Tiffany McCarty

Tiffany McCarty
McCarty playing for Washington Spirit, 2013
Personal information
Full name Tifanny Janea McCarty[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-14) December 14, 1990 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Laurel, Maryland, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Þór/KA
Number 16
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Florida State Seminoles 98 (63)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Washington Freedom
2011 Pali Blues
2013 Washington Spirit 21 (2)
2013 → Albirex Niigata Ladies (loan)
2014–2015 Houston Dash 37 (5)
2016 FC Kansas City 16 (2)
2017–2018 Medkila IL 8 (0)
2018–2019 Washington Spirit 2 (1)
2020 Selfoss 16 (9)
2021 Breiðablik 17 (8)
2022 Þór/KA 14 (3)
International career
2007 United States U17
2009–2010 United States U20
2013 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2020

Tifanny Janea McCarty (born December 14, 1990) is an American soccer forward who last played for Þór/KA in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She previously played for the Houston Dash, and FC Kansas City, and Washington Spirit in the NWSL as well as Albirex Niigata Ladies in Japan's Nadeshiko League and Medkila IL in Norway.

Early life

McCarty attended St. John's College High School, where she finished her high school career as the all-time leading scorer in goals (191) and assists (74). Her 191 goals broke the Washington Metro area (including Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia) scoring record. She led the WCAC Conference in scoring for four straight years while guiding St. Johns to two WCAC Conference Championships. In 2008, she was named a PARADE All-American. She was a three-time NSCAA/adidas High School All-American and a two-time NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American. She was named NSCAA/adidas South Regional All-American (2005–07) and State Player of the Year in the District of Columbia from 2005 to 2007. She was named Gatorade Player of the Year in the District of Columbia from 2005 to 2007.[3] McCarty was named a top 25 recruit by Soccer Buzz and was a member of the Maryland state Olympic Development Program (ODP) squad from 2002 to 2007. She was also a member of the Region I Regional Team from 2003 to 2007. McCarty captained the ODP Regional championship team in 2005 and helped the Maryland squad to the 2006 ODP national championship.[4]

McCarty also played with the club team, Freestate Shooters. In 2004, she helped the team win the 2004 Maryland state cup championship. In 2007, as captain of the team, she led the team to the 2007 Region I Premier League championship and the 2007 US Club Soccer national championship.[4]

Florida State Seminoles, 2008–2012

McCarty attended Florida State University, where she played for the Seminoles for four years, making 98 appearances, scoring 63 goals and providing 24 assists. She was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy in 2009 and 2011.[5][6]

Club career

Washington Freedom, 2007–2009

McCarty was striker for the Washington Freedom of the W-League for three seasons in 2007, 2008 and 2009 capturing the league championship in 2007. She scored a goal in the championship match against the Atlanta Silverbacks and earned W-League Team of the Week Honorable Mention honors in 2009.[4]

Pali Blues, 2011

McCarty played for the Pali Blues of the W-League during the summer of 2011.[7]

Washington Spirit, 2013

McCarty was selected in the first round (second overall) of the 2013 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[8][9] During the team's first regular season match against the Boston Breakers, she scored the team's lone goal.[10]

Loan to Albirex Niigata, 2013

On September 25, 2013, Tiffany McCarty was loaned out to Nadeshiko League club Albirex Niigata Ladies in Japan.[11]

Houston Dash, 2014–2015

On January 10, 2014, the Houston Dash selected McCarty with the second pick in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.[12]

FC Kansas City, 2016

On January 13, 2016, McCarty was traded to FC Kansas City along with Jessica McDonald for the 8th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[13] McCarty would choose not to play for FC Kansas City in the 2017 season, opting to play in Norway instead.[14]

Medkila IL, 2017–2018

McCarty signed with Medkila IL in the Toppserien. The Team was relegated following a 12th-place finish in the 2017 season.[15]

Washington Spirit, 2018

On August 30, 2018, McCarty was signed as a National Team Replacement Player by the Washington Spirit for their final game of the 2018 NWSL Season and ended up playing 70 minutes in that September 2 match.[16][17] McCarty was named to Washington's roster ahead of the 2019 NWSL season.[18]

Iceland

McCarty played with Selfoss in the summer of 2020, scoring 9 goals in 16 Úrvalsdeild games, and with Breiðablik in 2021 where she netted 8 goals in 17 games. McCarty won the Icelandic Cup with Breiðablik and scored in the cup final. In January 2022, she signed with Þór/KA[19] where she netted 3 goals in 14 matches.

International career

McCarty has represented the United States at various youth levels, including Under-17s, Under-18s Under-20s. In 2013, she was a member of the United States under-23 women's national soccer team that won the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga Club, Spain.[20][21]

Awards

  • NWSL Goal of the Week: Week 20, 2019[22]

References

  1. ^ Tiffany McCarty at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060521081434/http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_84-2006U-16GNTPool.html [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Player of the Year: Tiffany McCarty". ESPN. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Tiffany McCarty". Florida State University. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "Tiffany McCarty". Washington Spirit. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "FSU's Tiffany McCarty Named To ESPN's All-Decade Girls' Soccer Team". WCTV. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "Pali Blues Earn a Win Over Victoria Highlanders". Pali Blues. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "Washington goes local in tabbing Florida State's McCarty". Equalizer Soccer. January 18, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "NWSL preview: Team-by-team outlooks". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "April 14, 2013 – Washington Spirit vs. Boston Breakers". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "Tiffany McCarty Loaned to Japanese Club". September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  12. ^ "Houston Dash elect 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft". Houston Dash Communications. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  13. ^ "FC Kansas City acquires forwards Sydney Leroux, Tiffany McCarty in separate trades". January 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "FC Kansas City Roundup: Moros, Averbuch, Groom, Kastor and more". March 11, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "Wednesday Roundup: NWSL min salary to more than double". January 25, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "Washington Spirit signs six National Team Replacement Players". August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  17. ^ "Arielle Ship scores as Washington Spirit draws Sky Blue FC 1–1 in season finale". September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  18. ^ "Washington Spirit announces updated 25-player roster ahead of 2019 NWSL season". April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  19. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (January 20, 2022). "Þriðja íslenska félagið á þremur árum hjá Tiffany". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  20. ^ "U.S. U-23's Win Four Nations Tournament". Florida State University. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  21. ^ "Laurel resident winds up career seeking national title". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  22. ^ "Tiffany McCarty, Washington Spirit – Week 20 Goal of the Week". NWSL. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019. Due to rescheduling, this match occurred after week 24 but was still credited as week 20.
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