Haley Carter

Haley Carter

Carter with the Houston Dash, August 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-21) June 21, 1984
Playing position Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002-2005 United States Naval Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Houston Dash 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Haley Carter (born June 21, 1984) née Haley Crain, is a retired American professional soccer player who currently serves as assistant coach for the Afghanistan women's national football team.[1] She is also a former United States Marine.

Early life

Born and raised in Friendswood, Texas, Haley competed in three Texas high school state championships and was the starting goalkeeper of the Friendswood High School 2001 Texas 4A UIL State High School Championship team.[2] After graduating from high school in 2002, Carter played four years of NCAA Division I Women's Soccer at the United States Naval Academy.[3] Following her time at Navy, she spent nearly eight years in the United States Marine Corps having made multiple combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[4]

Playing career

While serving on active duty in the Marine Corps, Haley represented the United States in two International Military Sports Council Women's Military World Soccer Championships (Ede, Netherlands - 2008, Cherbourg-Octeville, 2010).[5] In 2010, Haley was named Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Female Athlete of the Year and finalist for the United States Marine Corps Female Athlete of the Year.[6] From 2010-2013, Haley was stationed in Hawaii and played semi-professionally for the Honolulu Bulls W1 Women's team. There she was teammates with Caprice Dydasco before Caprice attended University of California, Los Angeles.[7] Upon her end of active service in 2013, Carter returned to Texas and spent the next three years as a reserve goalkeeper for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League.[8] She earned her first formal call up in their match against the Washington Spirit on August 18, 2016.[9]

Coaching career

While playing at Houston, Haley also served as a volunteer assistant coach for the women's soccer programs at Huston–Tillotson University and Sam Houston State University.[10] She now focuses primarily on coaching and serves not only as assistant coach for the Afghanistan women's national football team[11] but also as an Olympic Development coach for South Texas Youth Soccer Association and Region III of the United States Youth Soccer Association.[12] On November 10th 2016, Haley became the first female professional player to receive the FIFPro World Players Union Merit Award for her efforts coaching the Afghanistan women.[13] She intends to use the funds to cover the team's participation in the 2017 Istria Cup in Umag, Croatia from 28 February to 9 March 2017.[14]

Personal life

Carter participates in several community service programs in the Houston area and is the namesake of the Houston Dash "Haley's Heroes" program honoring female Veterans and Servicemembers.[15] She is married to Michael Carter of Smithville, Texas and together they have one son.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Afghan women's soccer team trains in Bay Area – East Bay Times". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Sports Roundup: Friendswood holds off late Denton run, wins 4A title". Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  3. ↑ "NAVYSPORTS.COM - The Official Web Site of Naval Academy Varsity Athletics - Haley Crain Bio". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. ↑ Dart, Tom (2014-05-25). "Memorial Day carries extra significance for Houston Dash goalkeeper, Iraq veteran Haley Carter". www.houstondynamo.com.
  5. ↑ "Haley Carter Bio". Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Haley Carter Bio". Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  7. ↑ Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club (December 2010). "The Bulletin" (PDF).
  8. ↑ Walker, Rhiannon (July 13, 2014). "Dash's Carter shows her drive with countless trips from Austin". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ↑ SoccerWay (2016-08-18). "USA - H. Carter - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Women Soccerway". us.women.soccerway.com. SoccerWay. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  10. ↑ "Haley Carter Bio". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  11. ↑ Kaiser, Hal (April 20, 2016). "Houston Dash's Haley Carter takes on role with Afghanistan WNT". Keeper Notes. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Haley Carter Bio". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  13. ↑ "U.S. goalie wins award for helping Afghan team". FIFPro.org. FIFPro World Players Union. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  14. ↑ Afghanistan WNT Staff (2 November 2016). "Afghanistan WNT Confirmation in Istria". Twitter.com. Afghanistan WNT Staff. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Houston Dash Soccer (2016-08-22). "Houston Dash to Honor Our Heroes on Sept. 11". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dash Soccer. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  16. ↑ "Haley Carter Bio". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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