Catarina Macario

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Melônio and the second or paternal family name is Macário.
Catarina Macario
Catarina Macario (cropped).jpg
Macario with United States, 2021
Personal information
Full name Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-04) October 4, 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.7 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 13
Youth career
2012–2017 San Diego Surf
2014 Torrey Pines Falcons
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Stanford Cardinal 69 (63)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lyon 21 (14)
National team‡
2012 United States U14
2013
2018– United States U23 5 (5)
2021– United States 15 (5)
Honours
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 27, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 23, 2022

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

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. In 2019, Macario won the Honda Sports Award and again won the Hermann Trophy.

Early life[]

Catarina Macario was born in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. 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 São Luís. 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]

Stanford won the NCAA Women's College Cup in her freshman and junior years.

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] She made her debut for Lyon in the Division 1 Féminine on February 6, 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 37th minute for Amandine Henry against Montpellier. The home match finished as a 2–1 win for Lyon.[18]

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 intended to represent the United States at the senior level, turning down several approaches from the Brazilian Football Confederation.[2][4][19][20]

On October 8, 2020, Macario received her first call up to represent the United States at senior level, though she could not yet do this in games until she received clearance from FIFA.[21][22] Later the same day, she announced on Twitter that she had acquired American citizenship.[23][24][25] On January 13, 2021, U.S. Soccer announced that Macario received clearance from FIFA to represent the United States internationally.[26] On January 18, 2021, Macario debuted for the United States, coming in the half-time of a friendly match against Colombia,[27] thus becoming the first naturalized citizen ever to play for the US senior women's team.[28] In the next game, another friendly against Colombia, she started for the first time, scoring her first international goal, on January 22, 2021.[29]

On June 23, 2021, Macario was included on the roster for the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[30]

Personal life[]

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

Career statistics[]

College[]

School Season Regular season College Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stanford Cardinal[31] 2017 Div. I 19 14 6 3 25 17
2018 14 12 5 2 19 14
2019 19 23 6 9 25 32
NCAA Total 52 49 17 14 69 63

Club[]

As of match played February 19, 2022[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine 7 5 0 0 4[a] 1 11 5
Lyon 2021-22 Division 1 Féminine 13 9 2 0 8 4 23 13
Career total 20 14 2 0 12 5 34 18
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League

International[]

As of match played February 23, 2022
United States
Year Apps Goals
2021 12 3
2022 3 2
Total 15 5

International goals[]

As of match played February 23, 2022. United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Macario goal.[32]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2 January 22, 2021 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States  Colombia 1–0 6–0 Friendly [33]
2 10 September 21, 2021 TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States  Paraguay 5–0 8–0 Friendly [34]
3 8–0
4 15 February 23, 2022 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas, United States  Iceland 1–0 5–0 2022 SheBelieves Cup [35]
5 2–0

Honors[]

International[]

Individual[]

  • ESPNW Player of the Year: 2017, 2018[2][10]
  • Hermann Trophy: 2018,[8] 2019
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team: 2018[37]
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman of the Year: 2017[5]
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year: 2018,[7] 2019[38]
  • United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-America: 2017, 2018[39][40]
  • Pac-12 Forward of the Year: 2017, 2018[6][11]
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: 2017[6]
  • Honda Sports Award: 2020[13]
  • Best Player SheBelieves Cup: 2022[41]

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. ^ a b c d 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.
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  6. ^ a b c "Pac-12 announces women's soccer All-Conference honors – 2017". Pac-12.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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  8. ^ a b "Andrew Gutman, Catarina Macario named Hermann Trophy winners". ESPNW. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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  11. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Montpellier – 6 February 2021". Soccerway. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  19. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan. "Catarina Macario is on her way to becoming the USWNT's next big star". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "Stanford player may be the next US soccer star, but first she needs citizenship". The Mercury News. November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  21. ^ M. Peterson, Anne. "USWNT to hold October camp near Denver; Catarina Macario headlines roster's prospects". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  22. ^ Herrera, Sandra. "Vlatko Andovnoski's USWNT camp roster features NWSL mainstays and Brazil-born Stanford star Catarina Macario". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "Officially a U.S. citizen!". Twitter. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ Creditor, Avi. "USWNT's Next Big Thing? Catarina Macario's Path to Eligibility Clears". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "Macario debuts, Rapinoe and Lloyd return for USWNT in win over Colombia". The Equalizer. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  28. ^ 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.
  29. ^ Baxter, Kevin (January 22, 2021). "Catarina Macario fulfills a dream, scoring a goal in U.S. women's win over Colombia". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  30. ^ "VLATKO ANDONOVSKI NAMES 2020 U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM". United States Soccer. June 23, 2021.
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  33. ^ "Megan Rapinoe Bags a Brace as U.S. Women's National Team Tops Colombia 6-0 to Close Out Two-Game Set in Orlando". U.S. Soccer. January 22, 2021.
  34. ^ "Rose Lavelle Shines in Dynamic Hometown Performance as the U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Paraguay 8-0". U.S. Soccer. September 21, 2021.
  35. ^ a b "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5-0 to Win Third Consecutive and Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented by Visa". U.S. Soccer. February 23, 2022.
  36. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Rolls to Title at 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa, With Dominant 6-0 Victory Against Argentina". U.S. Soccer. February 25, 2021.
  37. ^ "Google Cloud Academic All-District® Women's Soccer Team Released" (PDF). academicallamerica.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  38. ^ "2019 Women's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  39. ^ "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.
  40. ^ "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.
  41. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5-0 To Win Third Consecutive And Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented By Visa". US Soccer. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

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