Jack McInerney

Jack McInerney

Personal information
Full name	John Seamus McInerney
Date of birth	(1992-08-05) August 5, 1992
Place of birth	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Philadelphia Union
Number	9
Youth career
2004–2009	Cobb Futbol Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–	Philadelphia Union	91	(24)
2010	→ Harrisburg City Islanders (loan)	1	(0)
National team‡
2008–2009	United States U17	15	(11)
2010	United States U20	1	(1)
2011–	United States U23	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 26, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 3, 2013

John Seamus "Jack" McInerney (born August 5, 1992 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.

He is a striker known for his positioning in "picking his spots, timing his runs, holding back just behind the play only to come in and at the exact right moment exploit a spot the defense missed."^[1]

Career

Youth

McInerney graduated from Bradenton Preparatory High School in Bradenton, Florida, and played club soccer for the Cobb Futbol Club in Georgia. He was named the NSCAA National Youth Player of the Year for 2009,^[2] having already established a regional reputation as a member of the Georgia 1992 Boys Olympic Development Program.^{[citation needed]}

He also spent a week of training and evaluation under the direction of Tony Carr at the West Ham United USA Academy.^[3]

Professional

McInerney turned professional straight out of high school; he was drafted in the first round – 7th overall – of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.^[4] He made his professional debut on March 25, 2010, in the opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Seattle Sounders FC.^[5] He scored his first professional goal on May 1, 2010 in a game against Los Angeles Galaxy.^[6] Philadelphia Union supporters affectionately nickname Jack McInerney "Jack Mac".

McInerney was loaned to USL-2 club Harrisburg City Islanders on July 22, 2010.^[7][8]

McInerney's good start in MLS at a uniquely young age recalls starts by future national team players Bobby Convey, Eddie Gaven, and Jozy Altidore. His second goal of his rookie season was a game-tying goal against the New England Revolution on August 28, 2010. Four days later, McInerney scored a game-winning goal against Mexican power CD Guadalajara in a friendly match at PPL Park.^[9][10]

McInerney scored his first goal of the 2011 season against the Houston Dynamo on August 6.

McInerney became the Philadelphia Union leading consecutive games goals scorer on October 20, 2012 against Houston Dynamo in a 3-1 loss. McInerney surpassed Sebastien Le Toux and Danny Mwanga, who both had 3. McInerney now holds the franchise record with four. On March 27, 2013 McInerney was called, "The American Chicharito," in a podcast posted on the MLS website.^{[citation needed]}

International

McInerney was a member of the USA Under 15 National Team during 2006 and 2007, and as a member of the U.S. Under-17 Team scored two goals in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[11] After scoring 10 goals in the first 14 matches of the 2013 Major League Soccer season, McInerney was named to the preliminary 35-man roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Jürgen Klinsmann.^[12] McInerney was then named to the final 23-man roster for the tournament, giving him his first call-up to the senior side.^[13]

Career statistics

Updated August 3, 2013

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

External links

• MLS player profile
• FIFA Profile
• USSoccer.com Profile

v t e United States squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (5th title) 1 Rimando 2 Castillo 3 Ashe 4 Orozco Fiscal 5 Onyewu 6 Corona 7 Beasley (c) 8 Diskerud 9 Gomez 10 Donovan 11 Holden 12 S. Johnson 13 Beltran 14 Beckerman 15 Parkhurst 16 Torres 17 Bruin 18 McInerney 19 Wondolowski 20 Bedoya 21 Goodson 22 Hamid 23 Shea 24 Gonzalez 25 Besler 26 E. Johnson 27 Gordon Coach: Klinsmann