Meaghan Nally

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Meaghan Nally

| image =

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| fullname = Meaghan Elizabeth Nally{{cite news |url=https://msb.georgetown.edu/news-story/undergraduate-class-of-2020-recognized-for-academic-honors/ |title=Undergraduate Class of 2020 Recognized for Academic Honors |work=Georgetown University |date=June 5, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|30}}

| birth_place = Fairfax, Virginia, United States

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|order=flip}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = OB Q

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = 2008–2016

| youthclubs1 = FC Virginia

| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019

| college1 = Georgetown Hoyas

| collegecaps1 = 88

| collegegoals1 = 8

| years1 = 2020–2024

| clubs1 = Portland Thorns

| caps1 = 25

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = → Turbine Potsdam (loan)

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = United States U23

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = October 9, 2024

| nationalteam-update =

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = OB Q

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 1

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Meaghan Elizabeth Nally (born June 30, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Danish Women's League club Odense Boldklub Q.

Career

Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Nally began her career at FC Virginia where she played from 2008 to 2016, before she began playing college soccer for the Georgetown Hoyas.{{cite web |title=Meaghan Nally - Georgetown Hoyas |url=https://guhoyas.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/meaghan-nally/11035 |website=Georgetown Hoyas}} During her first season, she appeared in 21 games, starting once against the USC Trojans in the 2016 Women's College Cup. The next season, she started 20 games for the Hoyas, scoring 3 goals, before appearing in all 25 games for her college in 2018.

=Portland Thorns, 2020–2024=

On January 16, 2020, Nally was selected with the 25th overall pick in the NWSL College Draft by the Portland Thorns.{{cite news |title=Meaghan Nally Selected by Portland Thorns in 2020 NWSL Draft |url=https://guhoyas.com/news/2020/1/16/womens-soccer-meaghan-nally-selected-by-portland-thorns-in-2020-nwsl-draft.aspx |access-date=April 16, 2021 |work=Georgetown Hoyas |date=January 16, 2020}} After not appearing for the Thorns in the NWSL Challenge Cup, Nally was loaned out to German Frauen-Bundesliga club Turbine Potsdam.{{cite news |last1=Little |first1=Grant |title=How Celeste Boureille and Meaghan Nally's loan spells went |url=https://www.stumptownfooty.com/2021/1/6/22214956/celeste-boureille-and-meaghan-nally-loan-spells-portland-thorns-nwsl-bundesliga-french-division |access-date=April 16, 2021 |work=Stumptown Footy |date=January 6, 2021}} She played 9 matches while in Germany, helping her side keep four cleansheets.

In 2021, Nally returned from her loan and made her professional debut for the Thorns on April 15, 2021, against the Chicago Red Stars in the Challenge Cup. She came on as an 83rd-minute substitute in the 1–0 victory.{{cite web |title=Chicago Red Stars 0–1 Portland Thorns |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/16/united-states/nwsl-challenge-cup/chicago-red-stars/portland-thorns/3471580/ |website=Soccerway}}

On July 26, 2024, Nally was waived.{{Cite web |title=Portland Thorns Waive Defender Meaghan Nally - Portland Thorns |url=https://www.thorns.com/news/portland-thorns-waive-defender-meaghan-nally |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=www.thorns.com}}

= Odense Boldklub Q, 2024– =

In August 2024, Nally signed a contract with Odense Boldklub Q in the Danish Women's 1st Division.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=Meaghan Nally: Vi har respekt for FCN, men går selvfølgelig efter 3 point |url=https://ob.dk/nyheder/2024/august/meaghan-nally-vi-har-respekt-for-fcn-men-gar-selvfolgelig-efter-3-point |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=ob.dk |language=da}} She made her first appearance for the club on August 10 and scored one goal.{{Cite web |title=Odense Boldklub Q schedule - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Odense+Boldklub+Q+schedule&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1021US1021&oq=Odense+Boldklub+Q+schedule&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCDIyNDhqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11w4b50kfz;2;/m/07k4hcx;ln;fp;1;;; |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.google.com}}

Career statistics

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Total
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=3\|Portland Thorns \|2020 \|National Women's Soccer League	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0
2021 \|National Women's Soccer League	0	0	1	0	—	—	1	0
colspan=2\|Total !0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0
rowspan=1\|Turbine Potsdam (loan) \|2020–21 \|Frauen-Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	—	—	10	0
colspan=3\|Career total !9\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|11\|\|0

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

NWSL Challenge Cup: 2021
NWSL Championship: 2022{{Cite web |last=Azzi |first=Alex |date=October 30, 2022 |title=Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner |url=https://onherturf.nbcsports.com/2022/10/29/portland-thorns-win-2022-nwsl-championship/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=On Her Turf |language=en-US}}