American soccer player
Ian Thomas McGrath (born July 17, 1996) is an American fiormer professional soccer player who played as a midfielder .
Early and personal life
McGrath was born in Crestwood, Illinois , the middle of three brothers,[ 1] and he attended Lincoln-Way West High School .[ 1]
Career
After playing at youth level for the Chicago Fire , McGrath played college soccer for the Evansville Purple Aces between 2014 and 2017.[ 1] and scored 26 goals in 71 appearances.[ 3]
McGrath spent time in the National Premier Soccer League with FC Buffalo in the 2016 season, and in the USL Championship with Nashville SC in the 2018 season.[ 4] [ 5] Whilst at Nashville, McGrath spent time on loan at Inter Nashville FC , also in the National Premier Soccer League,[ 6] scoring one in 4 appearances.[ 5]
In January 2019, McGrath signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South , after a successful two week trial.[ 3] [ 5] McGrath debuted on February 2, 2019, in a 3–0 league defeat versus the Bairns at the Falkirk Stadium .[ 7]
In August 2019, McGrath signed for National Independent Soccer Association club Philadelphia Fury for the league's inaugural season.[ 8]
In September 2019, McGrath signed for USL Championship club OKC Energy FC .[ 9]
In February 2020, McGrath signed for Chattanooga FC ahead of its inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association .[ 10] [ 11] On February 29, he scored the first professional goal in the team's history against Oakland Roots SC .[ 12]
Career statistics
As of September 30, 2020.
References
^ a b c d "Profile" . Evansville Purple Aces. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
^ a b c Ian McGrath at Soccerway. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ a b "Ian McGrath signs with Scottish Championship side Queen of the South F.C." Evansville Purple Aces. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
^ "NPSL ALUMS JORDAN DUNSTAN, IAN MCGRATH RISE TO PRO RANKS WITH NASHVILLE SC" . National Premier Soccer League. February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
^ a b c "Ian McGrath" . Queen of the South F.C. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
^ "FOUR MORE NASHVILLE SC PLAYERS TO HEAD OUT ON LOAN" . Nashville SC. June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
^ "Games played by Ian McGrath in 2018/2019" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
^ "First Team | Philadelphia Fury" . philadelphiafury.com . Retrieved September 1, 2019 .
^ Vaughn, Tyler (September 21, 2019). "Energy FC Bolsters Squad with Two Signings" . OKC Energy FC . Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
^ "Chattanooga FC Signs Midfielder Ian McGrath for 2020 Season" . Chattanooga FC . February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
^ "Ian McGrath signs with Chattanooga FC" . University of Evansville Athletics . Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
^ Moryan, Angela (February 29, 2020). "CFC draws with Oakland in first pro match" . WDEF . Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
^ "National Premier Soccer League - FC Buffalo 2016 Match Reports" . npsl.bonzidev.com . Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
^ "National Premier Soccer League - Inter Nashville FC 2018 Match Reports" . npsl.bonzidev.com . Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
^ "Games played by Ian McGrath in 2018/2019" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
^ a b c "Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association" . www.nisaofficial.com .