Lexington Sporting Club announced the official signing of former University of Kentucky women’s soccer star Hannah Richardson to the inaugural USL Super League roster pending league and federation approval on Monday, July 8th.
Richardson, a native of Illinois, most recently played for HB Koge in the top flight of Denmark. She played alongside fellow Lexington SC Super League signing Bridgette Skiba this past season, finishing third in the championship group of the Elitedivisionen, narrowly missing out on UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification.
She also boasts a call-up with the United States U20 Women’s National Team.
Prior to signing her first professional contract, Richardson was a star at the University Kentucky, playing women’s soccer at the NCAA Division-I level for four years.
Richardson logged eight goals and one assist her freshman year, starting in 17 of 18 games played and putting 18 shots on target. Her efforts saw her named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Back for her sophomore year, the 2020-21 season was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which decreased her numbers down to two goals and one assist in five stars and seven games. Richardson had been named to the SEC Preseason Watch List before the season.
With normalcy returning for the 2021-22 season and Richardson being a junior, her numbers returned to form as she drilled eight goals with three assists, starting 16 of her 19 games for the Cats with 21 shots on frame.
In her final season at UK, the first under current head coach Troy Fabiano, Richardson was once again a part of a lethal scoring combination of herself and all-time UK leading goal scorer Jordyn Rhodes, sinking four goals and notching nine assists with 23 shots on target. She started all 18 games for the Cats. Both Richardson and Rhodes were named to the SEC Preseason Watch List.
Richardson’s career didn’t just begin when she got to college, however, as she also boasts experience with Sockers FC, a prominent development club in the United States based in Chicago.
