Dawson McCartney (born October 15, 1998) is an American

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player who currently plays as a

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for

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. Dawson played for the

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through the 2020 season.

Early life

Dawson was born in Voorhees, NJ where he spent the majority of his childhood. His parents, Edward and Annemarie, played collegiate soccer and field hockey, respectively. Dawson has three siblings, Edward, Troy and Cole. Edward played soccer for

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, graduated from the

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and is an attorney at Milbank LLP. Troy played soccer at the University of Delaware, graduated from the

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and is a dentist in his orthodontic residency at the

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Club career

McCartney joined Bethlehem Steel on an academy level contract for the

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. He made his debut in a 1–0 home loss to

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, and retained his place in the team for the following game against the

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. He committed to playing

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in 2017. In 2017, he was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year and Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI First Team. In 2018 and 2019, he was named Second Team All-Ivy. He was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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. In December 2020, McCartney transferred to the

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1998 births Living people Men's association football midfielders American soccer players Philadelphia Union II players People from Voorhees Township, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey USL Championship players Sportspeople from Camden County, New Jersey Portland Timbers draft picks Dartmouth Big Green men's soccer players Reading United AC players USL League Two players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players GPS Portland Phoenix players Portland Timbers 2 players MLS Next Pro players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub