Bebar with Duke in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-09-05) September 5, 2001 (age 23) | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Harvard Crimson | 47 | (17) |
2024 | Duke Blue Devils | 22 | (3) |
International career | |||
2017–2018 | United States U-17 | 15 | (2) |
2019 | United States U-20 | 3 | (0) |
2023 | United States U-23 |
Hannah Bebar (born September 5, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She played college soccer for the Harvard Crimson and the Duke Blue Devils, earning three-time All-American honors. She has represented the United States at the youth international level.
Early life and college career
Bebar grew up in Naperville, Illinois, one of four children born to James and Jessica Bebar. She grew up playing on boys' teams, featuring for Galaxy SC and later Eclipse Select SC. She played for the Chicago Red Stars Reserves of the WPSL in 2019. She graduated from Waubonsie Valley High School. She was rated by TopDrawerSoccer as the fifth-best recruit of the 2020 class.
Harvard Crimson, Duke Blue Devils
Bebar's freshman season with the Harvard Crimson was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, leading her to practice during that time with the NWSL's Chicago Red Stars. In her sophomore season, she led the Ivy League with 10 assists and scored 5 goals in 15 games. Harvard reached the NCAA tournament, falling in the first round. Bebar was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, first-team All-Ivy, and third-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches. She provided 6 goals and 8 assists in 13 games in her junior season, but missed the end of the season due to a knee injury. She was named first-team All-Ivy and first-team All-American. In her senior season, she provided one goal and one assist across two games of the Ivy League tournament, helping Harvard win the inaugural league tournament. She also had a goal and assist in their first-round 3–0 win against Maine in the NCAA tournament, falling in the next round. She finished the 2023 season with 6 goals with 7 assists in 19 games, earning first-team All-Ivy honors.
Bebar transferred to the Duke Blue Devils for her graduate season in 2024, starting all 22 games and recording 3 goals and 5 assists. She helped Duke go undefeated in the Atlantic Coast Conference to claim the conference regular-season title and reach the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. She was named second-team All-ACC and second-team United Soccer Coaches All-American.
International career
Bebar was first called up to the United States youth national team at the under-15 level in 2016. She helped the United States win the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, scoring in a 3–2 victory over Mexico in the final. She appeared in all 3 games (2 starts) at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where the United States did not make it out of group stage. She later appeared in friendlies at the under-20 and under-23 levels.
Bebar received her first senior national team call-up as a replacement for an injured Lynn Williams in January 2025.
References
- ^ "Hannah Bebar". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- Eskilson, J.R. (March 10, 2019). "How playing with boys helped YNT players". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- Le Cren, Matt (July 9, 2019). "Together again: Harvard recruits Ainsley Ahmadian, Hannah Bebar star in debut with Red Stars Reserves". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Hannah Bebar". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Smail, Isabel C. (May 23, 2024). "Soccer Star Hannah Bebar Commits to Duke For Last Year of NCAA Eligibility". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Hannah Bebar at Soccerway
- Clark, Travis (February 17, 2023). "U.S. U23 WNT Defeats France 2-0". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- Vertelney, Seth (January 8, 2025). "USWNT calls up Bebar to replace injured Williams". Pro Soccer Wire. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
External links
- Hannah Bebar at Soccerway.com
- Living people
- 2001 births
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Soccer players from Illinois
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Harvard Crimson women's soccer players
- Duke Blue Devils women's soccer players