McKinley Tennyson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | McKinley Tennyson, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | March 24, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Monterey, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | UCLA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | GIF Sundsvall | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Portland Timbers | 52 | (29) |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| United States U17 | 2 | (0) | |
| 1997–1998 | United States U20 | 6 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McKinley Tennyson (born March 24, 1979, in Monterey, California) is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.
Tennyson grew up the son of a U.S. Army officer, moving every few years. When he was eight, the family settled in Indianapolis, Indiana, where Tennyson lived until graduating from North Central High School.[1] Tennyson won four consecutive state championships with the North Central soccer team while being selected as a 1995 and 1996 Parade Magazine High School All American. In 1997, he entered UCLA where he would play on the men's soccer team until 2000.[2] In 1997, Tennyson and his teammates won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship and in 2000, he was a second team All American.[3] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2004.
National team
Tennyson earned two caps with the United States U-17 men's national soccer team and six with the U.S. U-20 national team.[4] He was an integral part of the team as it qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, but was not selected for the roster at the finals.[5]