Jack McInerney

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::summary American soccer player (born 1992) ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox football biography"]

Field	Value
name	Jack McInerney
image	Jack McInerney.jpg
image_size	180
fullname	John Seamus McInerney
birth_date
birth_place	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
height
position	Forward
youthyears1	2004–2009
youthclubs1	Cobb Futbol Club
years1	2010–2014
clubs1	Philadelphia Union
caps1	95
goals1	25
years2	2010
clubs2	→ Harrisburg City Islanders (loan)
caps2	1
goals2	0
years3	2014–2015
clubs3	Montreal Impact
caps3	43
goals3	11
years4	2015
clubs4	Columbus Crew SC
caps4	5
goals4	2
years5	2016
clubs5	Portland Timbers
caps5	24
goals5	5
years6	2017
clubs6	LA Galaxy
caps6	8
goals6	0
years7	2018
clubs7	Indy Eleven
caps7	30
goals7	10
years8	2019–2020
clubs8	Oakland Roots
caps8	10
goals8	9
nationalyears1	2008–2009
nationalteam1	United States U17
nationalcaps1	15
nationalgoals1	11
nationalyears2	2010
nationalteam2	United States U20
nationalcaps2	1
nationalgoals2	1
nationalyears3	2011
nationalteam3	United States U23
nationalcaps3	2
nationalgoals3	0
pcupdate	October 2, 2020
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John Seamus "Jack" McInerney (born August 5, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player.

Youth career

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. 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, having already established a regional reputation as a member of the Georgia 1992 Boys Olympic Development Program.

Professional

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

International

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 he scored five goals in qualifiers for the U-17 World Cup, where head coach Wilmer Cabrera complimented the player, calling him "far and away the best player." McInerney went on to score two goals at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. 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. McInerney was then named to the final 23-man roster for the tournament, giving him his first call-up to the senior side.

Career statistics

::data[format=table] | Club | Season | League | PlayoffsAppearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs, USL Cup, and NISA Playoffs | CupIncludes the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship | Continental | Total | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Total | 95 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 28 | Total | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 18 | Total | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | Career total | 216||62||10||1||18||8||9||5||253||76 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Honors

Montreal Impact

• Canadian Championship: 2014

United States

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2013

Individual

• Canadian Championship Golden Boot: 2014

References

References

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