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Jack McInerney
Personal information
Full name John Seamus McInerney
Date of birth (1992-08-05) August 5, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
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)
2019–2020 Oakland Roots 10 (9)
International career
2008–2009 United States U17 15 (11)
2010 United States U20 1 (1)
2011 United States U23 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
Men's Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2, 2020

John Seamus "Jack" McInerney (born August 5, 1992) is an American soccer player.

Career

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Youth

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Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, McInerney moved with his family to Colorado, Illinois, California, and Florida before finally settling in Alpharetta, Georgia before he entered the third grade.[1] He 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,[2] having already established a regional reputation as a member of the Georgia 1992 Boys Olympic Development Program.[3]

Professional

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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.[4] He made his professional debut on March 25, in the opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Seattle Sounders FC.[5] He scored his first professional goal on May 1 against the LA Galaxy.[6]

McInerney also spent one match on loan with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division during the 2010 season.[7][8]

In April 2014, McInerney was traded to the Montreal Impact in exchange for Andrew Wenger.[9] 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.[10]

McInerney scored the first goal in Montreal's 4–2 loss in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League semi-final second leg.[11] 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.[12]

Portland Timbers acquired McInerney from the Crew In January 2016 in exchange for targeted and general allocation money.[13]

McInerney was acquired by LA Galaxy on April 18, 2017, after having been waived by Portland at the end of the 2016 season.[14]

Indy Eleven announced on February 19, 2018, the signing of McInerney for the 2018 season.[15]

On July 24, 2019, McInerney joined NISA expansion side Oakland Roots SC.[16]

International

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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.[17] 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.[18] McInerney was then named to the final 23-man roster for the tournament, giving him his first call-up to the senior side.[19]

Career statistics

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As of October 2, 2020[20][21]
Club Season League Playoffs[a] Cup[b] Continental Total
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
2020–21 2 1 5 1 0 0 – 7 2
Total 10 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 15 10
Career total 216 62 10 1 18 8 9 5 253 76
  1. ^ Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs, USL Cup, and NISA Playoffs
  2. ^ Includes the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship

Honors

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Montreal Impact

United States

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Think He Can't Score.....You Don't Know Jack!". April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20100115072052562.php Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Brock, McInerney Named NSCAA Youth Players of the Year
  3. ^ "Living the Dream at Seventeen". www.eteamz.com.
  4. ^ "2010 MLS Super Draft Results - IMS Soccer News". www.insidemnsoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Gamecast: Seattle Sounders FC v Philadelphia Union - Major League Soccer - ESPN Soccernet". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "Galaxy stroll past overmatched Union side". Archived from the original on May 3, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  7. ^ ""Union Jack" McInerney loaned to Harrisburg... again". July 23, 2010.
  8. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+1570383[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Impact acquires forward Jack McInerney in trade with Philadelphia Union". April 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "McInerney a bright light for Impact - Sportsnet.ca".
  11. ^ "Champions League". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  12. ^ "Crew SC acquires forward Jack McInerney from the Montreal Impact". August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Portland Timbers acquire forward Jack McInerney from Columbus Crew SC". MLSsoccer.com. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "LA Galaxy acquire forward Jack McInerney". April 18, 2017.
  15. ^ "MLS forward Jack McInerney signs with Indy Eleven". IndyEleven.com. February 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  16. ^ "Oakland Roots Sign Former U.S. Youth International Forward Jack McInerney". Oakland Roots SC. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  17. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Jack McInerney". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  18. ^ Zeitlin, Dave. "Philadelphia Union's Jack McInerney says he's never spoken with Jurgen Klinsmann despite Gold Cup call". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  19. ^ "Gold Cup: Jurgen Klinsmann's US roster mixes World Cup veterans with MLS youngsters". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  20. ^ Jack McInerney at Soccerway
  21. ^ Jack McInerney at Major League Soccer
  22. ^ "USA 1–0 Panama – as it happened". Guardian UK. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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