Tegan McGrady

Tegan McGrady
Personal information
Full name Tegan McGrady
Date of birth (1997-10-11) October 11, 1997
Place of birth San Jose, California
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Stanford
Number 9
Youth career
Team
Santa Teresa High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Stanford 53 (3)
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 United States U-17 14 (0)
2016 United States U-20 3 (0)
2017– United States U-23 3 (0)
2018– United States 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 12, 2018

Tegan McGrady (born October 11, 1997) is an American soccer player. She plays as a defender for Stanford and the United States women's national soccer team.

Early life and education

McGrady was raised in San Jose, California and attended Santa Teresa High School.[1] While at Santa Teresa, she was a three-sport student-athlete who competed in track and field and tennis in addition to soccer.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

International soccer

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.[4] She went on to make 11 appearances, starting all of them, and assisted on 5 goals in 818 minutes of play.[4] In 2014, she appeared in a further 3 games, starting 2, accruing 210 minutes.[5]

McGrady joined the United States women's national under-20 soccer team in 2016 and made 3 appearances, starting 2, for 210 minutes.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stanford women's soccer signs top class of six recruits". Palo Alto Weekly. February 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Sabedra, Darren (February 20, 2013). "High schools: CCS suspends standout national soccer player". The Mercury News.
  3. ↑ Wittry, Andy (December 3, 2017). "Stanford defeats UCLA 3-2 to win 2017 DI Women's Soccer Championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
  4. 1 2 "2014 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2015 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2017 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Carli Lloyd Scores 100th Goal in Wild 6–2 Win vs. Mexico". United States Soccer Federation. April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
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