Addison Taylor McCain (born August 28, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

Kansas City Current Kansas City Current is an American professional women's soccer team based in Kansas City, Kansas. It began play as an expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2021. History Establishment Kansas City last had an NWSL t ...

in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early life

FC Dallas Academy

Addie McCain joined the FC Dallas Juniors' team at age 7. Throughout the next 11 years, she guided her teams to conference championships, consistently playing up divisions. At the U-14 level, her team was ranked No. 3 in the nation. She spent her last seasons with the FC Dallas

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team.

Wylie East High School

In 2015, as a sophomore, she led

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to the 5A State Championship and was named the tournament MVP; scoring 19 goals the following season.

Texas A&M

Addie McCain graduated high school early to enroll at

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where she attended from 2017 to 2020. While making 75 caps with 66 starts she received several honors throughout her college career; including 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team, 2018 All-SEC Second Team, 2020 All-SEC First Team, 2020 SEC Midfielder of the Year. She graduated early to prepare for the professional game.

Club career

Kansas City Current

McCain was selected by NWSL club

as the 17th overall pick of the

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. She signed a two year deal with the team in March 2021 and made her professional debut on April 26, 2021 against the

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. McCain scored her first goal for the Kansas City Current on March 18, 2022 in the 78th minute of the opening match of the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup against

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to bring the game to a 1–1 tie, which was the final score of the game.

References

External links

NWSL Stats

Kansas City player profile

Instagram

Twitter

Texas A&M player profile
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