Catarina Macario

Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário (born October 4, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Lyon of the French Division 1 Féminine. Born in Brazil, she represents the United States internationally.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Melônio and the second or paternal family name is Macário.
Catarina Macario
Personal information
Full name Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-04) October 4, 1999
Place of birth São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Youth career
2012–2017 San Diego Surf
2014 Torrey Pines Falcons
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Stanford Cardinal 68 (63)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lyon 0 (0)
National team‡
2012 United States U14
2013 United States U15
2018– United States U23 5 (5)
2021– United States 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 22, 2021

Macario was a decorated collegiate player in the United States. In 2017, she was named "Freshman of the Year" by the TopDrawerSoccer.com and ESPNW Player of the Year. In 2018, Macario won the Hermann Trophy, ESPNW Player of the Year, and the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award.

Early life

Macario was born in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. At a young age, her family moved to Brasília. Catarina Macario started playing football at the age of 4, following the footsteps of her older brother, Steve. She started playing in a local franchise of a football team, Flamengo, in the city of São Luís, State of Maranhão. She remained there for less than 6 months, then switching to Cruzeiro football school. At the age of 7, she moved with the family to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. In Brasilia, Catarina played for the Santos football school, where she remained until the move to the United States in December 2011. In Brazil, Catarina had always played for men's teams, only started playing in a women's team after arriving in the United States. In 2011, at the age of 12 and without speaking any English, Macario relocated with her father and brother to San Diego, California, in order to pursue her dream of playing soccer. Her mother, a doctor, remained in Brazil in order to financially support the family. While playing for San Diego Surf as a youth player, she broke the all-time goalscoring record in the ECNL with 165 goals.[2][3][4]

Stanford University

On February 1, 2017, Macario committed to play collegiately for Stanford University. In her freshman year in 2017, she played 25 matches, scoring 17 goals and clinching 16 assists. As a result of her performance this year she won several awards, including being named "ESPNW Player of the Year",[2] "TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman of the Year",[5] "Pac-12 Forward of the Year", and "Pac-12 Freshman of the Year".[6]

In her sophomore year in 2018, Macario scored 14 goals with 8 assists in 19 matches played. On December 11, 2018, she received the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award.[7] On January 4, 2019, Macario won the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the nation's top female and male players.[8][9] Additionally, she was named "espnW Player of the Year" and "Pac-12 Forward of the Year" for the second year in a row.[10][11]

In her junior year, Macario was the winner of the Honda Sports Award, given to the nation's top female collegiate soccer player.[12][13] She was also awarded the MAC Hermann Trophy a second time, becoming the sixth woman to repeat as winner since the award was established in 1988.[14][15]

Professional

On January 8, 2021, Macario announced that she would be forgoing her senior season at Stanford to start her professional career. [16] On January 12, 2021, Lyon announced they signed Macario for 2.5 years.[17]

International career

Macario is eligible to play internationally for Brazil and the United States. She was called to represent the United States at several youth levels. Macario stated that she intends to represent the United States at the senior level, turning down several approaches from the Brazilian Football Confederation.[2][4][18][19]

On October 8, 2020, Macario received her first call up to represent the United States at senior level.[20][21] Later, on the same day, she announced, on Twitter, that she had acquired American citizenship.[22][23][24] On January 13, 2021, U.S. Soccer announced that Macario received clearance from FIFA to represent the United States internationally.[25] On January 18, 2021, Macario debuted for the United States coming in the half-time of a friendly match against Colombia women's national football team[26] thus becoming the first naturalized citizen to ever play for the US senior women's team.[27]

Personal life

Despite declaring herself a fan of Marta, Macario stated that her favorite soccer player is American former forward Mia Hamm.[4]

Statistics

College
As of December 8, 2019[28]
School Season NCAA Regular Season NCAA Tournament Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stanford Cardinal 2017 Div. I 181163002417
2018 141252001914
2019 192369002532
NCAA Total 51461714006863

International
As of match played January 22, 2021
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States
202121
Total21

Player statistics

International goals
Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

Goal in match Goal of total goals by the player in the match
Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player


