Rachel Morgan Hill (born April 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
.jpg) Hill with the Orlando Pride in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel Morgan Hill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 17, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Rollinsford, New Hampshire, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bay FC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Seacoast United | ||
| 2012–2013 | Seacoast United Phantoms | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | UConn Huskies | 89 | (61) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Orlando Pride | 60 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | → Perth Glory (loan) | 26 | (15) |
| 2020–2022 | Chicago Red Stars | 47 | (5) |
| 2020 | → Linköpings FC (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2023 | San Diego Wave FC | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bay FC | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | United States U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | United States U23 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 11, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2017 | |||
Early life
editHill has two brothers, Zach and Jake, and played indoor soccer with them on a team coached by her father, Mike.[2][3]
ROSO Soccer Club
editHill played youth soccer from age 4 until U14 with ROSO S.C. (Rollinsford Somersworth Soccer Club). She started in the town recreation program at age 4 and at age 11 started playing travel soccer with the ROSO U13 Girls travel team in 2005 and played with ROSO until 2008.
Seacoast United
editHill played youth soccer for Seacoast United U-14 through U-18, winning Super Y-League national championships in 2009 (U-14) and 2011 (U-16) and playing for the WPSL Seacoast United Phantoms in 2012 and 2013.[4]
University of Connecticut
editHill was a two-time semi-finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy as a forward for the University of Connecticut Huskies, in 2015 and 2016.[5] Hill was a 1st Team NSCAA All-American in 2015 and a 2nd team All-American in 2016. She scored 61 goals in 89 collegiate appearances, ranking second all-time in career goals and 4th all time in points with 140 among University of Connecticut women's soccer players.[6][3] She was the American Athletic Conference (AAC) midfielder of the year in 2016, Offensive player of the year in 2015 & 2014 and Rookie of the year in 2013.
Club career
editOrlando Pride, 2017–2019
editPortland Thorns FC selected Hill with the 14th pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft[7] and subsequently traded her to the Orlando Pride in exchange for first- and fourth-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[5] The Pride signed Hill in May 2017 after her college graduation,[6][8][9] and she earned her first start on June 3.[10]
Hill scored her first professional goal on June 28, 2017, a game-winner against Sky Blue FC.[11] She finished her rookie season with three goals, one assist from only 14 games, 8 of which were starts. After her contract option exercised for 2018, Hill went on to play 21 games in 2018, but a nagging injury lead to her starting only seven of them. She scored four goals tying Marta as third best for the Pride. Hill had a new contract offer given at the end of the 2018 season.[12][13]
Perth Glory, 2017–2019 (loan)
editOn October 19, 2017, Hill joined Australian club Perth Glory on loan for the 2017–18 W-League season.[14] During her first season at Perth she finished with 9 goals, the third-most goals in the league and 6 assists, the most assists in the league.
She re-signed a loan agreement for 2018–2019 and ended the season with a further 6 goals as the team finished runners up in the Grand Final.[14]
Chicago Red Stars, 2020–2022
editOn January 16, 2020, Orlando traded Hill to the Chicago Red Stars during the 2020 NWSL College Draft along with a third-round pick, Orlando's natural first-round selection in the 2021 NWSL College Draft and an undisclosed amount of allocation money in exchange for the No. 3 overall selection and a third-round pick in the 2020 draft.[15] With the season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hill eventually made her Red Stars debut during the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. Hill scored the lone goal for Chicago in the 2021 NWSL Championship Match losing to the Wahsington Spirit 2-1. Hill completed her time with the team in 2022.
