Stephanie McCaffrey
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| Full name | Stephanie McCaffrey | ||
| Date of birth | February 18, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Winchester, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boston Breakers | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Boston College Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | Boston Breakers | 19 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | United States U23 | ||
| 2015– | United States | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 30, 2015. | |||
Stephanie McCaffrey (born February 18, 1993) is an American soccer forward currently playing for Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League.
Early life
Born and raised in Winchester, Massachusetts, McCaffrey attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols where she played for the soccer team. In 2008 and 2010, she was named the Independent School League Most Valuable Player and Boston Globe All-Scholastic. After missing the 2009 season due to an injury, she led the school to the league championship in 2010 and broke the league's scoring record in a single season with 38 goals and 7 assists.[1] McCaffrey played club soccer for the FC Stars of Massachusetts and led the team to clinch the state championship and a spot in the national finals in 2010.[2][1]
Boston College Eagles, 2011–2014
McCaffrey attended Boston College and played for the Eagles from 2011 to 2014 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[3] During her freshman season, she played in every game for a total of 776 minutes and scored her first goal (a game-winner) against Rutgers University to lead the Eagles to a 1–0 win.[1] During her sophomore season, she started in 20 of the 21 games she played and was ranked second on the team for goals scored with 10 including three game-winning goals. She served seven assists ending the season with 27 points.[1] On October 23, 2012, she was named ACC Co-Player of the Week along with Caroline Miller of the University of Virginia for being directly involved in two of Boston's three goals during the week, which included a 3–2 upset of the number one and undefeated Florida State University.[4] A month later, she was suspended from playing in a NCAA tournament game against Penn State University after making several controversial tweets about Jerry Sandusky.[5] As a junior, McCaffrey started in all 24 games. Her 12 goals ranked second on the team in scoring and nine assists ranked first in assists.[1] She tied the team's record for points scored in a single game with eight (two goals, four assists) during a match against Hofstra University on September 1, 2013. McCaffrey was named to the All-ACC Academic Team and received the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement.[1] As a senior in 2014, she co-captained the team and finished the season as the second-leading scorer on the team with six goals. Her seven assists ranked first on the team.[1] McCaffrey finished her collegiate career with 32 goals ranking fifth in the history of the team and was twice named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team.[1]
Playing career
Club
Boston Breakers, 2015–present
McCaffrey was selected fifth overall by the Chicago Red Stars of the 2015 NWSL College Draft and was traded to the Boston Breakers during the second round.[6] On November 30, 2015, McCaffrey resigned with the club.
International
McCaffrey represented the United States on the United States under-23 national team from 2014–2015. In February 2015, she played with the team at the La Manga Tournament. In January 2015, she was called up to train with the senior national team. She appeared in her first match against Brazil on October 25, 2015 and also scored her first international goal in her first cap. [1][7]
International goals
| Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
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NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
| Location | Opponent | Lineup | # | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-10-25[m 1] | USAOrlando |  Brazil |
1.1 | 90+4 | Megan Rapinoe |
3–1 |
3–1 |
Friendly |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Stephanie McCaffrey". Boston Breakers. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Massachusetts State Cup Archives". Massachusetts Youth Soccer. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Stephanie McCaffrey". Boston College. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "MILLER AND MCCAFFREY NAMED ACC WOMEN'S SOCCER CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". Atlantic Coast Conference. October 22, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Boston College Soccer Player Suspended For Penn State, Sandusky Tweets". CBS. November 16, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Morgan Brian No. 1 Pick by Houston Dash in NWSL Draft". ESPN. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ↑ Yang, Stephanie (March 27, 2015). "Breakers Preseason Interview Series: Kristie Mewis and Stephanie McCaffrey". The Bent Musket. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- Match reports
- ↑ "U.S. WNT Downs Brazil 3–1 in Front of Record-Crowd in Orlando as Lauren HOliday and Lori Chalupny Play Final International Games". US Soccer. October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
External links
- U.S. Soccer player profile
- Boston Breakers player profile
- Boston College player profile
- Stephanie McCaffrey on Twitter
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