McKenzie Meehan

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McKenzie Meehan
Personal information
Full name McKenzie Mary Meehan [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-25) December 25, 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Glocester, Rhode Island, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
La Salle Academy
2009–2011 Scorpions SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Boston College Eagles 88 (58)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Sky Blue FC 31 (0)
2019–2020 North Carolina Courage 3 (1)
International career
2012 United States U18
2013–2014 United States U20
2016 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 11, 2019

McKenzie Mary Meehan (born December 25, 1994) is an American retired soccer player who last played as a forward for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Early life

Meehan attended the La Salle Academy, scoring 181 goals and notching 28 assists in her high schools years. For her performance, she earned several accolades. Meehan was elected the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year (2010 & 2011). She was also included in the Rhode Island All-State first team and NSCAA High School All-Region (2009, 2010, 2011), NSCAA High School All-American (2010 & 2011). Meehan also helped her high school team to capture the State Championships four times in a row.

Boston College Eagles

In 2012, Meehan started attending the Boston College. After missing the entire season, with an Achilles injury in 2014, she managed to score a total of 58 goals in 88 matches for the Eagles. Meehan was included in the NSCAA All-Southeast Region Third-Team and All-ACC Second-Team in 2013. In 2012, as a freshman, she was named to the All-ACC Freshman team. In 2016, as a senior, she was named to the All-ACC First Team, among other accolades along his careers with the Eagles. [2] [3]

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2017–2019

Meehan was chosen by Sky Blue FC with the 34th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. [4] [5] On April 30, 2017 Meehan debuted for SBFC, when she replaced Daphne Corboz in the 80th minute of the match against FC Kansas City. She made 17 appearances in her rookie season with Sky Blue. [6] [7]

North Carolina Courage, 2019–2020

On June 11, 2019, Meehan was traded to North Carolina Courage in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy. [8]

International career

Meehan played for the United States U18 in 2012. In the beginning of 2013, she was called for the first time for the United States U20 team. She, then, played a key role in the team that secured a berth for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In the 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, she scored 6 goals and alongside Tanya Samarzich became the competition's high scorer. On July 17, 2014, Meehan was included in the 21-players squad that would represent United States at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [9] However, before the competition starts, she was cut from the roster due to an injury and was replaced by Rachel Hill. [10]

On May 25, 2016, Meehan was called to the 20-players roster that represented United States U23 at the Nordic Tournament, an important youth competition. [11]

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  2. ↑ "McKenzie Meehan – 2016 Women's Soccer". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ Balf, Celia. "BC's McKenzie Meehan is fully back for redshirt senior season". Excelle Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Berestecki, Laura (January 12, 2017). "McKenzie Meehan Selected 34th Overall in 2017 NWSL Draft". BC Interruption. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Lee, Allison (January 12, 2017). "Sky Blue FC select McKenzie Meehan with No. 34 pick". Once a Metro. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sky Blue vs Kansas City 1–0". Scoresway. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Meehan, McKenzie. "Small Details". The Athletes Guide. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ Communications, NC Courage (June 11, 2019). "North Carolina Courage Trade Elizabeth Eddy to Sky Blue FC in Exchange for McKenzie Meehan". North Carolina Courage.
  9. ↑ "Head coach Michelle French names USA'S FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup roster". US Soccer. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Rachel Hill called to United States U-20 Women's World Cup squad". UConn Huskies. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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