Tennant McVea

Tennant McVea

Personal information
Full name	James Tennant McVea
Date of birth	(1988-01-20) 20 January 1988
Place of birth	Ballybeen, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Lionsbridge FC
Youth career
	Dungoyne Boys
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Loyola Greyhounds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Ards	23	(0)
2008–2009	Fredericksburg Gunners	20	(2)
2010	FC Lahti	26	(0)
2011–2012	Norfolk SharX (indoor)	20	(2)
2014–2017	Virginia Beach City FC
2018–	Lionsbridge FC	4	(1)
International career
2006	Northern Ireland U19	1
2006	Northern Ireland U18	3
2005–2006	Northern Ireland U18 Schools	3
2005	Northern Ireland U17	1
Managerial career
2008–2009	Fredericksburg Gunners Youth
2011	Northern Ireland U18 Schools (asst.)
2012	Beach FC Youth
2013–2015	Old Dominion Monarchs (asst.)
2016	Elon Phoenix (asst.)
2017–	Old Dominion Monarchs (assoc. head coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2020

James Tennant McVea (born 20 January 1988, in Ballybeen) is a Northern Irish footballer, who currently plays for Lionsbridge FC of USL League Two and is the associate head coach for the Old Dominion Monarchs.

Career

Early career in Northern Ireland

McVea played youth football for Dungoyne Boys before moving to Ards in 2004 where he made 23 appearances for the senior team. While at Ards he made multiple international appearances for Northern Ireland at U17, U18 and U19 levels. McVea attended Regent House Grammar School before moving to the United States to attend and play college soccer at Loyola University Maryland.

College

McVea played four years at Loyola; in his freshman season he was named to the MAAC All-Rookie, and MAAC Second Team squad. His sophomore year he was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, and earned spots on the league First Team, and the NSCAA/adidas All-North Atlantic Regional first team. In his Junior year he was again named MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, MAAC First Team and the NSCAA/ adidas All North Atlantic Region first team but was also awarded NSCAA/ adidas 1st Team All American honors and was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list. As a senior McVea was again on the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list and was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Year for a third straight year making him the first player to receive the accolade in 3 consecutive seasons. He was also a MAAC First Team selection, NSCAA/ adidas All North Atlantic Region first team selection, and was nominated for the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS Award . He finished his college career having played 83 games for the Greyhounds, with 6 goals and 2 assists to his name. He was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 40th Anniversary Men's Soccer Team on September 1, 2020.

Professional

McVea turned professional in 2010 when he signed to play for FC Lahti in the Veikkausliiga. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2010, in the team's 2010 season opener against FF Jaro.

Personal

McVea graduated from Loyola University Maryland with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations. He also minored in Business Administration.

External links

• Loyola bio Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Fc Lahti bio
• Ards FC Club Honours