Megan Reid

Megan Elizbeth Reid (born July 9, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for Angel City FC.

Megan Reid
Personal information
Full name Megan Elizbeth Reid[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-09) July 9, 1996
Place of birth Orinda, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Angel City
Number 6
Youth career
Lamorinda SC[2]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Virginia Cavaliers 83 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Angel City 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023

Early life

Reid was born in Orinda, California, where she attended Miramonte High School and played club soccer for Lamorinda SC. She has a sister, Katie, and a brother, Danny.[3]

College career

Reid attended the University of Virginia, where she made 83 appearances and scored two goals. Her senior year, she started all 21 games, scored a golden goal at No. 2 West Virginia, and had two game-winning assists. Also in her senior year, she was named to the All-ACC second team and the ACC Women's Soccer All-Academic team.[3]

Professional career

After losing her father, David, in her senior year of college, Reid declined to participate in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[4][3] Having talked about becoming a firefighter with her father before his passing, she decided to start volunteering at a local fire department in Virginia. She then moved back to the Bay Area to pursue a career as an emergency medical technician. While interning as a paramedic, Reid and her coworkers often played pickup soccer inside the fire station, and she rediscovered her love for the sport.[5]

Reid rejoined her old club team, Lamorinda SC, which had just entered the semipro WPSL, and played seven of the team's eight games.[5] From there, the Lamorinda staff and her college coach, Steve Swanson, began looking for professional playing opportunities, and she landed a training spot with FC Thy-Thisted Q in the Danish Kvindaeligaen.[5] After San Diego Wave FC placed her on their discovery list, she joined their preseason training camp, but did not make the roster. She then joined Angel City for their preseason on an invitation from Head Coach Freya Coombe and earned a professional contract.[4]

Reid played every minute of Angel City's inaugural season.[6]

Honors

College
  • All-ACC Second Team: 2017 [3]
  • ACC All-Academic Team: 2017 [3]

References
  1. Reid, Whitelaw (July 12, 2018). "UVA Lands a Whopping 404 Student-Athletes on ACC Academic Honor Roll". University of Virginia. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. "Lamorinda SC alumni". Lamorinda SC. 2022. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. "Megan Reid". University of Virginia. 2022. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. "Megan Reid Thought She Was Done with Soccer. It Wasn't Done with Her". Angel City FC. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. "Megan Reid was an EMT playing soccer on breaks. Now, she's an NWSL starter with Angel City FC". Pro Soccer Wire. October 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  6. "Megan Reid Stats". NWSL. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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