Meredith Speck

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Meredith Speck
Speck in 2024
Personal information
Full name Meredith Madeline Speck[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-01) February 1, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rockville Centre, New York
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
North Carolina Courage
Number 25
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Yale Bulldogs 56 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Västerås BK30
2016 Western New York Flash 6 (0)
2017– North Carolina Courage 74 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 15, 2024

Meredith Madeline Speck (born February 1, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League.[2]

Club career[edit]

A former Long Island Fury player,[3] Speck was on the 2015 preseason roster for Portland Thorns FC.[4] She played for Västerås BK30 in 2015.[5] She signed with Western New York Flash in April 2016.[6] The Flash won the 2016 NWSL Championship in penalties over the Washington Spirit.[7]

It was announced on January 9, 2017, that the Western New York Flash was officially sold to new ownership, moved to North Carolina,[8] and rebranded as the North Carolina Courage. Speck made 4 appearances for the Courage, as they won the 2017 NWSL Shield.[9]

In 2018, she made 15 appearances for North Carolina, as they repeated as NWSL Shield winners.[10] Speck was listed as an available substitute in the playoffs but did not appear in either postseason game as the Courage won the 2018 NWSL Championship.[11]

Honors[edit]

Western New York Flash

North Carolina Courage

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Candidates for Degrees, Preliminary list as of May 12, 2015: Bachelor of Arts". Three Hundred Fourteenth Commencement. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University. May 18, 2015. p. 18.
  2. ^ "Meredith Speck". North Carolina Courage. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. ^ "U23 WNT roster named for Norway trip". TopDrawerSoccer.com. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Thorns FC announce 2015 preseason roster". Portland Timbers.
  5. ^ "Nyförvärvet Meredith Speck på plats". Västerås BK 30 Dam. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  6. ^ "Flash Add Yale Standout Speck". 23 April 2016.
  7. ^ a b Dart, Tom (10 October 2016). "Western New York Flash win NWSL title on penalties after 124th-minute equalizer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  8. ^ "North Carolina Courage joining NWSL signals long-term ambition for young league | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  9. ^ a b WSU (2017-09-28). "North Carolina Courage Wins 2017 NWSL Shield". Womens Soccer United. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  10. ^ "Meredith Speck". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Courage cap off record-setting season with NWSL Championship win". September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  12. ^ Asa (2018-08-19). "North Carolina Courage are the 2018 NWSL Shield Winners". Womens Soccer United. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  13. ^ Brown, Morgan (2019-10-04). "NC Courage to Receive Third Consecutive NWSL Shield on Saturday, October 12". North Carolina Courage. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

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