Jack McBean

John Lucas "Jack" McBean (born December 15, 1994) is a former American soccer player who played as a forward. McBean retired following the 2018 season.

Not to be confused with the Scottish amateur footballer Jack McBean (footballer).
Jack McBean
Personal information
Full name John Lucas McBean
Date of birth (1994-12-15) December 15, 1994
Place of birth Newport Beach, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2009–2011 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 LA Galaxy 37 (4)
2014–2017 LA Galaxy II 65 (26)
2016 → Coventry City (loan) 2 (0)
2018 Colorado Rapids 22 (2)
National team‡
2011 United States U17 10 (0)
2012 United States U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 25, 2014

Life and career

Club career

McBean, a California native, formally signed for LA Galaxy at the age of 16 in April 2011. As of July 2011, he was the youngest player to have signed for the club in its history. He had previously played for the LA Galaxy under-16s and, prior to that, Slammers FC and Corona del Mar High School.[1]

He was assigned the number 32 shirt for the 2011 Major League Soccer season.[2]

He made his first appearance for the club in a friendly match against Manchester City on July 24, 2011, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for teammate Miguel Pedro López.[3] The Los Angeles Times noted that he "quickly provided a threat" after appearing, while Fox Sports West stated that he "immediately made an impact" in the game.[4][5] The match finished 1-1, but included a penalty shootout. Manchester City won the shootout 7-6, with McBean having his penalty saved by goalkeeper Joe Hart.[3] On October 23, 2011 McBean played his first league game against Houston Dynamo getting the start, and subsequently scored.

He moved down to the LA Galaxy's reserve club, LA Galaxy II, following the 2014 season.[6] On June 22, 2016 he was once again signed by LA Galaxy.[7]

McBean signed for English League One side Coventry City on a five-month loan deal on August 19, 2016.[8] The striker made his first-team debut as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Morecambe in the FA Cup.[9]

McBean was released by LA Galaxy on November 7, 2017.[10] He was traded to Colorado Rapids on December 14, 2017 in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[11] McBean was released by Colorado at the end of their 2018 season.[12]

McBean retired from professional soccer following the 2018 season due to a foot injury that was suffered near the conclusion of the season.

International career

McBean has represented his country of birth at the under-17 age level. He played for the United States under-17s in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, in which the US reached the round of 16, and in the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, in which the US were champions.[2][13][14][15]

McBean has a Scottish father and is eligible to play for the senior national teams of the United States and Scotland. In June 2011, Scotland manager Craig Levein confirmed that he has instructed his chief scout, Michael Oliver, to continue a dialogue with the player and his parents to determine his interest in representing Scotland in future.[16][17] As of summer 2011, he has yet to confirm long-term allegiance to either country.[18][19]

Career statistics

Club
As of August 11, 2016.[20][21][22]
Club Season League Open Cup Playoffs North America Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Season Apps Goals Apps Goals
LA Galaxy 2011 MLS 1 1 0 0 0 0 2011–12 0 0 1 1
2012 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2012–13 2 3
2013 15 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 21 3
2013–14 3 1
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA Galaxy II 2014 USL Pro 24 5 2 1 2 0 - 28 6
2015 USL 26 6 1 0 4 0 - 31 6
2016 17 15 - 0 0 - 17 15
LA Galaxy 2016 MLS 2 0 2 0     - 4 0
MLS Total 19 2 2 0 0 0 Total 8 5 29 7
USL Total 67 26 3 1 6 0 - 76 27
Career Total 86 28 5 1 6 0 Total 8 5 105 34

Honors
Winner: 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy II

References
  1. "LA Galaxy sign Jack MR.Bean as home grown player". Los Angeles Galaxy. April 14, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. "Jack McBean history and profile". Los Angeles Galaxy. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. "Los Angeles(6)1 - 1(7) Manchester City". ESPN Soccernet. July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  4. "No Landon Donovan means Newport Beach's Jack McBean gets in game". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  5. "16-year-old McBean makes debut for Galaxy". Fox Sports West. July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  6. French, Scott (2015-10-15). "USL title match bonus for LA Galaxy II's evolution as developmental resource for MLS team". MLSsoccer.com. MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. "LA Galaxy sign forward Jack McBean from LA Galaxy II". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Publications. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. "DEAL: The Sky Blues take striker Jack McBean on a 5-month international loan agreement from LA Galaxy". ccfc.co.uk. Coventry City Football Club. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. "Morecambe 1-1 Coventry City". BBC Football. BBC Football. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  10. "Column: Galaxy begin another offseason makeover by declining 13 contract options". 2017-11-27.
  11. "Colorado Rapids acquire forward Jack McBean from LA Galaxy". 2017-12-14.
  12. "Colorado Rapids announce year-end roster moves ahead of 2019 campaign". 2018-11-27.
  13. "Jack McBean profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  14. "Jack McBean goes 90, U.S. reaches final". ESPN Los Angeles. February 25, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  15. "Jack McBean FIFA tournament record". FIFA.com. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  16. "Scotland's Craig Levein confirms Jack McBean interest". BBC Sport. June 13, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  17. "Craig Levein wants US hitkid Jack McBean to play for Scotland". The Sunday Mail. June 12, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  18. "U.S. U-17 forward Jack McBean refuses to commit to USA or Scotland". Yahoo! Sports. July 13, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  19. "Jack McBean won't rule out Scotland call-up". The Away End. August 29, 2011. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  20. "Jack McBean". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  21. "2014 Statistics". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  22. "LA Galaxy II 2015 Season". USL. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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