Penelope Hocking

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Penelope Hocking
Personal information
Full name Penelope Elizabeth Hocking[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-29) December 29, 1999 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Anaheim, California, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Red Stars
Number 55
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 USC Trojans 72 (54)
2022 Penn State Nittany Lions 23 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Chicago Red Stars 17 (3)
International career‡
2018 United States U20
2022 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 16, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 15, 2023

Penelope Elizabeth Hocking (born December 29, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League.[2]

Youth career[edit]

Hocking grew up in Anaheim, California, and played high school soccer for Canyon High School.[3][4][5]

College career[edit]

Hocking played NCAA Division I women's soccer for the USC Trojans from 2018 to 2021, and for the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2022.

USC Trojans, 2018–2021[edit]

Hocking set a USC Trojans women's soccer record for career goals scored on October 7, 2021, with her 49th, surpassing the previous record held by Isabelle Harvey since 2000.[6] She finished her career with the Trojans with 54 goals scored, at the time the 12th most in Pac-12 history,[7][8] in her 72 career games played.[9]

Penn State Nittany Lions, 2022[edit]

In 2022, Hocking transferred to Penn State to play her extra year of NCAA eligibility granted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] She scored seven goals, and her 11 assists tied for the Big Ten Conference lead for the season.[7][10]

Club career[edit]

National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Chicago Red Stars selected Hocking with the seventh overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[10][11]

Chicago Red Stars, 2023–[edit]

On March 20, 2023, Hocking signed a three-year contract with the Red Stars, with an option for a fourth year.[12]

On March 25, 2023, Hocking made her debut for the Red Stars in a 2–3 loss against San Diego Wave FC as a starter.[13] On April 15, in her third start and appearance, Hocking scored her first professional goals as a brace against Kansas City Current in a 4–2 victory.[14]

International career[edit]

Hocking played for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team and competed in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4][15] She was also named to the under-23 roster for training camp in January 2022 and also for the 2022 Thorns Spring Invitational pre-season tournament against NWSL teams in March 2022.[16]

Personal life[edit]

Hocking's parents are former Cypress College basketball player Venetta Dorlis and former Major League Baseball player Denny Hocking. Her paternal grandmother was a youth soccer coach.[4] Hocking has a fraternal twin sister, Iliana, and they were the first twins born to a member of the Minnesota Twins.[17][18] Penelope and Iliana played together at Canyon High School.[5]

Penelope and Iliana were the first sisters selected in the same NWSL Draft. Iliana played collegiate soccer as a midfielder for the Arizona Wildcats, a Pac-12 rival of USC that pitted the sisters against each other.[19] Iliana was drafted by NJ/NY Gotham FC with the 44th overall pick.[20]

At the University of Southern California, Hocking majored in computer science.[21]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played March 16, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chicago Red Stars 2023 NWSL 16 3 3 2 — 19 5
2024 1 0 — — 1 0
Career total 17 3 3 2 0 0 20 5
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs

Honors[edit]

Penn State Nittany Lions

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 – List of Players: USA U20 (women)" (PDF). FIFA. July 26, 2018. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Penelope Hocking". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Girls soccer athlete of the week: Penelope Hocking, Canyon". The Orange County Register. February 1, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Hays, Graham (September 27, 2019). "The two sides to USC soccer phenom Penelope Hocking's relentlessness". ESPN. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Turner, Andrew (January 29, 2016). "Canyon's Hocking sisters enjoying the sweet life". The Orange County Register. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Penelope Hocking Breaks USC Women's Soccer's Career Scoring Record in 4-1 Win Over Colorado" (Press release). USC Trojans. October 7, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Penelope Hocking". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Penelope Hocking". USC Trojans. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d "Penn State signs three women's soccer transfers from Texas Tech, USC, Florida State". SoccerWire. June 1, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Nieves, Nicole (January 12, 2023). "Penn State women's soccer's Penelope Hocking selected by Chicago Red Stars in 2023 NWSL Draft". Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  11. ^ Booth, Chuck; Herrera, Sandra (January 12, 2023). "2023 NWSL Draft tracker: Complete list of picks as phenom Alyssa Thompson goes No. 1 to Angel City FC". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  12. ^ Chatz, Joe (March 20, 2023). "Chicago Red Stars Sign 3 Draft Picks to NWSL Contracts" (Press release). On Tap Sports Net. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  13. ^ Chatz, Joe (March 26, 2023). "Red Stars Falter Late in 3-2 Loss to San Diego Wave". On Tap Sports Net. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Rantz, Susie (April 16, 2023). "OL Reign, Gotham FC win in stoppage time in NWSL". Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  15. ^ Vorva, Jeff (January 15, 2023). "Red Stars hire new GM, draft four players amid flurry of moves". The Reporter. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "U.S. U-23 Women's Youth National Team Will Face Three NWSL Teams In The 2022 Thorns Preseason Tournament" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. February 23, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  17. ^ Koslow, Air (October 14, 2021). "Competitive upbringing propels Wildcats midfielder Iliana Hocking". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  18. ^ Henderson, Martin (June 27, 2000). "Hocking's Versatility Has Led to Longevity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  19. ^ Kelly, David (October 7, 2019). "Hocking sisters carving out a conference rivalry". KVOA. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  20. ^ Stewart, Scott (January 26, 2023). "Hocking Sisters Make NWSL Draft History" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "A Star Is Born". Viterbi Magazine. No. Spring 2020. USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

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