:Patrick McLain

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Patrick McLain

|image =

|fullname = Patrick S. McLain

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|22}}

|birth_place = Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

|height = {{convert|1.91|m|abbr=on}}

|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|collegeyears1 = 2007–2011

|college1 = Cal Poly Mustangs

|years1 = 2009

|clubs1 = Portland Timbers U23s

|caps1 = 1

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2010–2011

|clubs2 = Orange County Blue Star

|caps2 = 20

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2012–2013

|clubs3 = Chivas USA

|caps3 = 2

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2013

|clubs4 = → Los Angeles Blues (loan)

|caps4 = 0

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2014

|clubs5 = Orange County Blues

|caps5 = 15

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2015

|clubs6 = Sacramento Republic

|caps6 = 24

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2016

|clubs7 = Chicago Fire

|caps7 = 1

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2016

|clubs8 = → Saint Louis FC (loan)

|caps8 = 1

|goals8 = 0

|years9 = 2017

|clubs9 = Minnesota United

|caps9 = 0

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2018

|clubs10 = Chicago Fire

|caps10 = 5

|goals10 = 0

|years11 = 2019

|clubs11 = Orange County SC

|caps11 = 12

|goals11 = 0

|club-update = July 20, 2019

|nationalteam-update =

}}

Patrick S. McLain (born August 22, 1988, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is an American soccer goalkeeper.

Career

=Early and collegiate=

McLain attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, where he played soccer between 2007 and 2011.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} McLain earned second All-Big West second team spot his junior year after leading all conference goalkeepers with a program-record .835 save percentage and ranking second with 5.46 saves per match, third with five shut-outs and fourth with 71 saves{{cite web|author=Patrick McLain |url=http://www.gopoly.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/bios/mclain%20patrick%20ef67 |title=Patrick McLain - Cal Poly |publisher=Gopoly.com |date=1988-08-22 |accessdate=2013-10-04}}{{cite web |author=Patrick McLain |url=http://www.cdchivasusa.com/players/patrick-mclain |title=Patrick McLain | Chivas USA |publisher=Cdchivasusa.com |date=1988-08-22 |accessdate=2013-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235606/http://www.cdchivasusa.com/players/patrick-mclain |archivedate=2013-10-04 }}

=Chivas USA=

McLain signed with MLS club Chivas USA in 2012, making his debut with the club on May 5, 2013.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} He had a brief loan spell in April 2013 with USL Pro club Los Angeles Blues.{{cite web |author=Chivas USA Communications |url=http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/04/goalkeeper-patrick-mclain-sent-loan |title=Goalkeeper Patrick McLain sent on loan | Chivas USA |publisher=Cdchivasusa.com |date=2013-04-15 |accessdate=2013-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235208/http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/04/goalkeeper-patrick-mclain-sent-loan |archivedate=2013-10-04 }}

= Sacramento Republic =

McLain signed with United Soccer League club Sacramento Republic on February 17, 2015.{{cite web|title = Sacramento Republic FC Signs McLain, Re-Signs Braun and Extends Contracts for Guzman and Jakubek - Sacramento Republic FC|url = http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/sacramento-republic-fc-signs-mclain-re-signs-braun-extends-contracts-guzman-jakubek/|website = Sacramento Republic FC|accessdate = 2015-12-09|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150225105615/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/sacramento-republic-fc-signs-mclain-re-signs-braun-extends-contracts-guzman-jakubek/|archivedate = 2015-02-25}} He was named to the USL Team of the Week in week 13.{{Cite web|title = Patrick McLain Named to USL Team of the Week - Sacramento Republic FC|url = http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2015/06/mclain-team-week|website = Sacramento Republic FC|accessdate = 2015-12-09}} On December 9, 2015, Republic FC declined the option on McLain for the 2016 season.{{Cite web|title = Sacramento Republic FC Sign Goalkeeper Evan Newton - Sacramento Republic FC|url = http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2015/12/09/srfc-signs-evan-newton|website = Sacramento Republic FC|accessdate = 2015-12-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210215149/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2015/12/09/srfc-signs-evan-newton|archive-date = 2015-12-10|url-status = dead}}

= Chicago Fire =

McLain signed with MLS club Chicago Fire on January 18, 2016.{{cite web |title=Chicago Fire Sign Michael Harrington and Patrick McLain |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2016/01/18/chicago-fire-sign-michael-harrington-and-patrick-mclain |publisher=chicago-fire.com |date=January 18, 2016}} On April 22, he was sent on short-term loan to the Fire's USL affiliate Saint Louis FC.{{cite web |title=Saint Louis FC Add McLain on Short Term Loan |url=http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160422relqnm |publisher=saintlouisfc.com |date=April 22, 2016 |access-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010124613/http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160422relqnm |archive-date=October 10, 2016 |url-status=dead }} The next day, he got the start in goal for Saint Louis against Sacramento Republic, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over his old team.{{cite web |title=Saint Louis FC Defeats Sacramento Republic FC 1-0 |url=http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/201604241q4nzc |publisher=saintlouisfc.com |date=April 24, 2016}}

McLain was released by Chicago at the end of their 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2018/11/26/chicago-fire-soccer-club-exercises-contract-options-six-players|title=Chicago Fire Soccer Club Exercises Contract Options on Six Players|publisher=Chicago-Fire.com|date= |accessdate=2018-11-26}}

= Orlando City =

On December 16, 2016, McLain was selected by Orlando City in the second round of the 2016 Re-Entry Draft Stage 1.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/transactions/2017| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161124063732/http://www.mlssoccer.com/transactions/2017| archive-date = 2016-11-24| title = 2017 MLS Transactions {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}