Tegan McGrady

Tegan McGrady (born October 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League.

Tegan McGrady
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-11) October 11, 1997
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 9
Youth career
Santa Teresa High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Stanford Cardinal 53 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Washington Spirit 6 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 21, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 12, 2018

Early life

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]

Club career

Washington Spirit, 2019–present

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.[4]

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.[5] She went on to make 11 appearances, starting all of them, and assisted on 5 goals in 818 minutes of play.[5] In 2014, she appeared in a further 3 games, starting 2, accruing 210 minutes.[6]

McGrady joined the United States women's national under-20 soccer team in 2016 and made 3 appearances, starting 2, for 210 minutes.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

References
  1. "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. "Washington Spirit signs five 1st and 2nd round draft picks". Washington Spirit. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. "2014 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  6. "2015 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  7. "2017 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  8. "2018 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  9. "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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