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Hanna Elizabeth Terry (born 29 November 1990) is an American-born Swedish professional
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who plays as a
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for Norwegian club
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. She played for the
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of the National Women's Soccer League. She has represented the Sweden women's national under-23 football team.


College career

She started her career at the
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before transferring to Northeastern University. She was a three-year starting forward for the
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from 2011 to 2013. The high-point of her soccer career with the Huskies came when she closed her soccer career in 2013 by leading her team to the Colonial Athletic Association tournament title — where she was named the outstanding player — and a berth in the NCAA tournament. The former Huskies captain wrapped up her collegiate career with seven goals and 14 assists, placing her fourth all-time in program history in assists.


Playing career


Club


Portland Thorns

Hanna Terry signed as a free agent for the Portland Thorns on July 25, 2014. Terry made her Thorns FC debut as an amateur player against the Washington Spirit on June 15 as a second-half substitute. She appeared in her first official match a professional as a second-half substitute July 27 at Seattle Reign FC and ended the season having played in two games. Terry was on the roster for the 2015 season. On August 21, 2015, the Thorns announce the release of Hanna Terry for unspecified reasons. In her second season for Thorns FC in 2015, Terry, 24, appeared in six matches, logging 131 minutes. She was waived by the Portland Thorns FC in August 2015.


International

Terry was selected to represent Sweden in the Women's U23 Four Nation Tournament in La Manga, Spain in February/March 2013. Terry came on as a substitute for the Swedish team in a game v. the USA U-23 team on March 4, 2013. Terry, whose mother was born in Sweden, holds dual citizenship in both the United States and Sweden. She pursued a spot on the Swedish national team for much of her soccer career, and her placement on the U23 squad was her first international experience.


Personal life

She is the daughter of actor
John Terry John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea, the England national team and Aston Villa. He was most recently the a ...
.


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* 1990 births Living people People with acquired Swedish citizenship Swedish women's footballers Women's association football forwards QBIK players IF Limhamn Bunkeflo players KIF Örebro DFF players Damallsvenskan players Swedish expatriate women's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Swedish people of American descent Soccer players from Santa Monica, California People from Park City, Utah Soccer players from Utah American women's soccer players Utah Utes women's soccer players Northeastern Huskies women's soccer players Portland Thorns FC players National Women's Soccer League players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway American people of Swedish descent Sweden women's youth international footballers {{US-women-footy-bio-stub