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Biography
Victoria Thorp "Dori" Haugen (born May 1, 2002) is a professional soccer player who most recently played as a defender for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she has represented Norway at the youth international level.
Early life and college career
Haugen was born in Fairfax, Virginia, to Nils and Micki Haugen, and has two younger siblings. Her father played semiprofessional soccer in Norway, where he was born, and moved to the United States at age 21. Her mother, born in the United States, played college field hockey at Radford. Raised in Bristow, Virginia, Haugen visited Norway with her family most summers growing up. She attended Patriot High School and captained her DA club soccer team, FC Virginia.
Virginia Tech Hokies, 2020–2023
Haugen was a four-year starter for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 2020 to 2023. In the 2021 season, she recorded a career-high four assists, including one to help the Hokies win their first round in the NCAA tournament, against Ohio State, for the team's first national tournament win in four years. She led the team in minutes played during her junior and senior seasons.
Club career
North Carolina Courage, 2024
Haugen began training with the North Carolina Courage as a non-roster invitee in the 2024 preseason. In June of that year, she represented the club at the first women's The Soccer Tournament, starting every game and scoring one winning goal as the Courage team reached the final. Haugen was signed as a national team replacement player to the Courage first team on July 16 for the duration of the Paris Olympics and again on August 27 for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
International career
Haugen has United States and Norwegian citizenship. She began representing Norway in youth international matches at the under-16 level. In October 2019, she was invited to train with the United States under-18 team, but chose instead to play for the Norway under-19 team in 2020 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification. She appeared in all three matches and helped hold all three opponents scoreless as Norway topped its qualification group, but the subsequent elite round of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She captained the Norway under-18 team in a friendly tournament in the United States in January 2020. She started in friendly matches for the Norway under-23 team in October 2021.
