Hope Hisey

Hope Hisey
Hisey with the Carolina Ascent in 2026
Personal information
Full name Hope Hisey[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-26) June 26, 2001[2]
Place of birth Tucson, Arizona, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Carolina Ascent
Number 0
Youth career
FC Tucson
2018 Canyon del Oro Dorados
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Arizona Wildcats 87 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 FC Tucson – (–)
2024 Kansas City Current 0 (0)
2024–2026 Spokane Zephyr 49 (0)
2026– Carolina Ascent 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:57, May 18, 2026 (UTC)

Hope Hisey (born June 26, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. A two-time USL Super League Goalkeeper of the Year, she previously played for the Spokane Zephyr. She played college soccer for the Arizona Wildcats was selected by the Kansas City Current in the fourth round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.

Early life

Hisey grew up in Tucson, Arizona.[3] Hisey began playing soccer at age eight.[4] She attended Canyon Del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona, where she captained the soccer team and was named all-state in her senior year. She played club soccer for FC Tucson.[3]

College career

Hisey became the full-time starting keeper for the Arizona Wildcats during her freshman season in 2019, recording 9 clean sheets in 17 games and earning Pac-12 Conference all-freshman honors. Arizona qualified for NCAA tournament, winning one round in a shutout.[3][5] She started all 15 games and kept 7 clean sheets in the 2020 season, which was postponed to the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Before the 2021 season, new head coach Becca Moros asked Hisey to practice using her feet and become involved in build-play for the first time.[6] She played every minute of her junior season and made a career-high 102 saves but was only able to keep one shutout in 18 games. In the 2022 season, she was named to the All-Pac-12 third team, making 61 saves to keep 6 clean sheets in 18 games.[3] The following summer, she trained with the Kansas City Current, who would later draft her.[6] In the 2023 season, using her fifth year of eligibility granted to athletes because of the pandemic, she made 77 saves for 4 shutouts in 19 games.[3] She saved three penalty kicks within the first eight games of the season.[7] She left Arizona as the all-time leader in career saves (366) and second in shutouts (24).[3][8]

Club career

Kansas City Current

Hisey was drafted 46th overall by the Kansas City Current in the fourth round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.[9] She was the Current's second goalkeeper selection in the draft after Halle Mackiewicz, who went in the third round.[9] She was signed to a one-year contract,[10] as the third-choice goalkeeper behind Adrianna Franch and Jordan Silkowitz.[11] On August 2, she was waived by the Current as the club signed new starter Almuth Schult.[12]

Spokane Zephyr

On August 14, 2024, USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr announced that they had signed Hisey before the league's inaugural season.[13] After six games on the bench, she won the starting job over Izzy Nino and made her professional debut in a 1–0 win over the Tampa Bay Sun on October 27.[14] Despite posting just two wins by the winter break, the Zephyr rallied in the spring and finished fifth in the league, missing the playoffs on tiebreakers.[15] Hisey led the league with 9 clean sheets (tied with Madison White) in 21 games.[16] She also led the league in saves and ranked second with 1.0 goals against average.[17] She was named the USL Super League Goalkeeper of the Year and earned first-team All-League honors.[17]

On August 8, 2025, the Zephyr announced that Hisey would return to the club for their second season.[18] She became the first USL Super League goalkeeper to record 10 career clean sheets after a 2–0 win over the Tampa Bay Sun on September 13.[19] On October 12, she became the league's first goalkeeper to reach 100 career saves during a 2–0 win over the Dallas Trinity.[20] Starting all 28 matches, she again led the league in saves and tied for second with 10 shutouts (behind Kat Asman).[21] In the Zephyr's final game, she kept a clean sheet in a 4–0 win over Brooklyn FC as the club missed the playoffs again by one point on the final day of the season.[22] She was named the USL Super League Goalkeeper of the Year and first-team All-League for the second consecutive season,[23] and was named Zephyr of the Year by her club.[24] However, with low attendance and high travel costs, the Zephyr folded after their second season.[25]

Carolina Ascent

On July 8, 2026, it was announced that Hisey had signed with fellow USL Super League club Carolina Ascent alongside former Zephyr teammate Reese Tappan.[26]

