Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | January 11, 2006||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Kansas City Current | 7 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022 | United States U-17 | 5 | (6) |
2023 | United States U-19 | 4 | (2) |
2024– | United States U-20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 5, 2024 |
Claire Hutton (born January 11, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was signed by the Current at age 17 in 2023. She has played internationally for the United States with the under-17 and under-19 squads.
Hutton grew up in Bethlehem, New York. She played youth club soccer for the Albany Alleycats and World Class FC of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), earning all-conference honors in 2020–21 and All-American honors in 2021–22 and 2022–23.[2][3] She played for the Bethlehem High School varsity girls' soccer team beginning in seventh grade in 2018, winning Section 2 Class AA titles in seventh and eighth grade.[4] She set a school record with 36 goals in eighth grade and was named state player of the year of 2019 at age 13.[4][5] After missing parts of two high school seasons with her club and national teams, she became a starter on the varsity boys' team as a high school junior in 2022.[4][6] She graduated from high school early in 2023 and trained with NWSL teams North Carolina Courage and NJ/NY Gotham FC.[2][5]
The Kansas City Current signed 17-year-old Hutton to a three-year contract in December 2023.[7] She had previously committed to the University of North Carolina; she instead planned to study at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.[8] She was a starter for the Current from her first professional game in the team's season opener on March 16, 2024.[9][10]
Hutton first represented the United States with the national under-17 team at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, scoring six goals as they won the tournament.[7] She captained the under-19 team at the 2023 Pan American Games, scoring two goals, and won bronze playing against other countries' senior teams.[2][5] She played friendlies for the under-20 team in February 2024.[11]