Hailey Whitaker
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| fullname = Hailey Allende Whitaker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|24}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=1}}
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Montreal Roses
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| youthclubs1 = Alabama FC
| collegeyears1 = 2018–2022
| college1 = Auburn Tigers
| collegecaps1 = 94
| collegegoals1 = 8
| years1 = 2023 | clubs1 = Åland United | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–2024 | clubs2 = Valur | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = Montreal Roses | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 1
| club-update = April 19, 2025
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Hailey Allende Whitaker (born February 24, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays for Montreal Roses FC in the Northern Super League.
Early life
College career
In 2018, Whitaker began attending Auburn University, where she played for the women's soccer team. On August 26, 2018, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2018/08/26/no-24-auburn-defeats-louisiana-behind-second-half-surge|title=No. 24 Auburn Defeats Louisiana Behind Second Half Surge|date=August 26, 2018|work=Auburn Tigers}} At the end of the season, she was named the team's Rookie of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/04/2/soccer-celebrates-2018-season-at-team-banquet|title=Soccer celebrates 2018 season at team banquet|date=April 2, 2019|work=Auburn Tigers}} In April 2021, during her junior season, she was named the Southeastern Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week,{{cite web|title=Hailey Whitaker named SEC Offensive Player of the Week|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/04/5/hailey-whitaker-named-sec-offensive-player-of-the-week|date=April 5, 2021|work=Auburn Tigers}} and was also twice named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week.{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/03/30/whitaker-recognized-by-top-drawer-soccer|title=Whitaker recognized by Top Drawer Soccer|date=March 30, 2021|work=Auburn Tigers}}{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/04/6/houchin-whitaker-honored-by-top-drawer-soccer|title=Houchin, Whitaker honored by Top Drawer Soccer|date=April 6, 2021|work=Auburn Tigers}} Over five seasons with Auburn, she played over 6,500 minutes in 94 matches, the second-highest total in program history.{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2023/02/27/black-history-month-catching-up-with-hailey-whitaker|title=Black History Month: Catching up with Hailey Whitaker|date=February 27, 2023|work=Auburn Tigers}} She was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll all five years, and also was selected as a CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2021 and a CSC Academic All-District in 2022.
Club career
In January 2023, she signed with Finnish club Åland United in the Kansallinen Liiga.{{cite web|title=Hailey Whitaker spelar med oss 2023|url=https://www.alandunited.ax/post/hailey-whitaker-spelar-med-oss-2023|trans-title=Hailey Whitaker is playing with us in 2023|date=January 19, 2023|language=fi|work=Åland United}}
In January 2024, she signed with Icelandic club Valur in the first tier Besta deild kvenna.{{cite web|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2024/01/04/islandsmeistararnir_styrkja_sig/|title=Íslandsmeistararnir styrkja sig|trans-title=The Icelandic champions strengthen their position|date=January 4, 2024|language=is|work=Morgunblaðið}}{{cite web|url=https://m.fotbolti.net/story.php?&url=valur-kraekir-i-bandariskan-bakvord-stadfest&offset=150|title=Valur krækir í bandarískan bakvörð (Staðfest)|trans-title=Valur signs American defender (Confirmed)|language=is|date=January 4, 2024|work=Fótbolti.net}}
In February 2025, she signed with Canadian club Montreal Roses FC in the Northern Super League.{{cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/soccer/soccer-les-roses-de-montreal-s-entendent-avec-hailey-whitaker-et-lucy-cappadona-1.19489819|title=Les Roses de Montréal s'entendent avec Hailey Whitaker et Lucy Cappadona|trans-title=Montreal Roses sign Hailey Whitaker and Lucy Cappadona|date=February 6, 2025|work=RDS|language=fr}}{{cite web|url=https://en.rosesmtl.ca/news/hailey-whitaker-and-lucy-cappadona-join-the-montr%C3%A9al-roses-as-training-camp-approaches|title=Hailey Whitaker & Lucy Cappadona Join the Montréal Roses, as Training Camp Approaches|date=February 6, 2025|work=Montreal Roses FC}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.soccerdonna.de/en/hailey-whitaker/leistungsdaten/spieler_82996.html Hailey Whitaker] at SoccerDonna
- {{soccerway|hailey-whitaker/894226}}
- {{KSÍ player|368765}}
{{Montreal Roses FC squad}}
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Soccer players from Birmingham, Alabama
Category:Auburn Tigers women's soccer players
Category:Valur (women's football) players
Category:Montreal Roses FC players
Category:Kansallinen Liiga players
Category:Besta deild kvenna players