Drew Alan McAthy (born September 10, 1982) is a retired American

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player.

Playing career

Youth and college

McAthy played high school

for

Huntington Beach High School Huntington Beach High School (HBHS) is a public high school in Huntington Beach, California. Built in 1906, it is part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HBHS is a California Distinguished School. Huntington Beach High School is ...

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. He set school records for career goals at 41, career assists at 28, and assists in one season. He was also recognized as a "Scholar with Distinction" upon graduation from HBHS. His prowess on the field and in the classroom led to being recruited to the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduate ...

to play

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on scholarship by coach

Tim Vom Steeg Timothy Harold Vom Steeg (born October 29, 1966) is an American collegiate soccer head coach who is currently with the University of California, Santa Barbara men's soccer team. He has been with the Gauchos since 1999 and is the most successful ...

. With the

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, he played for 4 years, eventually leading the team to the

2004 Division I Men's College Cup The 2004 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I. This year's College Cup Final Four was held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. All the other games were played at the home field of th ...

where the Gauchos fell in

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in the championship game to

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

. He was named the 2004 College Cup’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player for the tournament. While at university, McAthy played for two different

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teams to gain experience and keep fitness throughout the summer. In 2003, he appeared in 9 games and scored 2 goals for

Orange County Blue Star Orange County Blue Star was an American soccer team based in Irvine, California. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Weste ...

alongside UCSB teammate Dan Kennedy. The next season, he played for

Cape Cod Crusaders Cape Cod Crusaders were an American association football, soccer team based in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1994, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyrami ...

and scored 5 goals with 2 assists in 9 games.

Professional

Upon graduating from UCSB, McAthy was drafted by the

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began play ...

in the 2nd Round, 19th Overall, of the

2005 MLS Supplemental Draft Following the signature of the first MLS players' union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. As a result, the Supplemental Draft was re-incarnated to hold the additional rounds. The 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, held on February 4 ...

. McAthy elected not to join up with the Galaxy and was drafted by the

Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to: Places *El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain *Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines *Puerto Colombia, Colombia *Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela *Puerto Galera, Orient ...

in the 1st Round, 1st Overall, of the 2005 USL First Division College Draft. McAthy joined the Puerto Rico Islanders and played the 2005 season with them, scoring once in 23 games. He then signed with

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

the next season. McAthy appeared in 14 games without scoring a goal and was released at the end of the season.

References

External links

UC Santa Barbara player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McAthy, Drew 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Huntington Beach, California American soccer players Men's association football forwards UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players Orange County Blue Star players Cape Cod Crusaders players Puerto Rico Islanders players USL First Division players USL League Two players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico Soccer players from California LA Galaxy draft picks NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player winners