Jaida McGrew

Jaida McGrew (born June 3, 2007) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward or defender for the Florida State Seminoles. She has previously played for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent FC. In 2025, she won the NCAA national championship with the Seminoles.

Early life McGrew grew up in Stanley, North Carolina. She eventually began playing club soccer in Charlotte for the Charlotte Soccer Academy, earning three Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) all-conference honors. In 2023, she led Charlotte to the ECNL finals and was named an ECNL All-American after recording 5 goals and 4 assists across 6 playoff matches.

McGrew spent her freshman and sophomore years of high school at Mountain Island Charter School. She tallied 73 goals and 19 assists across her Mountain Island career, with 57 of her goals coming in her sophomore year. Ahead of her junior year, McGrew transferred to Providence Day School in Charlotte. She made an immediate impact in her first year at Providence, lifting the team to an NCISAA state title. Despite spraining her ankle in the state semifinals, she fought through the injury in the championship match, scoring all three goals in a 3–1 victory over the Charlotte Latin School. Three months later, McGrew took to the field for the Ascent's pre-professional USL W League team. She scored 4 goals and registered 1 assist across 7 matches in the 2024 season. After completing her senior year of high school, She had made 4 appearances for the club.

College career In her first season playing college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, McGrew was a rotational player, starting in 8 of her 21 appearances. She then moved up an age group to the U19s in 2026.

Honors Florida State Seminoles

NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2025