Sarah Marie Hagen (born November 18, 1989) is a retired professional soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for the

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in the

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. She previously played for

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FC Kansas City FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champions ...

and the German club

FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which play ...

. In 2014, she earned two caps for the

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Early life

Hagen is the daughter of Michele and Charlie Hagen. She was a soccer all-state selection for three years at

Appleton North High School Appleton North High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Appleton, Wisconsin that is part of the Appleton Area School District. Opened in August 1995, it is the most recently built of the three four-year public high schools in the dis ...

. At age 15, she was diagnosed with

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and underwent a series of surgeries and chemotherapy. She had her last surgery on May 6, 2005.

Milwaukee Panthers, 2008–2011

Hagen attended the

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and played soccer for the

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. In her

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year she set a league and school record for number of goals (24). She matched that total in her second year and scored 19 in her

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year and 26 in her

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year. She was named a first team All American in her junior and senior years. Hagen's 93 career goals are good for ninth in

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Division I history.

Club career

Hagen played with the FC Milwaukee Nationals of the

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while still a student in the university.

FC Bayern Munich, 2012–2013

On January 12, 2012, Hagen joined German

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side

. On January 13, 2012, Hagen was taken in the first round of the

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WPS

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by the

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, giving the Independence her playing rights in the United States for one year. On May 9, 2012, Hagen signed a new two-year contract to remain in Munich. On May 12, 2012, FC Bayern Munich dethroned the

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title holders

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with a 2–0 win in the 2011–12 final in

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and celebrated the biggest success of the club's history since winning the championship in 1976. Hagen scored the first goal by a header. During Hagen's career at Bayern Munich from January 2012 up until December 2013 she scored 38 goals in the 51 matches in which she played. That total includes 8 matches in which she scored 13 goals in the

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, a championship tournament.

FC Kansas City, 2014–2015

On March 20, 2014, FC Kansas City announced that Hagen would join their team in June 2014 after the end of her season with Bayern Munich. That year, she started seven games in nine appearances recording four goals and one assist.

Orlando Pride, 2016

On October 26, 2015, the

announced they had acquired the rights to Hagen from FC Kansas City. On April 6, 2017,

announced that they had waived Hagen.

Houston Dash, 2017

On April 10, 2017, the

announced that they had claimed Hagen from the league waiver wire. On February 2, 2018 Hagen announced her retirement from professional soccer. Orlando City Youth Soccer announced that Hagen would join their coaching staff in Spring 2018.

International career

Hagen scored a goal in all three United States U23 games in the 2011 Four Nations Tournament, including a game-winner vs.

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and the equalizer vs.

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. In December 2013, Hagen was invited to attend a two-week camp in California with the

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. In February 2014, Hagen was named to the roster for the senior national team to travel to the 2014 Algarve Cup in Portugal. She made her debut on March 7 for the

during the team's second match of the tournament and 1–0 loss to

Coaching career

Following her retirement from playing, Hagen coached with the Academy of the

in 2018 and 2019. She was also the assistant athletic director at Tohopekaliga High School during this time. In 2022, Hagen returned to Wisconsin to join the coaching staff of the

ahead of the inaugural

season.

Personal

Hagen's nickname is "Apple", referring to her hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin.

Honors and awards

Club

''with FC Bayern Munich:'' *

:''Winners'': 2011–12 ''with FC Kansas City:'' *

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: 2014

References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagen, Sarah 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Appleton, Wisconsin Soccer players from Wisconsin American women's soccer players Milwaukee Panthers women's soccer players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Germany FC Bayern Munich (women) players United States women's international soccer players FC Kansas City players National Women's Soccer League players Women's association football forwards Orlando Pride players Houston Dash players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany American soccer coaches