Halle Mackiewicz
American soccer player (born 2001)
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Halle Elizabeth Mackiewicz (born September 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Clemson Tigers and was named the ACC Goalkeeper of the Year in 2023.
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Mackiewicz with the Chicago Stars in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Halle Elizabeth Mackiewicz | ||
| Date of birth | September 24, 2001 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Stars | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Clemson Tigers | 48 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Trelleborg | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chicago Stars | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | United States U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 24, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 8, 2020 | |||
Early life
Mackiewicz was raised in Broomfield, Colorado. She played soccer as a field player before being converted to goalkeeper by the age of ten.[1] She attended Legacy High School, where she played one season of soccer as a freshman.[2] She played club soccer for Real Colorado, which she helped lead to the DA under-16/17 national championship in 2018, conceding only one goal in six games.[1] She was also a four-year starter for her high school basketball team, averaging 15.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.[3]
Clemson Tigers
After two years primarily as Hensley Hancuff's backup, Mackiewicz became the primary goalkeeper for the Clemson Tigers in her junior season in 2022, starting all 18 games and keeping 7 clean sheets.[4][5] Mackiewicz had a breakout senior season in 2023, setting a program season record with 13 clean sheets (second-most in the nation) in 25 games. She helped the Tigers advance to the ACC tournament final and the first NCAA tournament semifinals in program history, both times falling to Florida State. In the NCAA round of 16, she saved a penalty kick from Croix Bethune to set up a 5–3 shootout victory over Georgia after a 1–1 draw. Mackiewicz was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Goalkeeper of the Year, first-team All-ACC, and second-team All-American.[4][6]
Club career
Trelleborg
Mackiewicz was selected 32nd overall by the Kansas City Current in the third round of the 2024 NWSL Draft, but she was not signed to the roster while rehabilitating after a shoulder surgery.[7][8] She instead signed her first professional contract overseas in Sweden, joining Damallsvenskan club Trelleborg on August 20, 2024, until the end of the season.[9] She became the immediate starter for the last ten weeks of the season but could not prevent the winless club's relegation from the top flight.[10]
Chicago Stars
The NWSL's Chicago Stars FC announced on December 9, 2024, that they had signed Mackiewicz to a one-year contract.[11] On May 24, 2025, she made her NWSL debut against the Kansas City Current, coming on as an injury substitute for Alyssa Naeher in stoppage time.[12] She started the following three games, including a 2–2 draw with the Seattle Reign at historic Soldier Field, before Naeher returned to the lineup.[13] On September 18, the Stars announced she had re-signed for the following season.[14] On March 19, 2026, it was announced that she had been placed on the 45-day injury list.[15]
International career
Mackiewicz was first invited to United States youth national team camps in 2016. During training with the under-17 team at the end of 2017, she tore her UCL and was ruled out of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[1] She returned to train with the under-17 and under-19 teams later that year and the under-20 team in 2019.[16][17][18]
Honors
Individual
- Second-team All-American: 2023
- First-team All-ACC: 2023
- ACC Goalkeeper of the Year: 2023
