Meagan McCray
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Meagan Kelly McCray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 17, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenbrae, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Santa Clara Broncos | 44 | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Sonoma County Sol | ||
| 2009 | FC Gold Pride | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Washington Freedom | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Valur | ||
| International career | |||
| United States U-16 | |||
| 2003 | United States U-17 | ||
| 2004 | United States U-19 | ||
| 2010 | United States U-23 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Meagan Kelly McCray (born June 17, 1987) is a retired American former soccer goalkeeper.
McCray was born in Greenbrae, California and grew up in Novato, California. She attended San Marin High School.[2][3] She later attended Santa Clara University and played for the Broncos women's soccer team for four years.[2] Santa Clara qualified for three NCAA tournaments during her college career (2005-2007), including an NCAA quarterfinal appearance in 2005.[4] McCray was an All-WCC honorable mention in her sophomore and senior seasons.[5][6] McCray was selected as Santa Clara's Player of the Year, Defense MVP, and most inspirational player in her 2008 senior season.[4]
Club career
While enrolled at Santa Clara University, McCray appeared for Women's Premier Soccer League team Sonoma County Sol. She was on the club roster in 2006 and appeared in two league matches in 2007.[7][8]
McCray signed as a free agent with FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer in 2009.[9] She didn't make an appearance for the club, spending the majority of the season out injured with a separated shoulder.[10][11]
After being released by FC Gold Pride, McCray joined Washington Freedom for the 2010 season following an invitation to try out for the club from then coach Jim Gabarra. McCray would serve as a developmental player, a reserve that could be activated if a member of the 18 active player roster is injured on a given match day. She was the Freedom's third string goalie behind two players with international experience. Washington's starter Erin McLeod was Canada national team starting goalkeeper, and the back up goalkeeper was United States national team legend Briana Scurry.[11] McCray would go on to appear in a single WPS match, acting as a halftime substitute for Scurry in what would end up being the final match of Scurry's career due to a severe concussion.[12][13][14] Following the WPS season, McCray was invited to play in Brandi Chastain's retirement match, which included her making a save on former US national team player Mia Hamm.[15][16]
McCray moved to Iceland in 2011 to play for Úrvalsdeild team Valur.[16][17] McCray started for Valur in their 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League tournament home and away ties against Glasgow City. Valur would be eliminated 4–1 on aggregate.[18][19]