Haley Kopmeyer’s greatest soccer achievement did not come with a trophy or a medal. Instead - it came at what could have marked the end of her career in soccer.
After only one appearance in her first season in the National Women’s Soccer League, Kopmeyer was cut from Seattle Reign due to roster constrictions, leaving her without a club or organization to belong to.
“I hired a coach on my own and went off into that first offseason with nothing, no contract and no job,” Kopmeyer shared.
By the beginning of the 2014 season, Kopmeyer was re-signed and back on the roster.