Claire Hutton interview: A future USWNT captain in waiting
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4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
So what makes the youngest-ever captain in U.S. women’s national team history so wise beyond her years?
On this episode of Full Time Focus, host Jillian Sakovits sits down with USWNT and Bay FC midfielder Claire Hutton for a one-on-one interview. The duo chat about what was behind Hutton’s decision to turn pro at 17, her soccer role models, what it is like to be inside Emma Hayes’s leadership group on the USWNT, and how she’s grown after moving from the Kansas City Current to Bay FC in the NWSL.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUEST: Claire Hutton
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
Claire Hutton trade was just Bay FC’s latest move as it begins new chapter with plenty to prove
Bay FC signs USWNT midfielder Claire Hutton in $1.1 million deal with Kansas City Current
Emma Hayes’ rebuild of the USWNT is taking shape – and already reaping rewards
USWNT head coach Emma Hayes looks to ‘bridge a gap’ for ‘lost generation’ with Futures Camp
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| 0:00.0 | I think the biggest thing is I think a lot of people attach a captaincy in the name captain to a singular person in thinking that they have the responsibility, which I think in some ways it can be like received wrong. |
| 0:19.1 | I do think it is important to have a captain that can lead and I've looked up to so many |
| 0:22.9 | people, Lindsay being one of them. |
| 0:25.1 | But I think the misleading part is that especially with the national team is to have to |
| 0:29.0 | lean on every single person on the team and everybody has their specific role. |
| 0:45.0 | Hello, everybody, a very warm welcome to Friday's full-time focus. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm your host, Jillian Sackavits. |
| 0:52.2 | What a special episode we have for you today, a one-on-one interview with the 20-year-old phenom that Emma Hayes has called a quote, |
| 0:54.6 | captain in the making. That's right. U.S. women's national team midfielder Claire Hutton |
| 0:59.1 | joins the show from Trading Camp ahead of the four-time World Cup winners friendly against |
| 1:04.8 | Japan on Saturday in San Jose, California. We talk about why Claire Hutton went pro at just 17 years old, where that |
| 1:12.7 | insane maturity comes from, and Claire even shares her overnight oats recipe. |
| 1:22.1 | The header, it's a good one. It's there! A delightful cross, pounced and headed home. It's Claire Hutton for her first |
| 1:35.4 | international goal. A moment to save her. What a beautiful ball in again. Claire Hutton just jockeing, |
| 1:43.0 | jocky. No one picks picks her up and she does so well |
| 1:46.2 | to snap this one down. How often do we see when it's floating like that? It goes above the crossbar. |
| 1:52.3 | Perfect technique. Snap it to the ground. Sheridan sliding one way. She can't come back across. And there you have it for Claire Hutton. |
| 2:04.2 | I think for Claire, I think she's a future captain in the making without question. |
| 2:09.1 | She's mature beyond her years and she handles herself as an experienced pro. |
| 2:14.7 | Tremendous player. |
| 2:25.0 | I am so thrilled to welcome in from bethlehem new york midfielder for bay fc and the u.s women's national team the one and only claire houghton |
| 2:31.6 | hi claire hi clare hi thank you guys for having me. No, thanks for joining us. |
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