Thomas McNamara (soccer)

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Thomas McNamara
File:Thomas McNamara 2015.jpg
Thomas McNamara in 2015
Personal information
Full name Thomas Liam McNamara
Date of birth (1991-02-06) 6 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth West Nyack, New York, United States
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
New York City FC
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2012 Brown Bears
2013 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Western Mass Pioneers 9 (2)
2012 Worcester Hydra 1 (0)
2013 Jersey Express 4 (4)
2014 Chivas USA 6 (1)
2015– New York City FC 31 (8)
2015 Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 21, 2016

Thomas "Tommy" Liam McNamara (born February 6, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

Early career

Thomas MacNamara was born in West Nyack, NY. McNamara played high school soccer at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, NJ, and played club soccer for FC Westchester. McNamara played college soccer at Brown University for four years before spending a fifth year playing college soccer for Clemson University in 2013. He was a First Team All-Ivy selection as a senior and finished his career at Brown with 12 goals and 10 assists.[1] He scored seven goals while recording eight assists in his final season of college soccer at Clemson.[2] He is only the second Clemson soccer player to be named an All-American both on and off the field in the same season.[3] In 2013, he was named Second Team All-American by the NSCAA and a First Team Academic All-American. McNamara is the first Clemson soccer player selected to the Capital One Academic First Team since 1987 when Jamey Rootes was selected. Rootes is currently the President of the NFL’s Houston Texans.He also played in the USL PDL with the Jersey Express in 2013.[4]

Chivas USA

McNamara was drafted first in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA,[1] and was officially signed on February 14, 2014.[2] He made his professional debut for the team on March 9, 2014 against the Chicago Fire in which he also scored his first professional goal in the 60th minute on the way to a 3–2 opening day victory.[5] On April 12, McNamara tore the ACL in his right knee, requiring him to undergo surgery to repair his ACL.[6][7]

New York City FC

After the contraction of Chivas USA following the 2014 Major League Soccer season, McNamara was selected by D.C. United in the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft.[8] Leading up to the 2015 Expansion of Major League Soccer Draft, McNamara was left unprotected by D.C. United.[9] New York City FC selected him with their eighth pick in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft.[10]

International career

McNamara is an American and Irish passport holder, as his paternal grandfather was born in Ireland. He has expressed interest in playing for either national team.[11]

Career statistics

As of July 26, 2015[12]
Club Season League MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chivas USA 2014 MLS 6 1 0 0 6 1
New York City FC 2015 MLS 11 3 0 0 11 3
Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 2015 USL 3 0 3 0
Career total 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4

Honours

Individual

References

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  3. http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=209340921
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  8. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/11/19/expected-goalkeeper-dan-kennedy-goes-first-chivas-usa-dispersal-draft
  9. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/12/08/mls-clubs-release-2014-expansion-draft-protected-lists-heres-whos-available-
  10. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/12/10/two-time-mls-goalkeeper-year-donovan-ricketts-selected-first-overall-mls-exp
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  12. Thomas McNamara at Soccerway

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