Samantha Ryan Hiatt (born January 6, 1998) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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of the

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(NWSL).

Early life and education

Born in

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, Hiatt attended

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, where she played for the school's varsity soccer team for four years and captained the team during her junior and senior seasons. Hiatt was named the league's defender of the year in 2016. The same year, she was named 2016 Seattle Prep Athlete of the Year. In 2015, she was named Washington State Gatorade Player of the Year and to the Best XI team of the High School All-America game. Hiatt played club soccer for Crossfire ECNL and captained the team from 2012 to 2016. She was called up to the under-18 youth national training camp in 2014. After transferring from

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, Hiatt played collegiate soccer for the

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while attending

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. She was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection and two-time All-American. Hiatt helped lead Stanford to the

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in 2017 and 2019, and captained the team her senior year. She recorded two goals and nine assists in her Stanford tenure and was named to the all-conference third team as a senior.

Club career

OL Reign, 2020–2023

Hiatt was selected by

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in the third round (28th overall) of the

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. She made her debut for the club on October 17, 2020, in a 2–0 win against

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in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series during the

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. Hiatt was a starting center back in all nine of her appearances in the 2021 season though a back injury ended her season prematurely. During the 2022 season, Hiatt started in all 19 games and played for a total of 1,710 minutes. Her 81 clearances ranked first for the Reign and tenth in the league. In November 2022, Hiatt signed a two-year contract extension with the club through the 2024 season. OL Reign finished first in the regular season with a record, winning the

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, and advanced to the

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as the number 1 seed, which afforded them a bye during the first semifinal round. They were defeated 2–0 by

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International career

Hiatt has represented the U.S. at the youth level on the under-18 and under-20 national teams. In 2016, she played for the U.S. under-18 team and helped them win the 2016 International Cup in Spain. In 2018, she helped the under-20 team win the U-23 La Manga Tournament. The same year, she captained the under-20 team at the 2018 U-20 World Cup in

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, France.

Personal life

Hiatt is of

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descent.

Honors

Stanford Cardinal *

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OL Reign *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiatt, Sam 1998 births Living people American women's soccer players Boston College Eagles women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players Seattle Reign FC draft picks Seattle Reign FC players Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players United States women's under-20 international soccer players Women's association football defenders American sportspeople of Filipino descent Soccer players from King County, Washington United States women's youth international soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen