Hannah Betfort

Hannah Betfort
Betfort with the Utah Royals in 2024
Personal information
Full name Hannah Claire Betfort[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Charleston, South Carolina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Utah Royals
Number 33
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 66 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Portland Thorns FC 18 (3)
2024– Utah Royals 9 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 12, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 9, 2023

Hannah Claire Betfort (born January 4, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early life

Betfort attended Wando High School in Charleston County, South Carolina, where she played soccer as a forward.[3] She led the team in scoring in each of her first three years and was nominated for the South Carolina state Gatorade Player of the Year award.[4]

College career

Betfort attended Wake Forest University. While not recruited as a soccer player, she received a walk-on invitation to the Demon Deacons women's soccer team from coach Tony da Luz after attending a camp.[5] As a freshman, she started in 17 of 20 regular-season matches and scored five goals.[6] During her sophomore year she moved positions from forward to defender, playing centre-back and right full-back, and captained the team during her last two seasons.[4]

Club career

Portland Thorns FC selected Betfort with the 37th-overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft.[4] She made her professional debut in the 2021 Women's International Champions Cup in August.[7] She scored her first professional goal on July 16, 2022, in a 5–0 victory against NJ/NY Gotham FC.[8]

On January 27, 2023, the Thorns re-signed Betfort to a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[9]

On December 12, 2023, the Thorns traded Betfort, along with a 2024 draft pick and allocation money, to the Utah Royals ahead of the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft for draft protection from the Royals.[10]

International career

Betfort attended training camp for the United States women's national under-18 soccer team in February 2018, and competed with the team at the La Manga 12 Nations tournament in March 2018.[6][11]

Career statistics

As of May 12, 2024.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portland Thorns FC 2021 NWSL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
2023 10 2 6 2 1 0 17 4
Utah Royals 2024 9 0 — — 9 0
Career total 27 3 7 2 1 0 35 5
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

References

  1. ^ "2018–2019 ACC Academic Honor Roll" (PDF). Wake Forest Demon Deacons. 2019. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "#33 Hannah Betfort". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Bilodeau, Kevin (January 14, 2021). "Wando alum Hannah Betfort taken in NWSL Draft by Portland Thorns". WCSC-TV. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Little, Grant (January 18, 2021). "Meet The Draftees: Hannah Betfort". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Johns, Les (April 14, 2021). "Deacon Sports Xtra: Betfort's Journey from Walk-On to NWSL" (Press release). Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Betfort, Hannah (April 19, 2018). "Deacon Spotlight: Hannah Betfort". Old Gold & Black (Interview). Interviewed by Heather Hartel. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  7. ^ Hannah Betfort on her Thorns debut: "It was a surreal moment, I've worked so hard to get to this point". Portland Timbers. August 18, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Danzer, Paul (July 16, 2022). "Portland Thorns thump NJ/NY Gotham FC 5-0 on Saturday". Portland Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Thorns FC re-sign 5 players ahead of 2023 season" (Press release). Portland Thorns FC. January 27, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Thorns FC receive Expansion Draft protection from the Utah Royals" (Press release). Portland Thorns FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Mansfield, Frankie (March 1, 2018). "Wando grad Betfort called up to US national team". Moultrie News. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Azzi, Alex (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. NBC Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2023.