Garrett McLaughlin

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Garrett McLaughlin
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-10) November 10, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Forward Madison
Number 12
Youth career
Oklahoma FC 97
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 SMU Mustangs 72 (36)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 OKC Energy U23 27 (4)
2020 Rio Grande Valley FC 11 (0)
2021 Toronto FC II 25 (8)
2022–2024 North Carolina FC 71 (23)
2024– Forward Madison 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 24, 2024

Garrett McLaughlin (born November 10, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays for USL League One side Forward Madison FC.

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Early life

McLaughlin played high school soccer at Heritage Hall, where he was a two-time Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year [1] and led the school to 3 state championships. [2] [3]

College career

McLaughlin played four years of college soccer at Southern Methodist University between 2016 and 2019. McLaughlin made 72 appearances, scored 36 goals and tallied 13 assists for the Mustangs. [4] He was named the 2016 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, first team All-AAC in 2017 and 2019, second team All-AAC in 2018, and United Soccer Coaches third team All-American in 2017. [5]

Club career

While at college, McLaughlin appeared for USL PDL side OKC Energy U23. [6]

On January 9, 2020, McLaughlin was selected 8th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo. [7]

On February 27, 2020, McLaughlin signed for Houston's USL Championship affiliate side Rio Grande Valley FC. [8] He made his professional debut on March 8, 2020, starting in a 5–1 loss to LA Galaxy II. [9]

On April 22, 2021, McLaughlin signed with USL League One side Toronto FC II. [6] He scored two goals on his debut for the club on May 22, 2021, against North Texas SC. [10] On July 18, he scored a hat trick in a 4–2 victory over North Carolina FC, including a bicycle kick on his second goal. [11] [12] He finished the season as the team's leading goal scorer with 8 goals [13] and was named Player of the Week twice. [14] [15] After the season, he went on trial with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. [16]

McLaughlin joined North Carolina FC on February 11, 2022. [13] On May 30, 2022, McLaughlin was named USL League One Player of the Week for Week 9 of the 2022 season, in recognition of his brace over Richmond Kickers on May 28. [17]

After making ten appearances for North Carolina in their 2024 season, McLaughlin was transferred to Forward Madison on June 25. [18] McLaughlin stated in an interview that his contract with Forward Madison would run through the 2025 season. [19]

Career statistics

As of August 24, 2024. [20] [21]

ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OKC Energy U23 2016 Premier Development League 12000——120
2017 8100——81
2018 73———73
Total274000000274
Rio Grande Valley FC 2020 USL Championship 110———110
Toronto FC II 2021 USL League One 258———258
North Carolina FC 2022 USL League One 3014—10—3114
2023 3192010—329
2024 USL Championship 100—20—120
Total71232040007723
Forward Madison FC 2024 USL League One 50——3181
Career Total1393520403114836

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    2. ↑ Evans, Murray (May 14, 2016). "Class 5A boys soccer: Heritage Hall rolls to 4-1 win over McGuinness". The Oklahoman .
    3. ↑ Unrah, Jacob (May 10, 2016). "Heritage Hall's Garrett McLaughlin named Gatorade Oklahoma Player of year again". The Oklahoman .
    4. ↑ "Garrett McLaughlin SMU Mustangs profile". SMU Mustangs .
    5. ↑ "M Soccer 2020-21 Factbook (PDF)" (PDF). SMU Mustangs .
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    7. ↑ "Dynamo Select Garrett McLaughlin, Luka Prpa In MLS SuperDraft". Houston Dynamo FC . January 9, 2020.
    8. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC sign Houston Dynamo Draft Picks Garrett McLaughlin and Luka Prpa". Rio Grande Valley FC . February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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    13. 1 2 "Garrett McLaughlin joins 2022 North Carolina FC roster". North Carolina FC . February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
    14. ↑ "Toronto FC II's Garrett McLaughlin named Player of the Week". Toronto FC . May 24, 2021.
    15. ↑ "TFC II's Garrett McLaughlin named Player of the Week". Toronto FC . July 19, 2021.
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    19. ↑ McLaughlin, Garrett; Meerman, Mitchell; Pieters, Grant; Schmidt, Andrew (August 13, 2024). "NDZ Live 060: New Blood with Garrett McLaughlin" (Podcast). New Dogma Zine. Event occurs at 47:33. Retrieved August 26, 2024. You're kinda not saying it, but you're kind of saying it, that you may be here next year as well." "Well yeah, I signed for this year and next year.
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