Sam McAlees

Sam McAlees (November 3, 1910 – September 29, 1993)^[1] was an American soccer player who earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1937. He also played six seasons in the American Soccer League.

Sam McAlees

Personal information
Full name	Samuel McAlees
Date of birth	(1910-11-03)November 3, 1910
Place of birth	United States
Date of death	September 29, 1993(1993-09-29) (aged 82)
Place of death	Pennsylvania, United States
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–	Philadelphia German-Americans
–1940	New York Americans
International career
1937	United States	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Professional career

McAlees signed with the Philadelphia German-Americans of the American Soccer League in 1934. He remained with Philadelphia through at least 1936 when the German-Americans defeated the St. Louis Shamrocks to win the 1936 National Challenge Cup^[2] McAlees then moved to the New York Americans. He retired from the ASL in 1940.

National team

His first game with the national team in a 7–2 loss to Mexico on September 12, 1937. His second game was a 7–3 loss to Mexico on September 25, 1937.^[3]

McAlees was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame in 1988.^[4]