Ian McGrath

Ian Thomas McGrath (born July 17, 1996) is an American fiormer professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Ian McGrath

Personal information
Full name	Ian Thomas McGrath[1]
Date of birth	(1996-07-17) July 17, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Crestwood, Illinois, United States
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Chicago Fire
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Evansville Purple Aces	71	(26)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	FC Buffalo	10	(3)
2018	Nashville SC	0	(0)
2018	→ Inter Nashville FC (loan)	7	(3)
2019	Queen of the South	11	(0)
2019	Philadelphia Fury	1	(0)
2019	Oklahoma City Energy	1	(0)
2020–2021	Chattanooga FC	8	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

McGrath was born in Crestwood, Illinois, the middle of three brothers,^[1] and he attended Lincoln-Way West High School.^[1]

Career

After playing at youth level for the Chicago Fire, McGrath played college soccer for the Evansville Purple Aces between 2014 and 2017.^[1] and scored 26 goals in 71 appearances.^[3]

McGrath spent time in the National Premier Soccer League with FC Buffalo in the 2016 season, and in the USL Championship with Nashville SC in the 2018 season.^[4][5] Whilst at Nashville, McGrath spent time on loan at Inter Nashville FC, also in the National Premier Soccer League,^[6] scoring one in 4 appearances.^[5]

In January 2019, McGrath signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South, after a successful two week trial.^[3][5] McGrath debuted on February 2, 2019, in a 3–0 league defeat versus the Bairns at the Falkirk Stadium.^[7]

In August 2019, McGrath signed for National Independent Soccer Association club Philadelphia Fury for the league's inaugural season.^[8]

In September 2019, McGrath signed for USL Championship club OKC Energy FC.^[9]

In February 2020, McGrath signed for Chattanooga FC ahead of its inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association.^[10][11] On February 29, he scored the first professional goal in the team's history against Oakland Roots SC.^[12]

Career statistics

As of September 30, 2020.

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Buffalo	2016[13]	NPSL	10	3	0	0	0	0	10	3
Nashville SC	2018[2]	United Soccer League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inter Nashville FC (loan)	2018[14]	NPSL	7	3	0	0	1	0	8	3
Queen of the South	2018–19[15]	Scottish Championship	11	0	1	0	2	0	14	0
Philadelphia Fury	2019[16]	NISA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
OKC Energy FC	2019[2]	USL Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chattanooga FC	2020[16]	NISA	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
	2020–21[16]		2	1	0	0	4	1	6	2
	Total		3	2	0	0	4	1	7	3
Career total			33	8	1	0	7	1	41	9

1. Includes appearances in Scottish Cup and U.S. Open Cup.
2. Includes appearances in the Scottish play-offs.