Stephanie McCaffrey

Stephanie Ann McCaffrey (born February 18, 1993) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. During her career, she made six appearances for the United States women's national team. She currently plays for Leyton Orient.

Early career McCaffrey attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols where she played for the soccer team. In 2008 and 2010, she was named the Independent School League Most Valuable Player and Boston Globe All-Scholastic. After missing the 2009 season due to an injury, in 2010 she led the school to the league championship and broke the league's single-season scoring record with 38 goals (and 7 assists). McCaffrey played club soccer for the FC Stars and in 2010 led the team to clinch the Massachusetts state championship and a spot in the national finals.

College career: Boston College Eagles (2011–2014) McCaffrey attended Boston College and played for the Eagles from 2011 to 2014 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). During her freshman season, she played in every game for a total of 776 minutes and scored her first goal while leading the Eagles to a 1–0 win over Rutgers. However, her season ended when the Eagles lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to Penn State 5-2, a game which she was benched due to inappropriate comments she posted on social media.

As a junior, McCaffrey started in all 24 games. Her 12 goals ranked second on the team in scoring and her nine assists ranked first. In her rookie season McCaffrey started 17 games and scored 3 goals. Due to a neurological illness McCaffrey only played in 2 games for the Red Stars in 2018.

On March 3, 2019, McCaffrey announced that she would be unable to continue playing professional soccer due to her illness.

International career McCaffrey represented the United States on the United States under-23 national team from 2014 to 2015. In February 2015, she played with the team at the La Manga Tournament. In January 2015, she was called up to train with the senior national team. She earned her first senior cap against Brazil on October 25, 2015, and also scored her first international goal in her first cap.

McCaffrey was named to the 20-player roster for the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. The United States qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but McCaffrey wasn't named to the Olympic Team.

Personal life McCaffrey was born on February 18, 1993, in Boston to Gina and Jim McCaffrey, though she was raised in Winchester, Massachusetts.

McCaffrey is openly gay and in December 2024, she married artist Erin Robertson.

Career statistics

International goals

Honors

International CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016