_025.jpg) Mace with theKansas City Current in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hailie Jenae Mace[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-03-24)March 24, 1997 (age 28) | ||
| 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 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 30, 2024 | |||
Hailie Jenae Mace (born March 24, 1997) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as adefender for theKansas City Current of theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and theUnited States national team.
Mace played college soccer for theUCLA Bruins, where she helped reach thenational title game and was namedfirst-team All-American in 2017. She was chosen second overall in the2019 NWSL College Draft but began her professional career overseas in Australia and Sweden. She entered the NWSL with theNorth Carolina Courage before being traded to the Current in July 2021.
Mace debuted for the United States national team while in college in 2018.
Mace was born and raised inVentura, California, where she attendedBuena High School and played soccer as aforward and also playedvolleyball.[2] She played youth club soccer for Ventura FC, then moved to Eagles SC of theElite Clubs National League (ECNL) in her senior year of high school.[3][4]
Mace lacked recruitment offers during high school, and drew the attention of theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) only after her mother created and sent a highlight tape for them. The tape impressed UCLA coachAmanda Cromwell, who traveled to a tournament inSan Diego, California, to scout Mace in person. UCLA then offered Mace a soccer scholarship.[3]
Mace played as acenter back during her first two seasons with theUCLA 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 thePac-12 Conference with 13 goals, and once again started every game for the Bruins. UCLA advanced to the2017 College Cup final,[3][5] where they would lose 3–2 to rivalStanford.[5] Mace was named aHermann Trophy semifinalist, first-team All-American, All-West Region, and All-Pac-12.[5]
Mace was drafted bySky Blue FC with the second overall pick in the2019 NWSL College Draft.[6] However, she did not sign with the team and instead joined Australian clubMelbourne 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 theNewcastle Jets.[9][10]
In February 2019, Mace signed a contract with Swedish clubFC Rosengård of theDamallsvenskan 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]
On January 10, 2020, Mace's NWSL rights were traded to theNorth Carolina Courage in exchange forMcCall Zerboni.[17] She made her debut in the2020 NWSL Challenge Cup againstPortland Thorns FC. Mace had an assist to North Carolina's first goal which was scored byDebinha, and the Courage won the match 2–1.[2]
Mace scored her first NWSL goal on May 28, 2021, againstRacing Louisville FC in the 75th minute of play, then scored again in the 89th minute to help North Carolina win 5–0.[18]
North Carolina loaned Mace to Swedish clubKristianstads DFF from August 2020 to November 2020.[19][20] Kristianstads finished the season in third place and qualified for theUEFA Women's Champions League.[21]
On July 22, 2021, the Courage traded Mace to NWSL clubKansas City NWSL with teammatesKristen Hamilton andKatelyn Rowland, in exchange forAmy Rodriguez and $60,000 in allocation money.[22] She debuted with Kansas City on July 23, 2021, against her former team in theNorth 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]
Mace has participated in U.S. Youth National Team camps with theunder-20 andunder-23 national teams.[25]
In February 2018, Mace received her first call-up to theUnited States women's national team ahead of the2018 SheBelieves Cup but did not play.[26] The following month, she was called up for twofriendlies againstMexico as a replacement for injured defenderCasey 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 againstChile.[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 the2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, the qualification tournament for the2019 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 injuredKelley 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]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | |||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | – | – | |
| 2020 | – | – | |
| 2021 | – | – | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | – | – | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
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