Meghann Burke

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Meghann Burke
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-11) October 11, 1980 (age 41)
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

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.

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. ^ a b "Player Bio:Meghann Burke". SLBillikens.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Profile with Meghann Burke" (PDF). Soccer America. November 13, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "Meghann Burke". WomensProSoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "W-League Combine 2008" (PDF). USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

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