. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "North Carolina Courage Trade McCall Zerboni to Sky Blue FC for the Rights to Hailie Mace". January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  18. ^ Brennan, Clare (May 29, 2021). "Courage put on a scoring clinic in 5-0 rout of Racing Louisville". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  19. ^ Yang, Stephanie (August 18, 2020). "NWSL news roundup: why not think about trades to come?". All For XI. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  20. ^ "Efter skadorna – Kristianstad trippelvärvar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). August 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  21. ^ Berander, Moa (November 7, 2020). "Kristianstad säkrar europaplatsen". Aftonbladet. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  22. ^ "Trade: KC NWSL send Rodriguez to North Carolina in exchange for three players". July 22, 2021.
  23. ^ Munson, Bella (July 23, 2021). "NWSL Results: Goalless draw for North Carolina at Kansas City". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  24. ^ a b Truong, Wilson (December 19, 2022). "Current sign defender Hailie Mace to new 3-year contract". KSHB-TV. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  25. ^ "Hailie Mace". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  26. ^ "Lloyd, McCaskill Named to 23-Player Roster for SheBelieves Cup". Once a Metro. February 25, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  27. ^ "DEFENDER HAILIE MACE REPLACES CASEY SHORT ON WNT ROSTER FOR MEXICO FRIENDLIES". March 23, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  28. ^ "Hailie Mace Earns First Career USWNT Cap". April 8, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  29. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (April 8, 2018). "Carli Lloyd scores 100th goal for U.S. women's soccer team in 6–2 win over Mexico". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ Baxter, Kevin (August 22, 2018). "UCLA defender Hailie Mace makes U.S. women's national soccer team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  32. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ "U.S. WNT ROSTER NAMED FOR 2018 CONCACAF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  34. ^ Baxter, Kevin (September 19, 2018). "U.S. puts together a veteran women's roster for CONCACAF Championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  35. ^ "U.S. women, Carli Lloyd rout Panama 5–0 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament". espnW. October 8, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  36. ^ "U.S. Soccer WNT on Instagram: "𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: Hailie Mace will replace Kelley O'Hara on the #USWNT roster for the upcoming friendlies vs. Nigeria. O'Hara was ruled out of camp due to a lingering hip injury. Get well soon, @kelleyohara! See you in KC, @hailie_mace! 👋👋👋"".
  37. ^ "U.S. Soccer WNT on Instagram: "𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬... We're headed across the pond! 🛫 #USWNT x @biosteelsports"".

External links

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Kansas City Current – current squad
  • Head coach: Andonovski
  • Assistant coach: L. Rodríguez
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United States squad – 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship winners (8th title)
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