Addie McCain
{{Short description|American professional soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
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| fullname = Addison Taylor McCain{{cite book |url=https://graduation.tamu.edu/graduation/media/Media/Documents/Program%20Files/December_9-11_2020-Commencement-Program.pdf |title=Texas A&M University Commencement: December 9–11, 2020 |chapter=Candidates for Master's and Baccalaureate Degrees – College of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication, Bachelor of Arts: Communication |publisher=Texas A&M University |page=17 |date=December 9, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|28}}
| birth_place = Wylie, Texas, United States
| height = 5 ft 9 in
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Fort Lauderdale United FC
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 2006–2017
| youthclubs1 = FC Dallas
| collegeyears1 = 2017–2020
| college1 = Texas A&M Aggies
| collegecaps1 = 75
| collegegoals1 = 16
| years1 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = Kansas City Current
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = Chicago Red Stars
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Fort Lauderdale United FC
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 10
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Addison Taylor McCain (born August 28, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League. She previously played for Kansas City Current and Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).{{cite web|url=https://www.kcwoso.com/team/addie-mccain|title=Addie McCain|website=NWSLSoccer.com|publisher=National Women's Soccer League|accessdate=June 16, 2021|date=June 30, 2020|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020161840/https://www.kcwoso.com/team/addie-mccain|url-status=dead}}
Early life
=FC Dallas Academy=
Addie McCain joined the FC Dallas Juniors' team at age 7. Throughout the next 11 years, she guided her teams to conference championships, consistently playing up divisions. At the U-14 level, her team was ranked No. 3 in the nation. She spent her last seasons with the FC Dallas Women's Premier Soccer League team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2017/01/19/ecnl-after-11-years-fc-dallas-addison-mccain-headed-next-chapter-texas-am|title=After 11 Years with FC Dallas, Addison McCain Headed to Next Chapter at Texas A&M|last=Baum|first=Carter|website= FC Dallas |access-date=June 16, 2021}}
=Wylie East High School=
In 2015, as a sophomore, she led Wylie East High School to the 5A State Championship and was named the tournament MVP;{{Cite web|url=http://wehsblueprint.com/sports/2015/05/27/sophomore-addie-mccain-is-mvp-soccer-player/|title=Sophomore Addie McCain is MVP soccer player|last=Blakely|first=Jessica|website= wehsblueprint |access-date=June 16, 2021}} scoring 19 goals the following season.{{Cite web|url=https://keepernotes.com/2021/05/03/a-texan-debut-in-kansas-city/|title=A Texan Debut in Kansas City|website=keepernotes|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=June 16, 2021|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702060326/https://keepernotes.com/2021/05/03/a-texan-debut-in-kansas-city/|url-status=dead}}
=Texas A&M=
Addie McCain graduated high school early to enroll at Texas A&M where she attended from 2017 to 2020. While making 75 caps with 66 starts she received several honors throughout her college career; including 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team, 2018 All-SEC Second Team, 2020 All-SEC First Team, 2020 SEC Midfielder of the Year. She graduated early to prepare for the professional game.{{cite web |url=https://12thman.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/addie-mccain/7185 |title=Addie McCain |access-date=June 16, 2021}}
Club career
=Kansas City Current=
McCain was selected by NWSL club Kansas City as the 17th overall pick of the 2021 NWSL Draft.{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Article/Addie-McCain-Texas-AM-soccer-2021-NWSL-Draft-Kansas-City-159245792/|title=Texas A&M's Addie McCain a second-round pick in NWSL Draft|last=Perroni|first=Brian|website= Gigem247 |access-date=June 16, 2021}} She signed a two-year deal with the team in March 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.kbtx.com/2021/03/03/mccain-signs-with-kansas-city-nwsl/|title=McCain Signs with Kansas City NWSL|website= KBTX3 |date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2021}} and made her professional debut on April 26, 2021, against the Houston Dash.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/addie-mccain/694056/ |title=Addie McCain |access-date=June 16, 2021}} McCain scored her first goal for the Kansas City Current on March 18, 2022, in the 78th minute of the opening match of the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup against Racing Louisville FC to bring the game to a 1–1 tie, which was the final score of the game.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} She was waived by the Current in December 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-waives-midfielder-addie-mccain | title=Kansas City Current waives midfielder Addie McCain - Kansas City Current | date=December 23, 2022 }}
=Chicago Red Stars=
She signed with Chicago Red Stars in January 2023.{{cite web | url=https://chicagoredstars.com/first-team/chicago-red-stars-sign-midfielder-addie-mccain/ | title=Chicago Red Stars Sign Midfielder Addie McCain | date=January 9, 2023 }} She was released by Chicago in February 2024.{{cite web | url=https://chicagoredstars.com/first-team/chicago-red-stars-2024-preseason-roster-update/ | title=Chicago Red Stars 2024 Preseason Roster Update | date=February 26, 2024 }}
=Fort Lauderdale United FC=
She signed with Fort Lauderdale United FC in May 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.ftlutd.com/news/2024/05/24/fort-lauderdale-united-fc-secures-a-goal-scoring-gem-addie-mccain/ | title=Fort Lauderdale United FC secures a goal-scoring gem: Addie McCain }} On August 17 in her club debut, she scored her first league goal as well as the first goal in club history against Spokane Zephyr FC in a 1–1 draw. On September 22, 2024, McCain scored her first career hat-trick against Lexington SC, the second hat trick ever in USLS league history.
Career Statistics
= Club =
{{updated|September 22, 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |NWSL Challenge Cup ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |Kanas City Current
|2021 | rowspan="3" |NWSL |15 |0 |1 |0 |16 |0 |
| 2022
|10 |0 |7 |1 |17 |1 |
| Chicago Red Stars
|2023 |1 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |
| Fort Lauderdale United FC
|23 |10 | colspan="2" |— |23 |10 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!30 !5 !9 !1 !58 !11 |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/addie-mccain/stats NWSL Stats]
- [https://www.kcwoso.com/team/addie-mccain Kansas City player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020161840/https://www.kcwoso.com/team/addie-mccain |date=October 20, 2021 }}
- [https://www.instagram.com/addiemccain/ Instagram]
- [https://twitter.com/Addie_McCain Twitter]
- [https://12thman.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/addie-mccain/7185 Texas A&M player profile]
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Category:USL Super League players