Ella Hase

Ella Bleu Hase (born July 12, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left back or left winger for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Northwestern Wildcats and the Duke Blue Devils.

Early life

Hase grew up in Orland Park, Illinois, one of three children born to Rog and Deborah Hase. Her sister, Kylie, played college soccer for Purdue. She played club soccer for Chicago Inter and attended Sandburg High School. In her junior year, she earned all-state honors after scoring 7 goals with 8 assists and helping Sandburg to the sectional finals. Her senior season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

College career Northwestern Wildcats

Hase appeared in all 71 games (67 starts) for the Northwestern Wildcats from 2020 to 2023. She was deployed at left back during her first two seasons, starting every game as a freshman and all but four as a sophomore.

As a junior, she moved to the more offensive role of wingback, scoring 4 goals and providing a team-second-high 7 assists, including the winning assist in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. Northwestern qualified for the 2022 NCAA tournament, where Hase played every minute as the team made the third round before falling to eventual champions UCLA.

Duke Blue Devils

After four seasons in Evanston, Hale entered the transfer portal and joined the Duke Blue Devils. She appeared in all 22 games (21 starts) in the 2024 season, helping Duke reach the No. 1 national ranking and win the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular-season title with an unbeaten conference record. She scored 3 goals and jointly led the team with 13 assists (tied with Mia Oliaro), which ranked second in the nation. She had four assists during the NCAA tournament as Duke made the semifinals before being stopped by rivals North Carolina. Hase was named to the All-ACC second team and the NCAA all-tournament team.

Club career Racing Louisville Racing Louisville FC announced on January 16, 2025, that the club had signed Hase to her first professional contract, a two-year deal with an option to extend an additional year. She made her professional debut on March 22, starting and playing the full 90 minutes at left back in a 2–0 loss to Bay FC. She gained a consistent starting role at left winger or midfielder after the summer break. On November 2, she scored her first professional goal in the season finale against Bay FC as Racing won 1–0 to clinch playoffs for the first time in club history.

Career statistics

International career

Hase was called into camp with the United States under-23 team, training concurrently with the senior national team, in October 2025.

Honors and awards

Duke Blue Devils Atlantic Coast Conference: 2024

Individual Second-team All-ACC: 2024 Second-team All-Big Ten: 2023 NCAA tournament all-tournament team: 2024