McKenzie Mary Meehan (born December 25, 1994) is an American retired

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player who last played as a

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for

North Carolina Courage The North Carolina Courage is a professional women's soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina. It was founded on January 9, 2017, after Stephen Malik acquired National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise rights from the Western New York F ...

of the

National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...

(NWSL).

Early life

Meehan attended the

La Salle Academy } La Salle Academy is an American private, Catholic all-boys' high school in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York. The school is run by the Eastern North American District of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. ...

, scoring 181 goals and notching 28 assists in her high schools years. For her performance, she earned several accolades. Meehan was elected the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year (2010 & 2011). She was also included in the Rhode Island All-State first team and NSCAA High School All-Region (2009, 2010, 2011), NSCAA High School All-American (2010 & 2011). Meehan also helped her high school team to capture the State Championships four times in a row.

Boston College Eagles

In 2012, Meehan started attending the

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

. After missing the entire season, with an Achilles injury in 2014, she managed to score a total of 58 goals in 88 matches for the Eagles. Meehan was included in the NSCAA All-Southeast Region Third-Team and All-ACC Second-Team in 2013. In 2012, as a freshman, she was named to the All-ACC Freshman team. In 2016, as a senior, she was named to the All-ACC First Team, among other accolades along his careers with the Eagles.

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2017–2019

Meehan was chosen by

Sky Blue FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...

with the 34th overall pick in the

2017 NWSL College Draft The 2017 NWSL College Draft was the fifth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in ...

. On April 30, 2017 Meehan debuted for SBFC, when she replaced Daphne Corboz in the 80th minute of the match against

FC Kansas City FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champions ...

. She made 17 appearances in her rookie season with Sky Blue.

North Carolina Courage, 2019–2020

On June 11, 2019, Meehan was traded to

in exchange for Elizabeth Eddy.

International career

Meehan played for the United States U18 in 2012. In the beginning of 2013, she was called for the first time for the United States U20 team. She, then, played a key role in the team that secured a berth for the

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was an international association football tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, presented by Grant Connell, organized by the sport's world governing body FIFA. ...

. In the

2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. The United States went into the tournament as defending champions and successfully retained their title. The tournament was hosted by th ...

, she scored 6 goals and alongside

Tanya Samarzich Tanya Nicole Samarzich Ruiz (born 28 December 1994) is an American-born Mexican footballer who played as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey Club de Fútbol Monterrey, often known simply as Monterrey or their nickname Rayados, ...

became the competition's high scorer. On July 17, 2014, Meehan was included in the 21-players squad that would represent United States at the

. However, before the competition starts, she was cut from the roster due to an injury and was replaced by

Rachel Hill Rachel Morgan Hill (born April 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for San Diego Wave FC in the NWSL. Early life Hill has two brothers, Zach and Jake, and played indoor soccer with them on a team coached b ...

. On May 25, 2016, Meehan was called to the 20-players roster that represented United States U23 at the Nordic Tournament, an important youth competition.

References

External links

Player's Profile at USSFPlayer's Profile at Sky Blue FCPlayer's Profile at Boston College
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meehan, McKenzie 1994 births Living people American women's soccer players Boston College Eagles women's soccer players La Salle Academy alumni National Women's Soccer League players People from Glocester, Rhode Island NJ/NY Gotham FC draft picks NJ/NY Gotham FC players Soccer players from Rhode Island United States women's under-20 international soccer players Women's association football forwards North Carolina Courage players