Haley Palmer

Haley Palmer
Personal information
Full name Haley Aiko Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Windsor, California
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Santa Rosa United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 San Diego State Aztecs 87 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Western New York Flash 7 (0)
2015 Vasa IFK 6 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Haley Aiko Palmer (born October 19, 1992, in Windsor, California) is a retired American soccer player who played for Western New York Flash.[2]

Early life and education

Palmer was born in Windsor, California on October 19, 1992.[3] She attended Windsor High School, where she received various accolades as a student-athlete.[4] In addition to playing soccer on her school team, she competed with Santa Rosa United, gaining her the titles of 2005 U.S. national champion and 2006 State Cup finalist.[4]

Palmer studied communications at San Diego State University.[5]

Club career

Palmer played with San Diego State University's women's soccer team from 2010 to 2013.[5] While there, was a three-time All-Conference selection and was named Defensive Player of the Year twice.[5][6]

In February 2014, Palmer attended an open tryout with the National Women's Soccer League and was later invited to a second tryout.[6] She signed with the Western New York Flash later that year.[5][6][7]

For the 2015–16 season, she played with Vasa IFK.[3][8]

References

  1. ^ "Student Resources - College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts". psfa-archive.sdsu.edu.
  2. ^ Pinella, Bill (2014-04-23). "Palmer out of the shadows, into spotlight". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  3. ^ a b "Haley Palmer - Stats and titles won". Football Database. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  4. ^ a b "Haley Palmer - Women's Soccer". San Diego State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  5. ^ a b c d "Thursday's Conversation With Former San Diego State Women's Soccer Star Haley Palmer". Mountain West Conference. 2014-11-06. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  6. ^ a b c "Flash Sign Four". Western New York Flash. 2014-04-07. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  7. ^ "Haley Palmer Signs With Western New York Flash". San Diego State University Athletics. 2014-04-10. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  8. ^ Långkvist, Carl-Magnus (2015-09-02). "Haley Palmer skall hjälpa IFK kvar i serien". yle (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.