Hannah Adler (born January 23, 1998) is an American

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and

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player who plays as a

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for Cali Beach Soccer Club and the United States women's national beach soccer team. She was named U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer Player of the Year in 2023 and 2024. Adler previously played professional grass soccer in the

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(NWSL) for

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, in Denmark for

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...

and

Aalborg BK Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish sports club based in the city of Aalborg. The club is also known as AaB for short (cf. logo) or Aalborg BK. Through time the club has had branches in cricket, tennis, ice hockey, handball, and basketball, but curr ...

, and in Israel for

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. She co-founded Beyond the Baller, a women’s soccer lifestyle brand, with professional player Cheyenne Shorts.

Early life

Hannah Adler was born on January 23, 1998, in

Oak Park, California Oak Park is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. When developed in the Simi Hills in the late 1960s, a single road provided the only access to the community from Agoura Hills, California, in neigh ...

. She began playing soccer at age six, competing for Real So Cal (now LAFC So Cal) and Oak Park High School’s varsity team.

Collegiate career

At the

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, she played for the Pioneers from 2017 to 2019, serving as team captain and earning

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First Team honors in 2017, 2018, and 2019, as well as

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All-West Region in 2018. Over four seasons, she scored 25 goals and recorded 18 assists, contributing to two NCAA Tournament appearances.

Club career

Grass soccer

After college, Adler played professionally in Israel with

in 2020. In 2021, she joined Danish club

before moving to

, a UEFA Women’s Champions League participant. In 2022, she signed with

in the

(NWSL), making four appearances. In 2023, Adler played for

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in the

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Beach soccer

Adler transitioned to beach soccer in 2023, joining Cali Beach Soccer Club as a defender, which was ranked third in the world in 2024. Cali BSC won the USGC/NBSL Fort Lauderdale Open as part of the

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women’s pro division. Adler won the Golden Toe Award and rising star as part of the competition.

International career

Adler debuted for the United States women's national beach soccer team in 2023 as a forward, earning a training camp call-up in February. She played nine matches that year, scoring nine goals, including braces against Trinidad and Tobago and England during the

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Qualifying and Women’s Mundialito in

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, respectively. Her performances earned her the 2023 U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer Player of the Year award with 40.5% of the weighted vote. In 2024, Adler scored five goals and recorded two assists in six appearances, contributing to a second-place finish at the Acapulco Cup and a title defense at the El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup. She was named Player of the Year again in 2024. She competed in the 2025 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup against Switzerland, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.

Personal life

Adler resides in

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. In 2022, she co-founded Beyond the Baller, a women’s soccer lifestyle brand, with professional player Cheyenne Shorts, aiming to empower women through soccer. During a break from playing, she developed a passion for coaching, working with youth players.

Honors

Beach soccer

* U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer Player of the Year: 2023, 2024 * El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup: 2024 * Rising Star: Hannah Adler (Cali BSC) NBSL. * Golden Toe Award (6 goals): (Cali BSC)

Grass soccer

* Summit League First Team: 2017, 2018, 2019 * United Soccer Coaches All-West Region: 2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adler, Hannah 1998 births Living people American women's soccer players American beach soccer players Denver Pioneers women's soccer players HB Køge players Racing Louisville FC players United States women's international soccer players