{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hailey Whitaker | image = | caption = | fullname = Hailey Allende Whitaker<ref name=fotbolti /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|24}} | birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=1}} | position = Right-back | currentclub = Montreal Roses | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Alabama FC | collegeyears1 = 2018–2022 | college1 = Auburn Tigers | collegecaps1 = 94 | collegegoals1 = 8 | years1 = 2023 | clubs1 = Åland United | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023–2024 | clubs2 = Valur | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = Montreal Roses | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 1<!--league matches only, no playoffs--> | club-update = October 20, 2025 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Hailey Allende Whitaker''' (born February 24, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays for Montreal Roses FC in the Northern Super League.
==Early life== Whitaker played youth soccer with Alabama FC.<ref name=tiger>{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/soccer/roster/player/hailey-whitaker|title=Hailey Whitaker Auburn profile|work=Auburn Tigers}}</ref>
==College career== In 2018, Whitaker began attending Auburn University, where she played for the women's soccer team.<ref name=tiger /> On August 26, 2018, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2018/08/26/no-24-auburn-defeats-louisiana-behind-second-half-surge|title=No. 24 Auburn Defeats Louisiana Behind Second Half Surge|date=August 26, 2018|work=Auburn Tigers}}</ref> At the end of the season, she was named the team's Rookie of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/04/2/soccer-celebrates-2018-season-at-team-banquet|title=Soccer celebrates 2018 season at team banquet|date=April 2, 2019|work=Auburn Tigers}}</ref> In April 2021, during her junior season, she was named the Southeastern Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hailey Whitaker named SEC Offensive Player of the Week|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/04/5/hailey-whitaker-named-sec-offensive-player-of-the-week|date=April 5, 2021|work=Auburn Tigers}}</ref> and was also twice named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/03/30/whitaker-recognized-by-top-drawer-soccer|title=Whitaker recognized by Top Drawer Soccer|date=March 30, 2021|work=Auburn Tigers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/04/6/houchin-whitaker-honored-by-top-drawer-soccer|title=Houchin, Whitaker honored by Top Drawer Soccer|date=April 6, 2021|work=Auburn Tigers}}</ref> Over five seasons with Auburn, she played over 6,500 minutes in 94 matches, the second-highest total in program history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auburntigers.com/news/2023/02/27/black-history-month-catching-up-with-hailey-whitaker|title=Black History Month: Catching up with Hailey Whitaker|date=February 27, 2023|work=Auburn Tigers}}</ref> She was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll all five years, and also was selected as a CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2021 and a CSC Academic All-District in 2022.<ref name=tiger />
==Club career== In January 2023, she signed with Finnish club Åland United in the Kansallinen Liiga.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hailey Whitaker spelar med oss 2023|url=https://www.alandunited.ax/post/hailey-whitaker-spelar-med-oss-2023|trans-title=Hailey Whitaker is playing with us in 2023|date=January 19, 2023|language=fi|work=Åland United}}</ref>
In January 2024, she signed with Icelandic club Valur in the first tier Besta deild kvenna.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2024/01/04/islandsmeistararnir_styrkja_sig/|title=Íslandsmeistararnir styrkja sig|trans-title=The Icelandic champions strengthen their position|date=January 4, 2024|language=is|work=Morgunblaðið}}</ref><ref name=fotbolti>{{cite web|url=https://m.fotbolti.net/story.php?&url=valur-kraekir-i-bandariskan-bakvord-stadfest&offset=150|title=Valur krækir í bandarískan bakvörð (Staðfest)|trans-title=Valur signs American defender (Confirmed)|language=is|date=January 4, 2024|work=Fótbolti.net}}</ref>
In February 2025, she signed with Canadian club Montreal Roses FC in the Northern Super League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/soccer/soccer-les-roses-de-montreal-s-entendent-avec-hailey-whitaker-et-lucy-cappadona-1.19489819|title=Les Roses de Montréal s'entendent avec Hailey Whitaker et Lucy Cappadona|trans-title=Montreal Roses sign Hailey Whitaker and Lucy Cappadona|date=February 6, 2025|work=RDS|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.rosesmtl.ca/news/hailey-whitaker-and-lucy-cappadona-join-the-montr%C3%A9al-roses-as-training-camp-approaches|title=Hailey Whitaker & Lucy Cappadona Join the Montréal Roses, as Training Camp Approaches|date=February 6, 2025|work=Montreal Roses FC}}</ref> In November 2025, she extended her contract for an additional season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rosesmtl.ca/nouvelles/les-roses-d%C3%A9voilent-des-changements-%C3%A0-leur-effectif-2026|title=Les roses dévoilent des changements à leur effectif 2026|trans-title=The Roses unveil changes to their 2026 roster|language=fr|work=Montreal Roses FC}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{soccerway|hailey-whitaker/894226}} *{{KSÍ player|368765}}
{{Montreal Roses FC squad}}
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