Niall McCabe
_(cropped).jpg) McCabe playing for Louisville City in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louisville City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Colaiste Ide | ||
| 2010–2014 | Young Harris College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Knoxville Force | ||
| 2014 | Chattanooga FC | 14 | (5) |
| 2015– | Louisville City | 68 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2017 | |||
Niall McCabe (born October 6, 1990) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Louisville City FC in the USL.
Early Life
Personal
McCabe was born in Ringsend, Dublin. He grew up playing with his local side Cambridge Boys and Ashbourne United in Meath among others, before deciding to travel to the United States to pursue a scholarship offer and a chance to earn a degree at Young Harris College.
College & Youth
McCabe played four years of college soccer at the NCAA Division II Young Harris College between 2010 and 2014, after playing soccer in his high school years with Colaiste Ide in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland.[1]
In 2012, McCabe led the Peach Belt Conference in goals and was second in assists; winning the conference's Golden Ball and being named to the All-Conference 1st team. In 2013 he was named to the All-Conference 2nd team.[1] McCabe totaled 32 goals and 31 assists in 62 games at Young Harris to place second all time in goals and first all time in assists at the school.While at Young Harris, McCabe played in 2012 and 2013 for Knoxville Force[2] of the NPSL, but in 2014 moved to Chattanooga FC in the same conference. For Chattanooga, McCabe totaled 5 goals in the 2014 NPSL season, which took Chattanooga FC to the NPSL finals.[3]
Club Career
Louisville City FC
2015 Season
McCabe joined USL club Louisville City FC on February 12, 2015 and made his debut in Louisville City FC's first game.[1] He appeared in 27 of the club's 28 regular season matches; starting 17. He scored 4 goals on 16 shots on goal.[4]
2016 Season
McCabe scored 2 goals and registered 4 assists while appearing in only 21 matches.[4] He had season ending surgery to repair a hip labral tear on his left side which his originally injured during the 2015 season. His last game was August 10th against the Harrisburg City Islanders; missing all of the USL Cup Playoffs.[5]
2017 Season
After staying in Louisville to rehab over the winter McCabe was able to train with the team during the preseason and appear in the team's opening match (a scoreless draw against rival Saint Louis FC)[6]. He would go appear to appear in 23 matches and score 3 goals with 4 assists in league play.[4] On April 22nd McCabe was bitten by Djiby Fall while playing rival FC Cincinnati. Djiby Fall would be sent off and suspended for 6 games while McCabe received a tetanus shot.[7] Louisville City would go on to win the USL's Eastern Conference and the USL Cup [8]. McCabe would be named to the match squad for all 4 playoff matches but would only appear in the Conference semifinal against Rochester. He would be sent off from the bench late in the Championship match against Swope Park.
Honors
Club
References
- ^ a b c "Niall McCabe signs pro contract with Louisville City FC". yhcathletics.com. Young Harris. March 5, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.info.
- ^ "Niall McCabe". chattanoogafc.com.
- ^ a b c "Nial McCabe". www.louisvillecityfc.com/mccabe. Louisville City FC. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ Lerner, Danielle (September 14, 2016). "LouCity's Niall McCabe out for the season". www.courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ Lerner, Danielle (September 9, 2017). "With playoffs in sight, Niall McCabe is completing his comeback". www.courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ Karell, Daniel (April 27, 2017). "Niall McCabe needed medical treatment". www.courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Murray, Nicholas (November 14, 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
