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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Norwalk, Connecticut, United States | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||
Number | 9 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Ohio State Buckeyes | 39 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Jamaica U20 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Jamaica | 2 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021 |
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McNamara received her first call-up to the senior team in June 2021. [3] She then made her senior international debut against Nigeria on 10 June 2021. [4]
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