Personal life

Hisey is the daughter of Jason Hisey and Faith Trippett, both of whom graduated from the University of Arizona. Her father played minor league baseball as a pitcher and was formerly the head baseball coach at Pima Community College.[3][27] Hisey excelled academically at the University of Arizona, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) and being named the Pac-12 Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2023.[28]

Honors and awards

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "COM23 Program Digital" (PDF). Arizona State University. p. 80.
  2. ↑ "Hope Hisey". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Hope Hisey – Soccer". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Schmidt, Caitlin (February 3, 2021). "Wildcats goalkeeper Hope Hisey earned straight A's last fall while kicking COVID-19". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kelapire, Ryan (June 12, 2020). "Get to know Arizona soccer's returners: Hope Hisey". Arizona Desert Storm. SB Nation. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Kelley, James (September 21, 2023). "Always Hope: 5 years later, Tucson native Hisey still Arizona soccer's rock in goal". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ Prezelski, Todd (September 16, 2023). "How do you save a penalty kick? You've got to have Hope. Arizona does". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ Barr, Jason (September 28, 2023). "Hometown hero Hope Hisey and the Arizona soccer record she is set to break". KGUN-TV. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  9. 1 2 Homer, Devin (January 13, 2024). "Former Arizona goalkeeper Hope Hisey picked by Kansas City in NWSL Draft". Arizona Desert Storm. SB Nation. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kansas City Current sign pair of draft picks ahead of 2024 season". Kansas City Current. March 7, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ Sperry, Daniel (March 15, 2025). "Get to know the Kansas City Current for 2024 (club has intriguing mix of talent)". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Kansas City Current sign veteran international goalkeeper Almuth Schult". Kansas City Current. August 2, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Zephyr FC Add Hisey, Viggiano to Roster as Season Opener Approaches". Spokane Zephyr FC. August 14, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Hope Hisey Secures Clean Sheet, Zephyr Wins Final Home Match of Fall Slate". Spokane Zephyr FC. October 27, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  15. ↑ Allison, John (May 31, 2025). "Spokane Zephyr's tie with Fort Lauderdale ends inaugural season in heartbreak". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2024/25 Player Stats". USL Super League. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Spokane Zephyr FC's Hope Hisey voted USL Super League Goalkeeper of the Year". USL Super League. June 13, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ Gainbridge Super League [@gainbridgesuperleague]; (August 8, 2025). "Back between the posts 🧤". Retrieved December 9, 2025 – via Instagram.
  19. ↑ Spokane Zephyr FC [@spokanezephyrfc]; (September 13, 2025). "Hope Hisey with the clean sheet and FIRST player to record 10 CLEAN SHEETS! 🧼". Retrieved December 9, 2025 – via Instagram.
  20. ↑ Spokane Zephyr FC [@spokanezephyrfc]; (October 12, 2025). "𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤? 🤷‍♀️". Retrieved December 9, 2025 – via Instagram.
  21. ↑ "Stats". USL Super League. Archived from the original on May 21, 2026.
  22. ↑ Allison, John (May 16, 2026). "Spokane Zephyr miss playoffs despite historic win over Brooklyn FC". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  23. 1 2 "Spokane Zephyr FC's Hope Hisey earns 2025/26 Gainbridge Super League Goalkeeper of the Year". USL Super League. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  24. 1 2 FC Tucson Youth Soccer Club [@fctucsonyouth]; (May 20, 2026). "From FC Tucson Youth to the professional stage. 🌵⚽️". Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Instagram.
  25. ↑ Rantz, Susie (May 20, 2026). "Spokane Zephyr FC folds after two seasons". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Carolina Ascent Signs Two-Time Goalkeeper of the Year Hope Hisey". Carolina Ascent FC. July 8, 2026. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  27. ↑ Suarez, Raymond (May 8, 2017). "Pima baseball coach Hisey steps down after 7 seasons". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  28. ↑ Amacher, Ezra (November 3, 2023). "Arizona goalkeeper Hope Hisey named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Arizona Desert Storm. SB Nation. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Gainbridge Super League Announces 2025/26 All-League Teams". USL Super League. May 26, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
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