Stuart Hawkins

Stuart Hawkins
Hawkins with the Seattle Sounders in 2025
Personal information
Full name Stuart Russell Hawkins
Date of birth (2006-09-18) September 18, 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Gig Harbor, Fox Island, Washington, United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders
Number 39
Youth career
2018–2022 Seattle Sounders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Tacoma Defiance 55 (3)
2024– Seattle Sounders 11 (1)
International career‡
2022–2023 United States U17 20 (0)
2024 United States U19 3 (0)
2024– United States U20 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:29, September 2, 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of November 15, 2025

Stuart Russell Hawkins (born September 18, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders.

Club career

Hawkins Started at Harbor Premier before playing at PAC NW, before joining Washington Premier before finally joining the youth academy of Seattle Sounders FC at the age of 12. On June 23, 2022, he signed a MLS Next Pro contract with their affiliate club Tacoma Defiance. On September 14, 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC until 2026, with options to extend for 2027 and 2028 as a Homegrown Player.

Hawkins made his senior and professional debut for Seattle Sounders FC in a U.S. Open Cup penalty shootout win over Louisville City FC on May 9, 2024.

International career

Hawkins was called up to the United States U17s for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played for the United States U20s at the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Honors

Seattle Sounders

References

  1. ↑ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Defender Stuart Hawkins". Tacoma Defiance.
  2. ↑ "Youth Movement: Sounders promote U.S. U-17 Stuart Hawkins". Soccer America. September 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "MATCH RECAP: Sounders FC defeats Louisville City FC in penalty kicks to advance in 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Seattle Sounders FC.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Under-17 MYNT Head Coach Gonzalo Segares Names 21-Player Roster For 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup In Indonesia". United States Soccer Federation. October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Michael Nsien Names USA Roster For 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship In Mexico". Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "SEAvsMIA 08-31-2025 | Match Recap". leaguescup.