Rachel McCarthy (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel McCarthy | ||
| Date of birth | June 10, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | American Fork, Utah, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dallas Trinity FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Utah Celtic FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | BYU Cougars | 101 | (21) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Indy Eleven | – | (–) |
| 2024 | ETO FC Győr | 12 | (8) |
| 2024– | Dallas Trinity FC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rachel McCarthy (born June 10, 2001)[1] is an American professional soccer player from American Fork, Utah who currently plays as midfielder for the Dallas Trinity FC in the USL Super League.
Early life
[edit]McCarthy was born in American Fork, Utah, and attended American Fork High School. In 2017, she and Jamie Shepherd (classmate and future BYU teammate) won the state 6A High School championship.[2] McCarthy also played youth club soccer with Utah Celtic FC.[3]
College career
[edit]BYU Cougars
[edit]McCarthy attended Brigham Young University, playing as a midfielder and forward for the Cougars in the WCC. During her five seasons with BYU, the team qualified for the NCAA Division I tournament every year, advancing to the quarter-finals or further in three of those seasons.
In total, she made 101 appearances for the Cougars, but only started in 26 games. She was regarded as a "super-sub" for the energy she brought coming off the substitute bench. The most notable example being in a regular season matchup against #1 ranked and defending NCAA champions, UCLA. The Cougars upset the Bruins 3–1 with the second BYU goal coming from McCarthy.[4]
McCarthy played an integral role in helping the Cougars finish runner's up at the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
BYU moved to the Big 12 conference in 2023, McCarthy's final year with the team. McCarthy helped lead the team to the finals of the 2023 Big 12 tournament but would lose to the Texas Longhorns, 1–3. During the quarterfinals of the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, BYU was down 3–0 against North Carolina at halftime. McCarthy was brought in the second half of the game and BYU would score 4 goals in final 29 minutes of the game in a dramatic come-from-behind victory that sent BYU to their second ever College Cup appearance.[1]
Club career
[edit]Indy Eleven
[edit]The Indy Eleven announced that McCarthy would be joining the club on April 25, 2022.[5] The 2022 USL W League season was the first season of USL W League. Indy Eleven won the very first game in league history, defeating Kings Hammer FC 3–1 on May 6. McCarthy scored the first two goals making her the first player in team and league history with a goal and a brace.[6][7] The team went undefeated in their regular season but lost to Minnesota Aurora FC in the league's playoffs quarterfinals in July 2023.
ETO FC Győr
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, she joined Hungarian side ETO FC Győr in January 2024. The team had been the runner's up in the Női NB I league the previous two seasons and helped them finish second in the league for the 2023/2024 season, just 4 points behind league winners FTC-Telekom.[8]
Dallas Trinity FC
[edit]On June 18, 2024, McCarthy joined Dallas Trinity FC in preparation for the inaugural USL Super League season.[9]
Personal life
[edit]McCarthy graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from BYU in December 2023. She has four siblings.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rachel McCarthy". Indy Eleven. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "High school girls soccer: American Fork squeaks past Layton with 1–0 overtime win". Deseret News. 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Celtic Alumni". Utah Celtic FC. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "No. 7 BYU women's soccer shocks No. 1 UCLA, 3–1". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Rachel McCarthy". Indy Eleven. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ ""Tonight was surreal": What made the W League inaugural match so special". uslwleague.com. USL W League. May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Haenchen, Brian (May 7, 2022). "USL W League debuts with Indy Eleven victory: 'It was so much more than I expected.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ www.esportsmedia.cz, eSports cz, s r o- (2024-06-25). "ETO-játékos kerülhet a világ legerősebb bajnokságába! | ETO FC Győr". www.eto.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "MCCARTHY SIGNS WITH DALLAS TRINITY FC". byucougars.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.