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Eli Hutchinson
אליאנה האצ'ינסון
Personal information
Birth name Elianna Esther Anna Beard
Date of birth (1996-05-23) May 23, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Marquette Golden Eagles 66 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 BIIK Kazygurt
2018–2020 Maccabi Holon
2020–2021 Ramat HaSharon
2021 Grindavík
2021–2023 Kiryat Gat 12 (4)
2024 Keflavík 8 (0)
2024–2025 Carolina Ascent 14 (5)
International career‡
2023–2025 Israel 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 31, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of April 9, 2025

Elianna Hutchinson (born Elianna Esther Anna Beard; Hebrew: אליאנה בירד; May 23, 1996) is a former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in the United States, she earned ten caps with the Israel national team. She played college soccer for the Marquette Golden Eagles. After a brief start in Kazakhstan, she joined Israeli club Maccabi Holon in 2018. She went on to spend six seasons in the Ligat Nashim, winning the league twice with Kiryat Gat, and had off-season spells in Iceland. She played for the Carolina Ascent in the inaugural USL Super League season before retiring in 2025.

Early life

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Hutchinson was born in Portland, Oregon, to Leslie and Peter Beard, one of four children raised in a Conservative Jewish family.[1][2] She began playing soccer when she was eight.[3] She attended Portland Jewish Academy and St. Mary's Academy, where she lettered in soccer all four years.[1][2]

Hutchinson attended Marquette University, where she played for the Marquette Golden Eagles.[1] She won the Big East Conference regular-season title as a junior in 2016.[4] In her senior year in 2017, she started 20 games, scored 4 goals, and added 4 assists. She had a brace during the Big East tournament to help the team to the semifinals and was named to the all-tournament team.[1] In four years with the Golden Eagles, she played in 66 games (28 starts) and scored 7 goals.[1]

Club career

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Hutchinson began her professional career in Kazakhstan in June 2018, signing with perennial champions BIIK Kazygurt.[5] She appeared in four of the team's five matches in the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League. In the round of 32, she played in a surprising 3–1 victory over Barcelona before a record home crowd, but was unused in the away leg as the Spaniards came back and eliminated her team from the competition.[6][7]

Soon later, in October 2018, Hutchinson moved to Israel and signed with Maccabi Holon.[8][9] Maccabi finished fourth out of nine teams in her debut season in the Ligat Nashim.[10] The following year, the team placed sixth out of eight in the regular season before the playoff rounds were cancelled in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12]

Hutchinson joined reigning champions Ramat HaSharon for her third season in Israel in 2020–21. She participated in the Champions League qualifying rounds and placed fifth out of ten teams in the Ligat Nashim.[7][13] After one season there, she briefly played in Iceland with Grindavík of the second-tier Lengjudeild kvenna in the summer of 2021.[14]

Hutchinson returned to Israel and joined reigning champions Kiryat Gat in the 2021–22 season.[2] She helped the team to two league titles and the 2021–22 Israeli Women's Cup, scoring the opening goal in a 2–0 win in the final.[14][15] Between two spells with Kiryat Gat, she was a non-roster invitee with the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2023 preseason.[16] She returned to the Israeli champions in the fall of 2023, playing in the Champions League and losing in the second qualifying round on penalties.[7] In the summer of 2024, she returned to Iceland and played for Keflavík of the top-flight Besta deild kvenna.[7]

USL Super League club Carolina Ascent announced on June 28, 2024, that the club had signed Hutchinson ahead of the league's inaugural season.[14] After sitting out the first six games due to injury, she made her debut against Brooklyn FC on October 15.[17] Her first USL goal came in a 2–1 road win against the Spokane Zephyr on March 8, 2025.[18] On April 19, she scored twice as the Ascent won 3–0 against the Zephyr at home.[19] Her fifth goal clinched the Players' Shield for the Ascent with a 1–1 draw against the Tampa Bay Sun on May 17.[20] After the season, Hutchinson announced her retirement from professional soccer on June 14, 2025.[21]

