Reed McKenna

{{short description|American soccer player (born 1992)}}

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|fullname = Reed Anthony McKenna

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|8}}

|birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

|height = {{convert|1.78|m|abbr=on}}

|position = Forward

|currentclub = FC Mulhouse Portland

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|youthyears1 = 2008–2010

|youthclubs1 = Nomads SC

|youthyears2 = 2010–2011

|youthclubs2 = San Diego Surf

|collegeyears1 = 2011–2012

|college1 = UCLA Bruins

|collegeyears2 = 2013–2014

|college2 = UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

|years1 = 2011–2012

|clubs1 = Orange County Blue Star

|caps1 = 8

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2013–2014

|clubs2 = Portland Timbers U23s

|caps2 = 11

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2015

|clubs3 = Oklahoma City Energy FC

|caps3 = 2

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2016–2018

|clubs4 = Ventura County Fusion

|caps4 = 10

|goals4 = 5

|years5 = 2018–2019

|clubs5 = FC Mulhouse Portland

|caps5 = 9

|goals5 = 4

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|club-update = 13 May 2019

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Reed Anthony McKenna (born August 8, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Mulhouse Portland in the National Premier Soccer League.

Early life and education

McKenna was born in Columbus, Ohio on August 8, 1992. His family relocated to Hawaii, where he attended Punahou School as a freshman and played on their varsity boys soccer team. He would later relocate with his family to San Diego, where McKenna attended Rancho Bernardo High School. He finished his high school career in San Diego and was named as an ESPN RISE first-team All-American.

He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played collegiate soccer. In his two seasons with the Bruins, he made 16 appearances.

After the 2012 season, McKenna transferred to University of California, Santa Barbara. During his time with the Gauchos men's soccer team, he made a total of 41 appearances and tallied four goals and two assists.

McKenna also played in the Premier Development League for Orange County Blue Star and Portland Timbers U23s while enrolled in college.{{cite web|title=2011 Orange County Blue Star stats|url=http://uslpdl.com/teams/2011/roster/22364.html|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=26 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526064827/http://uslpdl.com/teams/2011/roster/22364.html|archivedate=26 May 2015}}{{cite web|title=2012 Orange County Blue Star stats|url=http://uslpdl.com/teams/2012/22364.html#STATS|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=26 May 2015}}{{cite web|title=2013 Portland Timbers U23s stats|url=http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2013/13598694.html#STATS|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=26 May 2015}}{{cite web|title=2014 Portland Timbers U23s stats|url=http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/13598694.html#STATS|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=26 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227090449/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/13598694.html#STATS|archivedate=27 February 2015}}

Career

On March 12, 2015, McKenna signed a professional contract with USL club Oklahoma City Energy FC.{{cite web|title=OKC Energy FC signs Reed McKenna|url=http://www.energyfc.com/press-release/okc-energy-fc-signs-reed-mckenna/|website=EnergyFC.com|publisher=Oklahoma City Energy FC|accessdate=26 May 2015|date=12 March 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404005931/http://www.energyfc.com/press-release/okc-energy-fc-signs-reed-mckenna/|archivedate=4 April 2015}} Two months later, he made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw against Whitecaps FC 2.{{cite web|last1=Devji|first1=Farhan|title=Whitecaps FC 2 extend home unbeaten streak in entertaining 2-2 draw with OKC Energy FC|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/2015/05/wfc2-entertaining-draw-okc|website=WhitecapsFC.com|accessdate=26 May 2015|date=17 May 2015}} He made two appearances for the club.{{Cite web |url=http://www.energyfc.com/statistics/ |title=Energy FC Overall Individual Statistics |website=Oklahoma City Energy FC |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104202934/http://www.energyfc.com/statistics/ |archivedate=January 4, 2016 |accessdate=February 20, 2020}}

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