Christopher McVey

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Christopher McVey
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McVey training with Inter Miami CF in 2023
Personal information
Full name Christopher Donald McVey [1]
Date of birth (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Borås, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender [2]
Team information
Current team
San Diego FC
Number 97
Youth career
–2009 Sparsörs AIK
2009–2017 Elfsborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Elfsborg 32 (0)
2019Dalkurd (loan) 16 (1)
2022–2023 Inter Miami CF 50 (1)
2024 D.C. United 27 (1)
2025– San Diego FC 0 (0)
International career
2014 Sweden U17 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 October 2024

Christopher Donald McVey (born 12 April 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC.

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Club career

McVey started his career as a youth player at Sparsörs AIK [3] and later joined IF Elfsborg at the age of 12 and its A-team in 2017. [4]

On 4 March 2019, McVey joined Superettan side Dalkurd on loan until 15 July 2019. [5]

On 14 January 2022, McVey signed a three-year deal with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF. [6]

On 1 February 2024, D.C. United acquired McVey on a transfer from Inter Miami. [7] D.C. United declined his contract option following their 2024 season. [8] He was traded to expansion team San Diego FC on 11 December 2024 and signed a two-year contract. [9]

International career

In 2014, McVey played for the Sweden national under-17 team. [10]

Personal life

He holds both an American passport and a Swedish passport. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Elfsborg 2017 Allsvenskan 100010
2018 100010
2020 703 [a] 2102
2021 2304 [b] 05 [c] 0320
Total320725000442
Dalkurd (loan) 2019 Superettan 1612 [d] 0181
Inter Miami CF 2022 Major League Soccer 3413 [e] 01 [f] 0381
2023 1604 [e] 03 [g] 0230
Total501703010611
D.C. United 2024 Major League Soccer2711 [g] 000281
Career total125316290101515
  1. Two appearances and one goal in 2019–20 Svenska Cupen, one appearance and one goal in 2020–21
  2. Three appearances in 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, one appearance in 2021–22
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. One appearance in 2018–19 Svenska Cupen, one appearance in 2019–20
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in U.S. Open Cup
  6. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  7. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Honours

Inter Miami CF

References

  1. "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Inter Miami CF (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 30 January 2024. p. 14. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Christopher McVey at WorldFootball.net
  3. En fd SAIKare i Allsvenskan!, sparsorsaik.nu, 2 October 2017
  4. Christopher McVey går till Dalkurd, svenskafans.com, 4 March 2019
  5. "Christopher McVey går till Dalkurd". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 4 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Christopher McVey | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  7. "D.C. United Acquired Swedish Defender Christopher McVey from Inter Miami CF in Exchange for a 2024 International Slot | DC United". dcunited. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. "D.C. United Announces 2024 End-of-Year Roster Decisions | DC United". dcunited.
  9. "San Diego FC acquire Christopher McVey from DC United". MLSsoccer.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. "Österrike värdiga segrare i Bollnäs - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  11. "Uppgifter: Beckham vill värva allsvensk mittback". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. Christopher McVey at Soccerway . Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  13. Sigal, Jonathan (20 August 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 21 August 2023.