Haley Jean McCutcheon (; born February 22, 1996) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who plays as a defender for

Orlando Pride The Orlando Pride is a professional women's soccer team based in Orlando, Florida. The team joined the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US, for the 2016 season. It became the tenth team to be added to the l ...

in the

National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...

(NWSL). She has previously played for

Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC. History Establishment On November ...

of the NWSL and for

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

in the Australian W-League. She made her senior international debut for the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

in 2018.

Club career

Houston Dash, 2018–2022

McCutcheon was chosen by the

with the 7th overall pick in the

2018 NWSL College Draft The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 18, 2018 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvani ...

out of the University of Nebraska. She signed with the Dash and made her debut on March 25, 2018, in a 1–1 draw against

Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...

Orlando Pride, 2022–present

On August 18, 2022, McCutcheon was acquired via trade by

in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and a second-round pick in the

2023 NWSL Draft The 2023 NWSL Draft presented by Ally was the eleventh annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select amateur players above the age of 18 playing in the United States who exhausted, lost, or renounced any remaining ...

International career

McCutcheon received her first call-up to the United States Women's National Team in April 2018 as she was added to the roster as a replacement for

Kelley O'Hara Kelley Maureen O'Hara (born August 4, 1988) is an American soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, and Olympic gold medalist. She currently plays as a defender for the Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and ...

who pulled out due to injury. She earned her first cap on April 8 in a friendly against

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. On August 23, 2018, she was named to the United States U-23 team for the 2018 Nordic tournament.

Personal life

She married her husband Payne McCutcheon in December 2022.

Career statistics

College

Club

International

References

External links

* 1996 births Living people National Women's Soccer League players A-League Women players Houston Dash players Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) players Orlando Pride players Sportspeople from Overland Park, Kansas Soccer players from Kansas American women's soccer players Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer players Houston Dash draft picks United States women's international soccer players Women's association football midfielders {{US-women-footy-bio-stub