Madison Pogarch

Madison Pogarch (/ˈpoʊɡɑːrʃ/ POE-garsh;[1] born November 5, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League. She played college soccer at Central Michigan University and Rutgers University.

Madison Pogarch
Pogarch with the San Diego Wave in 2023
Personal information
Full name Madison Pogarch
Date of birth (1997-11-05) November 5, 1997
Place of birth Hartland, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave FC
Number 16
Youth career
Michigan Jaguars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Central Michigan Chippewas 58 (3)
2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 20 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Grand Rapids FC 13 (2)
2018 Detroit Sun 6 (2)
2019–2022 Portland Thorns FC 28 (0)
2022– San Diego Wave FC 8 (0)
International career
2019 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 25, 2022

College career

Pogarch played three years of collegiate soccer at Central Michigan University of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), where she was a two-time all-MAC performer and First Team All-MAC in 2017.[2] She completed her education at Rutgers University in 2018 where she started all 19 matches.[3] She was voted Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on October 9, 2018, after playing every minute in two Big Ten overtime wins, both shutouts.[4]

Club career

While in college, Pogarch played as an amateur with senior semi-pro teams over the summer. She helped Grand Rapids FC to a United Women's Soccer championship in 2017, scoring the only goal of the game in an early win at Fort Wayne. She then played for Detroit Sun in 2018.[5]

Portland Thorns FC

Pogarch was signed by the Portland Thorns in early May 2019.[6] She made her first appearance for the team on May 25 in a game against Sky Blue FC and had her first start a few weeks later, on June 15 against the North Carolina Courage.[7]

San Diego Wave FC

On July 25, 2022, the Thorns announced that the club had traded Pogarch to San Diego Wave FC in exchange for defender Tegan McGrady.[8]

International career

In August 2019, she was named to the US Women's U-23 team to compete in the 2019 Nordic Tournament.[5][9]

Honors and awards

Portland Thorns FC

References
  1. "PTFC At-Home Skills with Madison Pogarch". YouTube. April 1, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. "Madison Pogarch - Women's Soccer". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. "Madison Pogarch - Women's Soccer". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. "Maryland and Rutgers Earn Weekly Women's Soccer Awards". bigten.org. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. O'Connor, Larry. "Hartland's Madison Pogarch named to U.S. women's U23 squad". Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  6. Goldberg, Jamie (May 8, 2019). "Portland Thorns sign Charley, Ogle and Pogarch to supplemental roster, waive Onumonu and Weber". oregonlive.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  7. National Women's Soccer League. "Madison Pogarch". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  8. "Thorns FC acquire defender Tegan McGrady from San Diego Wave FC in exchange for defender Madison Pogarch" (Press release). Portland Thorns FC. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  9. Thorns FC Communications (August 21, 2019). "Thorns FC's Madison Pogarch named to U.S. U-23 Women's National Team roster for 2019 Nordic Tournament". Portland Thorns FC. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  10. Snipes, Tyler (August 22, 2021). "The Portland Thorns are WICC Champions!". International Champions Cup.
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