Madison Hammond

Madison Hammond

Hammond with Angel City in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Madison Guadalupe Hammond
Date of birth	(1997-11-15) November 15, 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Angel City FC
Number	99
Youth career
2006–2012	Prince William Soccer
2013–2016	McLean Youth Soccer
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	75	(4)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	OL Reign	13	(0)
2022–	Angel City FC	71	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2025

Madison Hammond is an Indigenous American soccer player. Hammond is the first Native American to play in the National Women's Soccer League. She plays for the club Angel City, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Hammond made her debut on September 26, 2020. She aims to inspire and be a role model for young Native American girls.

Early life

Madison Hammond was born in November 1997. Her mother was in the military. Her father was not very involved in her life. Hammond grew up in Albuquerque and moved to Virginia when she was 9 years old. She is Navajo, San Pueblo, and African American. Her uncle was a golf PGA Champion and played with Tiger Woods. He was a big inspiration for her. She joined a girls' soccer club near her mother's base when they moved to Virginia.

Making history

Hammond made history when she subbed on to a game on September 26, 2020. She became the first Native American player to play in the NWSL. She was subbed on in the 76th minute of a game against Utah. Hammond played in 3 games during the fall season for a total of 105 minutes.

Journey

Madison Hammond graduated from Wake Forester in 2019. She went undrafted and had a test run for a club in Spain. Hammond decided to do another tryout, this time with the club OL Reign. During the tryouts, the Covid-19 pandemic hit and shut down the league. She signed a 2-year contract right away once it started opening back up. In March, 2022, she was traded to Angel City, in Los Angeles, USA.

Inspiring others

Hammond wants to inspire young native girls. She wants other indigenous girls to try to play professional soccer, too. She realizes that she now has responsibility. She sees both positives and negatives from her achievement. She is happy that the league is starting to change and be more diverse. Hammond is also a little disappointed that it took till 2020 to have a Native American player.

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