Meg McLaughlin

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Meg McLaughlin
Personal information
Full name Meg Louise McLaughlin
Date of birth (1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Paddington, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Canberra United
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2013–2016 Canberra United 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:36, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Meg Louise McLaughlin (born 20 March 1995) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who most recently played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League. [1]

With Monaro Panthers in the Canberra Premier League, she broke the goalscoring record with 30 goals in 18 appearances in a single season. [2] Her career was affected by knee injuries; she missed the entire 2014–15 season due to knee problems. [3]

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References

  1. Canberra United profile
  2. Ford, Brent (8 August 2014). "Record year, big stage convince Meg McLaughlin not to miss W-League season". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. Gaskin, Lee (21 November 2015). "W-League: Canberra United striker Meg McLaughlin returns after surgery to both knees". The Canberra Times . Retrieved 13 March 2021.