Brooke Tatum Hendrix (born May 6, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Tampa Bay Sun in the USL Super League.

College career

Hendrix played college soccer at Southern Miss from 2011 to 2014.[1]

Club career

Early Career, 2016–2019

In 2016 Hendrix attended trials in the Netherlands with SC Heerenveen and AFC Ajax, but was not contracted by either team. Instead she played in the summer season with Atlanta Silverbacks and ended 2016 in Scotland with Glasgow Rangers. Keen to keep playing when the Scottish season ended, she signed for Swiss club FC Staad in January 2017.[2][3]

Hendrix represented Fylkir in the 2017 Úrvalsdeild, then joined Brescia ahead of the 2017–18 Serie A season. With the Biancoazzurre she was a runner-up in the league and the cup and played in the UEFA Champions League. She signed for English FA WSL club West Ham in July 2018.[4]

Washington Spirit

On January 2, 2020, Hendrix returned back to the US, signing with the Washington Spirit.[5] She was waived by the club on December 21, 2020.[6]

Racing Louisville

Hendrix was picked up by Racing Louisville on December 30, 2020.[7]

Melbourne Victory

In February 2022 Hendrix signed for reigning A-League Women Champions Melbourne Victory.[8] Hendrix arrival at the Victory signalled a turnaround in their fortunes. She scored on debut in a 1–0 over the Newcastle Jets and dramatically changed a leaky defence. Prior to the Grand Final, Victory lost just two of eight games since her arrival, conceding 0.9 goals per game as opposed to the average of 2.2 goals per game conceded in the six games prior.[9] Victory were crowned Women's A-League Champions on March 27, 2022, after beating Sydney FC in the Grand Final.[10]

Reading

On 21 July 2022, Reading announced the signing of Hendrix from Melbourne Victory on a two-year contract.[11] On 2 February 20204, Hendrix was appointed as club captain of Reading following the departure of Lily Woodham.[12]

Tampa Bay Sun

On June 17, 2024, it was announced that Hendrix had signed with Tampa Bay Sun ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.[13][14] Hendrix scored Tampa Bay's first-ever goal in a 1–1 draw against Dallas Trinity on August 18, 2024.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 February 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fylkir 2017 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 6 1 — — — 6 1
Brescia 2017–18 Serie A Femminile 23 0 — — 4 0 27 0
West Ham United 2018–19 FA Women's Super League 14 0 — 5 0 — 19 0
2019–20 7 0 — 5 0 — 12 0
Washington Spirit 2020 NWSL 4 0 — 1 0 — 5 0
Racing Louisville 2021 7 0 — 4 1 — 11 1
Melbourne Victory 2021–22 A-League Women 11 1 — — — 11 1
Reading 2022–23 FA Women's Super League 7 0 1 0 1 0 — 9 0
2023–24 Women's Championship 19 1 2 0 4 0 — 25 1
Tampa Bay Sun FC 2024–25 USL Super League 13 1 — — — 13 0
Career total 115 4 3 0 20 1 4 0 138 5

References

  1. ^ a b "Brooke Hendrix – Women's Soccer". Southern Miss.
  2. ^ "Hendrix Excels in European Pro League". University of Southern Mississippi. January 19, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Torschützenliste (scorers) 2016/2017 (select season 2016/17 and move arrow to page 3)" (in German). soccerdonna.de. April 29, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Brooke Hendrix: West Ham Ladies sign American defender from Brescia". BBC Sport. July 19, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Spirit, Washington (January 4, 2020). "Washington Spirit Sign Defender Brooke Hendrix". Washington Spirit. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Spirit, Washington (December 22, 2020). "Washington Spirit Waive Six Players". Washington Spirit. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  7. ^ Yates, Dominique. "Racing Louisville FC signs defender Brooke Hendrix". The Courier-Journal.
  8. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign American defender Brooke Hendrix". February 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "VICTORY'S 'HOT MESS' MOPPED UP BY KEY RECRUIT". March 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Melbourne Victory shock Sydney FC to win A-League Women title". The Guardian. March 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "AMERICAN DEFENDER BROOKE HENDRIX JOINS THE ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "HENDRIX TO TAKE THE ARMBAND". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "Another one, thank you!". Twitter.com. Tampa Bay Sun. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "Super Signings Weekly Recap: June 17–21". USLSuperLeague.com. USL Super League. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  15. ^ "Sun Earn a Point in Season Opener". TampaBaySunFC.com. Tampa Bay Sun. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Brooke Hendrix at Soccerway
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