Bryanna McCarthy

Bryanna Ashley McCarthy (born October 13, 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player and member of the Canada women's national soccer team. She last played for German club BV Cloppenburg in the 2. Bundesliga.

Bryanna McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Bryanna Ashley McCarthy[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-13) October 13, 1991
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 West Virginia Mountaineers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Toronto Lady Lynx 16 (4)
2013 Western New York Flash 1 (0)
2014 Ottawa Fury 12 (0)
2015 SC Sand 1 (0)
2015–2018 BV Cloppenburg 37 (3)
International career
2008 Canada U17 9 (0)
2010 Canada U20 5 (1)
2010–2013 Canada 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 6, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 20, 2013

Early life

Born in Toronto, Ontario, McCarthy's mother was born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines while her father was born in Jamaica. She grew up in Ajax playing basketball, volleyball, track, soccer and golf with her and her fathers' personal coach Karim Corringham.[2]

West Virginia University

McCarthy attended West Virginia University.[3]

Playing career

Club career

On January 11, 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, McCarthy joined the Western New York Flash.[4] Despite this, McCarthy only played 15 minutes for the Flash and her allocation was not picked up for the following year.[5]

In 2014, McCarthy signed with the Ottawa Fury in the W-League.[6] She signed for German Bundesliga club SC Sand in 2015, and then later for 2. Bundesliga club BV Cloppenburg.[7]

International career

In 2006, McCarthy was 14 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship and represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand the same year.[2]

In June 2010, she made her debut for Canada's senior team at just 18 years old. She finished fourth with Canada at the 2010 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Guatemala. In 2011, she finished first with Canada at the 2011 Cyprus Cup.[2]

In 2012, she finished second with Canada at the 2012 Cyprus Cup.[2]

References

  1. "College of Physical Activity & Sport Sciences – Bachelor of Science: Athletic Coaching Education, August 2013" (PDF). Commencement 2013. West Virginia University. December 20, 2013. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. "Bryanna McCarthy player profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  3. "Ontario's Bryanna McCarthy Tallies Her 1st Goal For WVU". Ontario Soccer Association. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. "Player distribution sees NWSL take shape". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  5. "Western NY Flash Player Stats". NWSL Soccer. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  6. "Fury Announce Final Roster Additions". May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  7. Patten, Volkhard (July 27, 2015). "Cloppenburg holt McCarthy" (in German). FuPa.net. Retrieved August 1, 2015.


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