| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Margaret Diane Boade [1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 3, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Stars | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Real Colorado | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Northwestern Wildcats | 66 | (12) |
| 2024 | UCLA Bruins | 24 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Washington Spirit | 3 | (1) |
| 2025 | Gotham FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chicago Stars | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 25, 2025 | |||
Margaret Diane Boade (born July 3, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Northwestern Wildcats and UCLA Bruins.
Boade was born in Dallas, Texas before moving to Golden, Colorado where she grew up. For high school she attended Valor Christian where she competed in basketball, soccer and track. [2] In 2018, Boade led her U-16/U-17 Real Colorado team to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Championship. [3]
Boade started her college career with the Northwestern Wildcats. In 2022, she started all 23 matches and scored seven goals, [4] leading Northwestern to match their best finish in school history. [5] The following year, she secured the program record for assists in a season with 14 assists over the course of one season. [5] [6] Boade was also named to the Mac Hermann Trophy watchlist at the end of the year. [7]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boade was granted an extra year of college eligibility. For her 5th year, she attended UCLA, where she led them to a Big 10 Women's Soccer Championship. [8] Despite the Bruins having 6 NWSL players signed after this season, they were upset in the round of 32 of the NCAA tournament.
Boade started off 2025 by training with Racing Louisville FC as a non-rostered invitee. [9] Racing Louisville ultimately did not sign Boade and later released her in February. [10]
On March 5, 2025, Boade signed a short-term injury replacement contract with NWSL club Washington Spirit. [11] Two days later, the Spirit secured the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup title after beating the Orlando Pride on penalties. [12] Boade was an unused substitute in the match. [13] She made her professional debut on March 14, 2025, coming on as a substitute in the Spirit's 2–1 victory versus the Houston Dash. [14] On May 10, she made her first career start in a road win against Chicago Stars FC. [15] In the Spirit's next match, Boade earned another start and also scored her first professional goal as the Spirit drew with Utah Royals, 3–3. [16] She did not make any further appearances before her contract expired in late June. [17]
Gotham FC signed Boade to a national team replacement contract on July 14, 2025. [18] She ultimately did not appear for Gotham before joining Chicago Stars FC on a roster relief contract on August 25. [19]
Boade was called into training camp with the United States under-23 team, practicing alongside the senior national team, in March 2025. [20]
Boade was also invited to a U-18 Camp in October 2019. [21]
Her sister, Tess Boade, plays professionally for Bay FC. [22]
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