Jack McInerney
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Full name | John Seamus McInerney | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | August 5, 1992 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | |||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Oakland Roots | |||||||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Cobb Futbol Club | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2010–2014 | Philadelphia Union | 95 | (25) | |||||||||||
2010 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | Montreal Impact | 43 | (11) | |||||||||||
2015 | Columbus Crew SC | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
2016 | Portland Timbers | 24 | (5) | |||||||||||
2017 | LA Galaxy | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018 | Indy Eleven | 30 | (10) | |||||||||||
2019– | Oakland Roots | 8 | (8) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
United States U17 | 15 | (11) | ||||||||||||
2010 | United States U20 | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||
2011 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 17, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 30, 2014 |
John Seamus "Jack" McInerney (born August 5, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays for Oakland Roots SC in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Career
Youth
McInerney graduated from Bradenton Preparatory High School in Bradenton, Florida, and played club soccer for the Cobb Futbol Club in Georgia. He was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America National Youth Player of the Year for 2009,[1] having already established a regional reputation as a member of the Georgia 1992 Boys Olympic Development Program.[2]
Professional
McInerney turned professional straight out of high school; he was drafted in the first round (7th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.[3] He made his professional debut on March 25, in the opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Seattle Sounders FC.[4] He scored his first professional goal on May 1 against the LA Galaxy.[5]
McInerney also spent one match on loan with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division during the 2010 season.[6][7]
In April 2014, McInerney was traded to the Montreal Impact in exchange for Andrew Wenger.[8] During his first season with the Montreal Impact, McInerney grabbed his first professional silverware scoring three goals and winning the Canadian Championship golden boot as Montreal claimed the Canadian title.[9]
McInerney scored the first goal in Montreal's 4–2 loss in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League semi-final second leg.[10] However, because they won the opening leg at home 2–0, they advanced to the final on away goals. McInerney scored in the second leg of the final against Club América, however, Montreal lost the game 4–2 and 5–3 on aggregate.
In August 2015, McInerney was traded to the Columbus Crew SC in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft after the Impact signed Didier Drogba. He ranks second in MLS history in goals scored by the age of 23 with 36.[11]
Portland Timbers acquired McInerney from the Crew In January 2016 in exchange for targeted and general allocation money.[12]
McInerney was acquired by LA Galaxy on April 18, 2017 after having been waived by Portland at the end of the 2016 season.[13]
Indy Eleven announced on February 19, 2018 the signing of McInerney for the 2018 season.[14]
On July 24, 2019, McInerney joined NISA expansion side Oakland Roots SC.[15]
International
McInerney was a member of the U.S. Under 15 National Team during 2006 and 2007, and as a member of the U.S. Under-17 Team scored two goals in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[16] After scoring 10 goals in the first 14 matches of the 2013 Major League Soccer season, McInerney was named to the preliminary 35-man roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Jürgen Klinsmann.[17] McInerney was then named to the final 23-man roster for the tournament, giving him his first call-up to the senior side.[18]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Philadelphia Union | 2010 | MLS | 17 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | ||
2011 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |||
2012 | 25 | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 27 | 9 | ||||
2013 | 31 | 12 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 33 | 14 | ||||
2014 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | ||||
Total | 95 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 28 | ||
Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 2010 | USL-2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Montreal Impact | 2014 | MLS | 26 | 7 | – | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | |
2015 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | ||
Total | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 18 | ||
Columbus Crew SC | 2015 | MLS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | |
Portland Timbers | 2016 | MLS | 24 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 8 | |
LA Galaxy | 2017 | MLS | 8 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
Indy Eleven | 2018 | USL | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 10 | |
Oakland Roots | 2019–20 | NISA | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 8 | |
Career total | 214 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 246 | 74 |
- ^ Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs and USL Cup Playoffs
- ^ Includes the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship
Honors
Montreal Impact
- Canadian Championship (1): 2014 (also Tournament Golden Boot)
References
- ^ http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20100115072052562.php Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Brock, McInerney Named NSCAA Youth Players of the Year
- ^ "Living the Dream at Seventeen". www.eteamz.com.
- ^ "2010 MLS Super Draft Results - IMS Soccer News". www.insidemnsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Galaxy stroll past overmatched Union side".
- ^ ""Union Jack" McInerney loaned to Harrisburg... again".
- ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+1570383[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Impact acquires forward Jack McInerney in trade with Philadelphia Union". 4 April 2014.
- ^ "McInerney a bright light for Impact - Sportsnet.ca".
- ^ "Champions League". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ "Crew SC acquires forward Jack McInerney from the Montreal Impact". 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Portland Timbers acquire forward Jack McInerney from Columbus Crew SC". MLSsoccer.com. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "LA Galaxy acquire forward Jack McInerney". 18 April 2017.
- ^ "MLS forward Jack McInerney signs with Indy Eleven". IndyEleven.com. 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Oakland Roots Sign Former U.S. Youth International Forward Jack McInerney". Oakland Roots SC. 24 July 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Jack McInerney". FIFA.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ^ Zeitlin, Dave. "Philadelphia Union's Jack McInerney says he's never spoken with Jurgen Klinsmann despite Gold Cup call". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Gold Cup: Jurgen Klinsmann's US roster mixes World Cup veterans with MLS youngsters". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Jack McInerney at Soccerway
- ^ Jack McInerney at Major League Soccer
External links
- Jack McInerney at Major League Soccer
- Jack McInerney – FIFA competition record (archived)
- USSoccer.com Profile
- 1992 births
- Living people
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- American expatriate soccer players
- American soccer players
- Association football forwards
- Columbus Crew SC players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Indy Eleven players
- LA Galaxy players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- Major League Soccer players
- Montreal Impact players
- Penn FC players
- People from Alpharetta, Georgia
- Philadelphia Union draft picks
- Philadelphia Union players
- Portland Timbers players
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Sportspeople from Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Sportspeople from Fulton County, Georgia
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- USL Second Division players
- National Independent Soccer Association players