Haley Carter
Carter with the Houston Dash, August 2016
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 21, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Friendswood, Texas | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Navy Midshipmen | 27 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Houston Dash | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | Afghanistan (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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. She is also a former United States Marine.
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. After graduating from high school in 2002, Carter played four years of NCAA Division I Women's Soccer at the United States Naval Academy. 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.
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). 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. 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. 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. She earned her first formal call up in their match against the Washington Spirit on August 18, 2016.
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