Hagen, April 2017
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sarah Hagen | ||
Date of birth | November 18, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Houston Dash | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Appleton Soccer Club | |||
Brookfield Soccer Club | |||
FC Milwaukee Nationals | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Milwaukee Panthers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | FC Milwaukee Nationals | 8 | (12) |
2012–2013 | FC Bayern Munich | 51 | (38) |
2014–2015 | FC Kansas City | 26 | (8) |
2016 | Orlando Pride | 17 | (2) |
2017– | Houston Dash | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | United States U23 | 8 | (7) |
2014– | United States | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 11, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 10, 2014 |
Sarah Hagen (born November 18, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for Orlando Pride, FC Kansas City and the German club FC Bayern Munich. In 2014, she earned two caps for the United States national team.
Hagen is the daughter of Michele and Charlie Hagen. She was a soccer all-state selection for three years at Appleton North High School. At age 15, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent a series of surgeries and chemotherapy. She had her last surgery on May 6, 2005.
Hagen attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and played soccer for the Milwaukee Panthers. In her freshman year she set a league and school record for number of goals (24). She matched that total in her second year and scored 19 in her junior year and 26 in her senior year. She was named a first team All American in her junior and senior years. Hagen's 93 career goals are good for ninth in NCAA Division I history.
Hagen played with the FC Milwaukee Nationals of the Women's Premier Soccer League while still a student in the university.
On January 12, 2012, Hagen joined German Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich. On January 13, 2012, Hagen was taken in the first round of the 2012 WPS Draft by the Philadelphia Independence, giving the Independence her playing rights in the United States for one year. On May 9, 2012, Hagen signed a new two-year contract to remain in Munich. On May 12, 2012, FC Bayern Munich dethroned the German Cup title holders 1. FFC Frankfurt with a 2–0 win in the 2011–12 final in Cologne and celebrated the biggest success of the club's history since winning the championship in 1976. Hagen scored the first goal by a header.