Linköpings FC, 2020 (loan)
editIn August 2020, Hill joined Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC on loan.[16]
San Diego Wave, 2023
editOn December 2, 2022, Hill was signed in free agency by San Diego Wave FC. The Wave signed Hill to a two-year contract running through the 2024 season.[17] Hill made her first appearance for the club on April 15, 2023, playing in a 0-1 defeat to the OL Reign. Hill entered the match as a substitute for Jaedyn Shaw, coming on in the 87th minute of the game. She also earned a yellow card in her debut.[18][19] Hill ended up playing in 18 regular season matches for the Wave and the team won the 2023 NWSL Shield with the best regular season record.[20]
Bay FC, 2024–present
edit
Hill was selected by Bay FC with the 5th overall pick in the 2024 NWSL expansion draft.[21][22][23] She made her debut for the Californian club in Bay FC's first-ever game, a 1-0 victory over Angel City FC.[24]
International career
editUnited States U-20 Women's
editHill appeared for the United States U-20 women's national soccer team in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as a substitute against Brazil in group play.[3]
Hill appeared for the U-20 USWNT in five CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship matches in 2014, starting in four matches, scoring one goal, and leading the team with five assists as an attacking midfielder.[25][26][27]
United States U-23 Women's
editUS Soccer called Hill up to the U-23 national team in 2016 U-23 Women's Nordic Tournament in June 2016 against England, Norway, and Sweden, a tournament that the United States won.[28]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of June 11, 2024
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Orlando Pride | NWSL | 2017 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
| 2019 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 11 | — | — | — | 60 | 11 | |||||
| Perth Glory (loan) | W-League | 2017–18 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | |||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 15 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 15 | ||||
| Chicago Red Stars | NWSL | 2020 | —[c] | 7 | 1 | —[c] | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 61 | 7 | |||
| Linköpings FC (loan) | Damallsvenskan | 2020 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| San Diego Wave FC | NWSL | 2023 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Bay FC | 2024 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 163 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 183 | 35 | |||
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes W-League Finals Series and NWSL Playoffs
- ^ a b The 2020 NWSL regular season and playoffs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honors
editSan Diego Wave
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 8, 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Constable, Kyle (September 30, 2015). "Feature: Rachel Hill living out 'storied career' in women's soccer". The Daily Campus. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Rachel Hill". www.uconnhuskies.com. University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Hill Signs National Letter of Intent". Seacoast United. February 15, 2013. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Orlando Pride Acquire Rights to Forward Rachel Hill from Portland". Orlando City SC. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Cary, Allison (May 23, 2017). "Rachel Hill: What The Newest Pride Signings Brings To The Team". Orlando City SC. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Verar, Bianca (January 13, 2017). "2017 NWSL College Draft Results". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Verar, Bianca (February 2, 2017). "Rachel Hill to join Orlando Pride after finishing studies at University of Connecticut". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Verar, Bianca (May 20, 2017). "Orlando Pride sign Rachel Hill and Caroline Stanley". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Simmons, Christian (June 20, 2017). "Orlando Pride rookie Rachel Hill makes swift transition to NWSL". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (June 29, 2017). "Orlando wins 3–2 thriller behind goals from Marta and Hill". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Orlando Pride exercises options for 10 players, offers new contracts to seven". Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Orlando Pride Season in Review: Rachel Hill09". September 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Morgan, Gareth (October 19, 2017). "Glory snap up rising star". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Chicago Acquires Rachel Hill, Drafts Five in 2020 NWSL College Draft". Chicago Red Stars. January 16, 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Hill, Miller, Doniak, Boyd and Sharples on Loan for Offseason". Chicago Red Stars. August 14, 2020. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Emerick, Tyler (December 3, 2022). "San Diego Wave FC Signs Forward Rachel Hill". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Stone, Chris (April 16, 2023). "Wave Takes 1st Loss in Seattle as Coach Casey Labels 3-Game Week 'Ridiculous'". Times of San Diego. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Seattle 1-0 San Diego (Apr 15, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "NWSL Expansion Draft results: Bay FC land veteran Katelyn Rowland from North Carolina Courage". CBSSports.com. December 16, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Bay FC roster breakdown: Where things stand after NWSL expansion draft". The Mercury News. December 16, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Bay FC selects five players in 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft". Bay FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Bay FC defeats Angel City FC 1-0 to earn first win in club history". Bay FC. March 17, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Hill". www.ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. March 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "USA Tops Group A at CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship with 10–0 Win against Guatemala".
- ^ "Hill Earns 1st International Start vs. Jamaica". Seacoast United. January 11, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "U-23 WNT Wins Nordic Tournament in England after 1–1 Draw with Hosts". www.ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "San Diego Wave claim 2023 NWSL Shield". CONCACAF. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
External links
edit- Rachel Hill at the National Women's Soccer League
- Rachel Hill at Bay FC
- Rachel Hill at Orlando Pride
- Rachel Hill at UConn Huskies (archived)
- Rachel Hill at Soccerway
- Rachel Hill at U.S. Soccer (archived)