Meghann Burke

Meghann Burke (born October 11, 1980) is an American professional soccer goalkeeper. She was most recently a player and coach for Women's Premier Soccer League club Asheville City SC.

Meghann Burke
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-11) October 11, 1980
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Asheville City SC
Number 37
Youth career
1999–2002 Saint Louis Billikens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Fort Collins Force
2001–2002 Memphis Mercury
2003 Carolina Courage
2004 Asheville Splash
2004–2005 Bristol Rovers
2006–2007 River Cities Futbol Club
2008 Boston Renegades[1] 14 (0)
2010 Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
2010 Sky Blue FC 4 (0)
2018– Asheville City SC 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

College career

Burke attended Mehlville High School and was named Metro Goalkeeper of the Year in 1998.[2] She was part of the United States U16 team in 1996–97.[3] In four years at Saint Louis University Burke was a first-team starter and was named to various select teams.[2] She also acquired the nickname the Burkeinator[3] and was declared the University's Player of the Decade.[4]

Club career

Since 2000 Burke has featured for a number of W-League and WPSL teams.[4][5]

She played for Bristol Rovers in 2004–05, helping the English club reach the semi-finals of the FA Women's Cup.[5]

Professional

After graduating from SLU, Burke was drafted by Carolina Courage of the WUSA.[4] She returned to the professional ranks as a development player with Chicago Red Stars in 2010, before joining Sky Blue FC as a free agent in August 2010.[4]

References
  1. "Boston Renegades". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  2. "Player Bio:Meghann Burke". SLBillikens.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  3. "Profile with Meghann Burke" (PDF). Soccer America. November 13, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  4. "Meghann Burke". WomensProSoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  5. "W-League Combine 2008" (PDF). USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2010.


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