Meredith Madeline Speck (born February 1, 1993) is an American

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player who plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the

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Club career

A former Long Island Fury player, Speck was on the 2015 preseason roster for Portland Thorns FC. She played for

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in 2015. She signed with Western New York Flash in April 2016. The Flash won the 2016 NWSL Championship in penalties over the Washington Spirit. It was announced on January 9, 2017, that the Western New York Flash was officially sold to new ownership, moved to North Carolina, and rebranded as the North Carolina Courage. Speck made 4 appearances for the Courage, as they won the 2017 NWSL Shield. In 2018, she made 15 appearances for North Carolina, as they repeated as NWSL Shield winners. Speck was listed as an available substitute in the playoffs but did not appear in either postseason game as the Courage won the 2018 NWSL Championship.

Honors

Club

Western New York Flash * NWSL Champions:

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North Carolina Courage * NWSL Champions:

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NWSL Shield The NWSL Shield is an annual award given to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team with the best regular season record as determined by the NWSL points system. The NWSL Shield has been awarded annually since 2013 and is recognized as a ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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Yale bio
1993 births Living people American women's soccer players Yale Bulldogs women's soccer players Western New York Flash players National Women's Soccer League players People from Rockville Centre, New York Soccer players from New York (state) Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York Women's association football midfielders North Carolina Courage players Long Island Fury players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden American LGBT sportspeople LGBT association football players Lesbian sportswomen LGBT people from New York (state) {{US-women-footy-bio-stub