Sam Hiatt

Born in Kirkland, Washington, Hiatt attended Seattle Preparatory School, 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. After transferring from Boston College, Hiatt played collegiate soccer for the Stanford Cardinal while attending Stanford University. She was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection and two-time All-American. 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 OL Reign in the fourth round (33rd overall) of the 2020 NWSL College Draft. She made her debut for the club on October 17, 2020, in a 2–0 win against Utah Royals FC in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. OL Reign finished first in the regular season with a record, winning the NWSL Shield, and advanced to the NWSL Playoffs as the number 1 seed, which afforded them a bye during the first semifinal round. They were defeated 2–0 by Kansas City Current. NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2024 On January 24, 2024, NJ/NY Gotham FC acquired Hiatt in a three-team trade with the Reign and Racing Louisville FC, with the Reign ultimately obtaining Louisville defender Julia Lester as part of the transaction. Hiatt made her club debut for Gotham FC on March 24, 2024, in a 1–0 win over Portland Thorns FC, and ultimately played in 17 games (12 starts). Hiatt scored her first (and to date only) professional goal on October 20, the first goal in Gotham's 3–1 victory over the Orlando Pride. ==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. The same year, she captained the under-20 team at the 2018 U-20 World Cup in Brittany, France. ==Personal life==

Hiatt is of Filipino descent. == Honors ==

Stanford Cardinal • NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2017, 2019 • The Women's Cup: 2022 ==References==