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Haleigh Stackpole

Haleigh Kae Stackpole (born August 4, 2000) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. She played college soccer for the Ole Miss Rebels before being selected by the North Carolina Courage in the third round of the 2022 NWSL Draft. She has also played for SK Slavia Prague of the Czech Women's First League.

Haleigh Stackpole
Personal information
Full name Haleigh Kae Stackpole[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-04) August 4, 2000 (age 25)[2]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
CASL
North Carolina Courage
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Ole Miss Rebels 81 (19)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
2023 North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
2023–2024 Slavia Prague 22 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:52, March 22, 2026 (UTC)

Early life

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Stackpole grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky, before moving to Spring Lake, North Carolina later on in her youth. She played club soccer for ECNL side CASL before moving to the North Carolina Courage Academy at the under-19 level. In 2015 and 2016, she was invited to the Nike National Training Camp.[1] Stackpole attended Overhills High School, where she was a three-time varsity letterwinner and helped the soccer team win one conference championship.[3] She was a major offensive threat, recording 117 goals and 31 assists across her sophomore and junior seasons.[4] 63 of her goals came in 2016, making Stackpole the second-highest single-season goalscorer in North Carolina High School Athletic Association history.[5]

College career

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In Stackpole's collegiate debut for the Ole Miss Rebels in August 2018, she scored a goal to help Ole Miss earn a season-opening victory over Louisiana.[6] Stackpole wet on to post a rookie season in which she started all 22 of the Rebels' matches, ranked second on the team in total minutes, and received a spot on the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team. She also assisted Grace Johnson's game-winner against Clemson in the first round of the NCAA tournament before later participating in the Rebels' second-round defeat to Stanford. As a sophomore in 2019, Stackpole continued to show consistency, only missing 3 minutes of play all season.[1]

As a junior, Stackpole played every single minute of the season and was named to the All-Southeast region third team.[1] Her 8 assists ranked third in the SEC. Stackpole's efforts helped Ole Miss reach the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament for the second time in history;[7] some of her contributions included a converted spot-kick in the Rebels' penalty shootout victory over Bowling Green in the first round and both a goal and an assist against USC the following match.[1] In her final year at Ole Miss, Stackpole was named to the All-SEC and All-Region second teams.[3] She registered 16 assists, ranking third in the nation, and was second in the SEC in total goal contributions.[7] In October 2021, she was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week, her third and final weekly conference honor of her career.[8][9] Stackpole departed from Ole Miss with 31 assists, ranking third-highest in program history.[7]

Club career

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North Carolina Courage

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Stackpole was selected in the third round of the 2022 NWSL Draft (29th overall) by the North Carolina Courage, her former youth club.[7] On February 7, 2022, the Courage announced that they had signed Stackpole to her first professional contract, a one-year deal with an option for an additional season.[10] In May 2022, Stackpole was a member of the North Carolina squad that won the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup after beating the Washington Spirit, 2–1.[11] She did not make any competitive appearances for the Courage before being waived on August 10, 2022.[12]

The following year, Stackpole returned to North Carolina. She signed a short-term national team replacement player contract with the club after multiple Courage players left to compete in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Once again, she did not see any professional minutes before she was released in August 2023.[13]

Slavia Prague

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Later in 2023, Stackpole joined Czech Women's First League club SK Slavia Prague.[14] She appeared in all 8 of Slavia Prague's UEFA Women's Champions League matches, which included 2 qualifiers and 6 group stage games.[15] On October 18, 2023, she scored in Slavia Prague's 6–0 qualifier second leg victory over Romanian champions FCU Olimpia Cluj.[16] Stackpole returned to the club for the 2024–25 season, which Slavia Prague finished in second place. She scored 4 goals in her final 3 league games with the club, including a brace against Lokomotiva Brno [cs] in March 2024.[2]

Personal life

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In 2024, Stackpole returned to her home state to enroll in the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry.[17] On July 11, 2025, she married Justin Stone.[18]

Honors and awards

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North Carolina Courage

Individual

  • Second-team All-SEC: 2021[1]
  • SEC All-freshman team: 2018[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Haleigh Stackpole". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Haleigh STACKPOLE". Slavia Prague. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "NC Courage midfielder, Overhills alum Haleigh Stackpole will speak at HSOT Honors". High School OT. May 19, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Jake (January 30, 2018). "Lafayette's Maddy Houghton, two others newest Ole Miss soccer signees". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ Shambaugh, Jaclyn (March 20, 2017). "Overhills' Haleigh Stackpole earns Player of the Week honors from National Soccer Coaches Association". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ole Miss Cruises to 6-0 Victory Over Louisiana in Season Opener". Ole Miss Rebels. August 17, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, David (December 18, 2021). "Ole Miss midfielder Haleigh Stackpole selected in 2021 NWSL College Draft". Rebels 247. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Stackpole's early goal secures close win for Rebels". Southeastern Conference. October 18, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ Johnson, David (October 18, 2021). "Soccer's Haleigh Stackpole named SEC offensive player of the week". Rebels 247. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  10. ↑ "NC Courage Ink Five 2022 NWSL Draft Picks to Rookie Contracts". North Carolina Courage. February 7, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  11. 1 2 Linehan, Meg (May 7, 2022). "North Carolina Courage beat Washington Spirit to win 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup". The Athletic. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  12. ↑ "North Carolina Courage Waive Midfielder Haleigh Stackpole". North Carolina Courage. August 10, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Courage release three National Team Replacement Players". North Carolina Courage. August 25, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Fotbalistky podlehly v posledním ligovém utkání podzimu Slavii". FC Slovacko (in Czech). November 14, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  15. ↑ Haleigh Stackpole at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ↑ "Olimpia Cluj (ROU) 0 - 6 Slavia Praha (CZE)". UEFA. October 18, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  17. ↑ Stackpole, Haleigh [@soccerstack]; (August 8, 2024). "All smiles for D1🦷✨🪥". Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Instagram.
  18. ↑ Stackpole, Haleigh [@soccerstack]; (July 16, 2025). "the Stones — 07.11.2025". Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Instagram.
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