Zac McGraw

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Zac McGraw
Personal information
Full name Zachary Lewis McGraw
Date of birth (1997-06-08) June 8, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Torrance, California, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 18
Youth career
FC Golden State
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Army Black Knights 68 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Portland Timbers 66 (2)
2022 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 4 (2)
International career‡
2023– Canada 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 30, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 9, 2023

Zachery Lewis McGraw (born June 8, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. Born in the United States, he represents the Canada national team.

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Youth and college

McGraw played as part of the USSDA academy side FC Golden State, graduated from West High School (Torrance, California) in 2015, before playing college soccer at the United States Military Academy in 2016. McGraw made 68 appearances for the Black Knights over four seasons, scoring a single goal and tallying 9 assists. McGraw, who was a four-time First Team All-Patriot League honoree and earned two USCA First Team All-Northeast Region recognition's in 2017 and 2018, and was named a 2019 USCA Third Team All-Northeast Region honoree. [2] McGraw's younger cousin, Octavia, was a collegiate goalkeeper at Ottawa University in Arizona. His fiancee, Kaitlin, was a defender and captain for Long Beach State University.

Club career

On January 13, 2020, McGraw was drafted 68th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers. [3] He became the first ever Army player drafted in MLS history. [4] McGraw signed with the Timbers on June 22, 2020. [5]

McGraw made his first appearance for Portland on May 1, 2021, starting in a 4–1 loss to FC Dallas. [6] He scored his first MLS goal for Portland on September 1, 2022, netting the game-winner in a 2–1 victory over Austin FC. [7]

International career

McGraw was born in the United States, to an African-American father and Canadian mother. He holds both American and Canadian nationality. [8] In June 2023, he was named to Canada's preliminary roster for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup . [9] On June 19 McGraw was named to the final 23-man squad. [10] He made his debut in the opening match on June 27 against Guadeloupe. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 30, 2024 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers 2021 Major League Soccer 110—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0—120
2022 22110——231
2023 281——3 [lower-alpha 2] 0311
2024 5000000050
Total662101030702
Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 2022 MLS Next Pro 42———42
Career total704101030754
  1. ↑ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played July 9, 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 202340
Total40

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References

  1. ↑ "Zac McGraw". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Zac McGraw - 2019 - Men's Soccer". Army West Point.
  3. ↑ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers select two players in final two rounds of 2020 MLS SuperDraft | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
  4. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, JD Humburg | The (June 23, 2020). "Portland Timbers sign defender Zac McGraw, the first Army player drafted in MLS history". oregonlive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Timbers, Portland. "Portland Timbers sign defender Zac McGraw | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
  6. ↑ "DALvsPOR 05-01-2021 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  7. ↑ "The Timbers shock Austin FC with a 2-1 road victory". September 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, Ryan Clarke | The (March 16, 2023). "Stepping into leadership role for Portland Timbers, Zac McGraw embraces the pressure". oregonlive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (June 1, 2023). "Current and former CPLers included as Gold Cup preliminary squads unveiled".
  10. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 19, 2023). "CanMNT announces final 23-man squad for Concacaf Gold Cup". Canadian Premier League .
  11. ↑ Canada Soccer [@CanadaSoccerEN] (June 27, 2023). "Welcome to #CANMNT Zac McGraw! #WeCAN" (Tweet). Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Zac McGraw at Soccerway. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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