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Claire Hutton

Claire Hutton

American soccer player (born 2006)


Claire Hutton (born January 11, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was signed by the Current at age 17 in 2023.

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Early life

Hutton grew up in Bethlehem, New York. She played youth club soccer for the Albany Alleycats and World Class FC of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), earning all-conference honors in 2020–21 and All-American honors in 2021–22 and 2022–23.[2][3]

Hutton played for the Bethlehem High School varsity girls' soccer team beginning in seventh grade in 2018, winning Section 2 Class AA title in seventh and eighth grade.[4] She set a school record with 36 goals in eighth grade and was named state player of the year at age 13 in 2019.[4][5] After missing parts of two seasons due to club and national team duties, she became a starter on the varsity boys' team as a high school junior in 2022.[4][6] She graduated early from Bethlehem in 2023.[5] She trained with NWSL teams North Carolina Courage and NJ/NY Gotham FC after graduation.[2]

Club career

The Kansas City Current signed Hutton to a three-year contract in December 2023.[7] She had previously committed to the University of North Carolina, but instead enrolled in the University of Missouri–Kansas City.[8]

International career

Hutton first represented the United States with the national under-17 team at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, scoring six goals as they won the tournament.[7] She captained the under-19 team at the 2023 Pan American Games, scoring two goals, and won bronze playing against other countries' senior teams.[2][5] She played friendlies for the under-20 team in February 2024.[9]


References

  1. "Claire Hutton". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. Adams, Kyle (December 20, 2023). "Bethlehem's Claire Hutton ready to take on professional soccer". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. "ECNL All Conference New England". Elite Clubs National League. August 31, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2024 via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Girls All-America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 29, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2024 via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Girls 2022-23 All-American Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 24, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024 via TopDrawerSoccer.
  4. Bassett, Joyce (November 12, 2023). "Claire Hutton serves as captain for U.S. women's soccer at Pan American Games". Times Union. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. Wang, Jackson (October 23, 2022). "Bethlehem's Hutton finding success on boys team". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

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