Hannah Lee (footballer)

Hannah Rose Lee Flores (born 28 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brasileiro Série A1 club Santos. Born in the United States, she plays for the Nicaragua women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lee and the second or maternal family name is Flores.
Hannah Lee
Personal information
Full name Hannah Rose Lee Flores[1]
Birth name Hannah Rose Lee
Date of birth (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000
Place of birth Madison, South Dakota, U.S.
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 18
Youth career
Murray Spartans
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Salt Lake Bruins 31 (16)
2022–2023 Utah Valley Wolverines 28 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Santos 1 (0)
International career‡
2023– Nicaragua 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:57, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Early life and amateur career

Born in Madison, South Dakota[3] to an American father and a Nicaraguan mother,[4] Lee attended Murray High School, earning First Team All-State and First Team All-Region honours in her three consecutive seasons at the school.[1] In 2019, she started playing college soccer for the Salt Lake Community College Bruins.[3]

In June 2021, Lee was included in the National Junior College Athletic Association All-Tournament Team for the 2020 season, being the only sophomore amongst the SLCC players included.[5] She moved to the Utah Valley University in 2021, being redshirted in her first year at the university but later playing for the Utah Valley Wolverines in 2022.[1]

Club career

Lee played club football for La Roca FC and Murray FC during high school.[1] On 8 March 2024, she signed a one-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 side Santos FC,[4] following the footsteps of Reina Bonta, Jourdan Ziff and Olivia McDaniel, all American-born footballers who joined the club in the previous years.

Lee made her professional debut on 29 March 2024, coming on as a first-half substitute for Maria Alves in a 2–0 home loss to Red Bull Bragantino.[6]

International career

Lee made her international debut with the Nicaragua women's national team on 29 November 2023, starting in a 2–1 home win over Honduras for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification.[7][8] She also played in the last round against El Salvador as her nation were knocked out of the qualifiers,[9] and featured in a 4–0 friendly loss to Brazil on 6 December.[10]

References
  1. "Hannah Lee". Utah Valley Wolverines. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. "Hannah Lee '19 recruiting profile". NCSA Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. "Hannah Lee". Salt Lake Community College Bruins. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. "Hannah Lee é reforço internacional para o meio campo das Sereias da Vila" [Hannah Lee is an international addition for the midfield of the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. "No. 2 SLCC Women's Soccer falls in national title match to No. 1 Tyler". Salt Lake Community College Bruins. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  6. "Sereias são derrotadas pelo Red Bull Bragantino na Vila" [Sereias are defeated by Red Bull Bragantino at the Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. "🚨DEBUTA HANNAH CON NICARAGUA🚨" [🚨HANNAH DEBUTS WITH NICARAGUA🚨]. Legión Pinolera + (in Spanish). Facebook. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. "Game details". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  9. "Game details". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. "Em último jogo do ano, Brasil vence da Nicarágua com goleada" [In the last match of the year, Brazil defeat Nicaragua with a routing] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Damas do Esporte. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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