Goals		 Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Assist/pass Score Result Competition
1 2021-01-22 Orlando, Florida  Colombia {{{4}}}.

off 62' (on Lloyd)

 3' Ali Krieger

1–0

6–0

 Friendly

Honors
  • ESPNW Player of the Year: 2017, 2018[2][10]
  • Hermann Trophy: 2018,[8] 2019
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team: 2018[29]
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman of the Year: 2017[5]
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year: 2018,[7] 2019[30]
  • United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-America: 2017, 2018[31][32]
  • Pac-12 Forward of the Year: 2017, 2018[6][11]
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: 2017[6]
  • Honda Sports Award: 2020[13]

References
  1. Kiefer, David (October 18, 2019). "The Magic of Macario". Stanford Cardinal. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. Hays, Graham (November 28, 2017). "She's not Marta (yet), but Catarina Macario is espnW's soccer player of the year". ESPNW. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. Hays, Graham. "From Brazil to Stanford, from sacrifice to stardom for Catarina Macario". ESPNW. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  4. de Assis, Joanna. "Comparada a Marta, Catarina Macario brilha no futebol feminino, mas sonha defender os EUA". Esporte espectacular (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  5. "2017 Women's Division I Postseason Awards". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  6. "Pac-12 announces women's soccer All-Conference honors – 2017". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  7. Danna, Kevin. "Roundup: Stanford's Catarina Macario named TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year". PAC-12. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  8. "Andrew Gutman, Catarina Macario named Hermann Trophy winners". ESPNW. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  9. Culver, Jordan. "Hermann Trophy winners are Indiana's Andrew Gutman, Stanford's Catarina Macario". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  10. "Surf Alum Catarina Macario is 2018 ESPNW Player of the Year". Surf Soccer. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  11. "Pac-12 announces women's soccer All-Conference honors – 2018". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  12. Athletics, Palo Alto Sports Online/Stanford. "Stanford's Macario a Honda Sports Award winner in soccer". www.paloaltoonline.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  13. "Catarina Macario of Stanford Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Soccer". CWSA. January 6, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  14. "Catarina Macario and Robbie Robinson Awarded College Soccer's Top Honor". Missouri Athletic Club. January 3, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  15. "MAC Hermann Trophy Winners". Missouri Athletic Club. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  16. "Stanford soccer midfielder Catarina Macario decides to forgo senior year, go pro". ESPN.com. January 8, 2021.
  17. Wine II, Donald. "Catarina Macario signs pro deal with Lyon". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  18. Tannenwald, Jonathan. "Catarina Macario is on her way to becoming the USWNT's next big star". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  19. "Stanford player may be the next US soccer star, but first she needs citizenship". The Mercury News. November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  20. M. Peterson, Anne. "USWNT to hold October camp near Denver; Catarina Macario headlines roster's prospects". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  21. Herrera, Sandra. "Vlatko Andovnoski's USWNT camp roster features NWSL mainstays and Brazil-born Stanford star Catarina Macario". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  22. "Officially a U.S. citizen!". Twitter. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  23. Yoesting, Travis. "College Megastar Catarina Macario Is Now A U.S. Citizen — But She's Not Eligible For USWNT Just Yet". The 18. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  24. Creditor, Avi. "USWNT's Next Big Thing? Catarina Macario's Path to Eligibility Clears". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  25. "FIFA Approves Eligibility for Midfielder Catarina Macario to Represent The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team". United States Soccer Federation. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  26. "Macario debuts, Rapinoe and Lloyd return for USWNT in win over Colombia". The Equalizer. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  27. Hays, Graham (October 17, 2020). "Stanford star Catarina Macario ready for new chapter with U.S. women's national team". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  28. "Catarina Macario Season Statistics". gostanford.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  29. "Google Cloud Academic All-District® Women's Soccer Team Released" (PDF). academicallamerica.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  30. "2019 Women's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  31. "NCAA Division I Women's All-America Teams announced – 2018". United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  32. "NCAA Division I Women's All-America Teams announced – 2017". United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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