Meredith Speck

Meredith Madeline Speck (born February 1, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League.[2]

Meredith Speck
Speck with the North Carolina Courage in 2023
Personal information
Full name Meredith Madeline Speck[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-01) February 1, 1993
Place of birth Rockville Centre, New York
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 25
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Yale Bulldogs 56 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Västerås BK30
2016 Western New York Flash 6 (0)
2017– North Carolina Courage 64 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

A former Long Island Fury player,[3] Speck was on the 2015 preseason roster for Portland Thorns FC.[4] She played for Västerås BK30 in 2015.[5] She signed with Western New York Flash in April 2016.[6] The Flash won the 2016 NWSL Championship in penalties over the Washington Spirit.[7]

It was announced on January 9, 2017, that the Western New York Flash was officially sold to new ownership, moved to North Carolina,[8] and rebranded as the North Carolina Courage. Speck made 4 appearances for the Courage, as they won the 2017 NWSL Shield.[9]

In 2018, she made 15 appearances for North Carolina, as they repeated as NWSL Shield winners.[10] Speck was listed as an available substitute in the playoffs but did not appear in either postseason game as the Courage won the 2018 NWSL Championship.[11]

Honors

Club

Western New York Flash

North Carolina Courage

References
  1. "Candidates for Degrees, Preliminary list as of May 12, 2015: Bachelor of Arts". Three Hundred Fourteenth Commencement. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University. May 18, 2015. p. 18.
  2. "Meredith Speck". North Carolina Courage. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. "U23 WNT roster named for Norway trip". TopDrawerSoccer.com. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "Thorns FC announce 2015 preseason roster". Portland Timbers.
  5. "Nyförvärvet Meredith Speck på plats". Västerås BK 30 Dam. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  6. "Flash Add Yale Standout Speck". 23 April 2016.
  7. Dart, Tom (10 October 2016). "Western New York Flash win NWSL title on penalties after 124th-minute equalizer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  8. "North Carolina Courage joining NWSL signals long-term ambition for young league | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  9. WSU (2017-09-28). "North Carolina Courage Wins 2017 NWSL Shield". Womens Soccer United. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  10. "Meredith Speck". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  11. "Courage cap off record-setting season with NWSL Championship win". September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  12. Asa (2018-08-19). "North Carolina Courage are the 2018 NWSL Shield Winners". Womens Soccer United. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  13. Brown, Morgan (2019-10-04). "NC Courage to Receive Third Consecutive NWSL Shield on Saturday, October 12". North Carolina Courage. Retrieved 2021-10-19.


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