International career

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After obtaining Israeli citizenship through the Law of Return, Hutchison was required by FIFA to wait five years before she could play for the Israel national team.[2] She made her international debut during the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League, starting in a 5–0 victory over Estonia on September 26, 2023.[2][7] She scored her first international goal on February 25, 2025, scoring the winner from right back in a 3–1 victory over Estonia in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League.[22]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 February 2025 Alcufer Stadion, Győr, Hungary  Estonia 2–0 3–1 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League C

Personal life

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Hutchinson married former Trinidad and Tobago international Lauryn Hutchinson on December 24, 2024.[23] She has a UEFA B License and owns Unknwn Football Club, a Women's Premier Soccer League club in Richmond, Virginia, which her wife founded.[24]

Honors

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BIIK Kazygurt

Carolina Ascent

Kiryat Gat

Marquette Golden Eagles

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Eli Beard". Marquette Golden Eagles. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Goldberg, Steve (December 10, 2024). "Eli Beard brings Israel national team experience to Ascent". The Charlotte Post. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  3. ^ Moon, Deborah. "PJA grad Eli Beard leads Israel team to national cup". Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "BIG EAST Announces Women's Soccer Regular-Season Awards". Big East Conference. November 1, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Steppe, John (June 26, 2018). "Summer rundown: Beard inks pro contract, men's basketball aggressively recruits Class of 2020". Marquette Wire. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  6. ^ Grainey, Tim (August 12, 2024). "The Week in Women's Football: Eli Beard exclusive; previewing inaugural USL Super League season". TribalFootball. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e Eli Hutchinson at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Alumni Profile: Elianna Beard – PJA Class of 2010". Portland Jewish Academy. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  9. ^ Hutchinson, Elianna [@eliannahutchinson]; (October 11, 2018). "woohoo signed another contract and I'm headed to Israel for the next 8 months". Retrieved May 28, 2025 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "Ligat Al Women 2018/2019 Championship Round". Soccerway. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  11. ^ "Ligat Al Women 2019/2020 Regular Season". Soccerway. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  12. ^ Bartal, Lior (April 13, 2020). "ספורט בקורונה / ליגת העל לנשים בכדורגל הופסקה בשל הקורונה, רמת השרון הוכרזה כאלופה". Davar (in Hebrew). Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  13. ^ "Ligat Al Women 2021/2022". Soccerway. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c "International Talent, Eli Beard, Signs for Carolina Ascent FC". Carolina Ascent FC. June 28, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  15. ^ a b Bartal, Lior (May 30, 2022). "תואר שלישי העונה: מ.ס. קרית גת ניצחה את בנות נתניה וזכתה בגביע המדינה". Davar (in Hebrew). Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  16. ^ "Courage announce 2023 preseason roster". North Carolina Courage. February 3, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  17. ^ Cover, Amanda (October 15, 2024). "Carolina Ascent Extend Undefeated Season With Draw at Brooklyn FC". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  18. ^ Clark, Harrison (March 9, 2025). "Carolina Ascent FC Pick Up Away Win Over Spokane Zephyr FC, 2-1". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  19. ^ Clark, Harrison (April 19, 2025). "Carolina Ascent Win Fifth Straight, Beat Spokane Zephyr FC 3-0". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  20. ^ a b Clark, Harrison (May 17, 2025). "Carolina Ascent Claims Players' Shield With Draw Against Tampa Bay Sun". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  21. ^ "Forward Eli Hutchinson Announces Her Retirement". Carolina Ascent FC. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  22. ^ Goldberg, Steve (April 10, 2025). "Ascent continues winning streak, ascend to table summit". The Charlotte Post. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  23. ^ Hutchinson, Lauryn [@hutchunknwn]; (December 29, 2024). "euphoria. Sneak preview of our private wedding on 12.24.24 which became the best day of our lives..." Retrieved February 16, 2025 – via Instagram.
  24. ^ "About". Unknwn Football Club. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  25. ^ "Kazakhstan Women's Championship 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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