Tegan McGrady
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tegan Ann McGrady[1] | ||
Date of birth | October 11, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
MVLA | |||
2012–2015 | Santa Teresa High School | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Stanford Cardinal | 72 | (4) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Washington Spirit | 19 | (0) |
2022 | San Diego Wave FC | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Portland Thorns FC | 6 | (0) |
2024– | Oakland Soul SC | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | United States U-17 | 14 | (0) |
2016 | United States U-20 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | United States U-23 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 25, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 12, 2018 |
Tegan Ann McGrady (born October 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.
Early life
McGrady was raised in San Jose, California and attended Santa Teresa High School.[2] While at Santa Teresa, she was a three-sport student-athlete who competed in track and field and tennis in addition to soccer.[2] During her sophomore year, McGrady was suspended from high school play by the California Interscholastic Federation and missed games in the CIF Central Coast Section playoffs for participation in unsanctioned United States women's national soccer team camp games.[3]
McGrady later attended Stanford University and played for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team. She was a member of the 2017 national championship team.[4]
Club career
Washington Spirit
Washington Spirit drafted McGrady with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and subsequently signed her to a standard contract on March 4, 2019.[5]
McGrady spent much of her rookie season struggling with injuries and made only 6 appearances, 5 of them starts.[6][7]
Her second NWSL season was abbreviated due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, McGrady started in all five of the Spirit's 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup matches.[7] McGrady missed the 2020 NWSL Fall Series due to a foot injury.[7][8]
In October 2020, the Spirit re-signed McGrady to a new two-year contract with a club option for an additional 12 months.[9]
San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC announced that the club had acquired the rights to McGrady ahead of the expansion team's inaugural season in 2022.[10] She made 10 appearances for the team.[11]
Portland Thorns FC
On July 25, 2022, Portland Thorns FC announced that the club had traded defender Madison Pogarch to San Diego in exchange for McGrady.[11]
International career
McGrady was a member of multiple United States Soccer Federation youth teams throughout her childhood and joined the United States women's national under-17 soccer team in 2013.[12] She went on to make 11 appearances, starting all of them, and assisted on 5 goals in 818 minutes of play.[12] In 2014, she appeared in a further 3 games, starting 2, accruing 210 minutes.[13]
McGrady joined the United States women's national under-20 soccer team in 2016 and made 3 appearances, starting 2, for 210 minutes.[14] In 2017, she progressed to the United States women's national under-23 soccer team and made 3 appearances, all starts, and contributed 2 assists in 258 minutes played.[15]
McGrady made her senior national team debut for the United States on April 8, 2018, against Mexico, as a 58th-minute substitute replacing Mallory Pugh.[16]
Honors
Stanford Cardinal
Washington Spirit
- NWSL Championship: 2021
Portland Thorns FC
References
- ^ "School of Humanities and Sciences – Bachelor of Arts: Degrees Conferred April 4, 2019". 128th Commencement. Stanford, California: Stanford University. June 16, 2019. p. 72.
- ^ a b "Stanford women's soccer signs top class of six recruits". Palo Alto Weekly. February 4, 2015.
- ^ Sabedra, Darren (February 20, 2013). "High schools: CCS suspends standout national soccer player". The Mercury News.
- ^ Wittry, Andy (December 3, 2017). "Stanford defeats UCLA 3–2 to win 2017 DI Women's Soccer Championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- ^ "Washington Spirit signs five 1st and 2nd round draft picks". Washington Spirit. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Rachel Kriger (July 15, 2020). "A healthy Tegan McGrady might be the final ingredient to Washington's success". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tegan McGrady – NWSL". NWSL. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Jason Anderson (September 11, 2020). "Washington Spirit vs. Chicago Red Stars 2020: Time, TV schedule and how to watch NWSL Fall Series online". Black and Red United. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Spirit Re-Sign Seven Players ahead of 2020 Expansion Draft". Washington Spirit. October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Rights to 2021 NWSL Champion Tegan McGrady – San Diego Wave Fútbol Club". sandiegowavefc.com. December 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Thorns FC acquire defender Tegan McGrady from San Diego Wave FC in exchange for defender Madison Pogarch" (Press release). Portland Thorns FC. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "2014 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "2015 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "2017 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "2018 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Carli Lloyd Scores 100th Goal in Wild 6–2 Win vs. Mexico". United States Soccer Federation. April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Azzi, Alex (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
External links
- Tegan McGrady at U.S. Soccer (archived)
- Stanford profile
- Washington Spirit profile Archived June 29, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- Portland Thorns FC profile
- Tegan McGrady at the National Women's Soccer League (archived)
- Tegan McGrady at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- African-American soccer players
- United States women's international soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players
- Soccer players from San Jose, California
- Santa Teresa High School alumni
- Washington Spirit draft picks
- Washington Spirit players
- San Diego Wave FC players
- Portland Thorns FC players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American women
- United States women's youth international soccer players