Jordan McCrary

AT A GLANCE:

• Selected by New England with the 10th overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
• One of UNC’s all-time great defenders, named to the ACC All-Freshman Team in his first season with the Tar Heels.
• Made Revolution debut in U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round match at Carolina RailHawks FC on June 15, 2016.
• In 2012, started 22 games and helped UNC lead the nation in goals against average and shutout percentage.
• Suffered a preseason injury as a senior, leading him to take a medical redshirt and remain a Tar Heel for the 2015 campaign.
• Served on the United States Men’s U-15, U-17, U-18, and U-20 National Teams.

MLS CAREER (2016): Selected by the Revolution in the first round (10th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft…Has not yet made MLS debut…Made two appearances, both starts, in the U.S. Open Cup, including his Revolution debut at Carolina RailHawks FC on June 15…Played the full 90 minutes in the Round of 16 win at New York Cosmos on June 29…Played in one game for the Rochester Rhinos while on a weekend loan.

COLLEGE (UNC): A key contributor for UNC during his time on campus with 86 college career starts… Posted one goal and nine assists as a Tar Heel…Earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Region Third-Team honors as a redshirt senior and ACC All-Freshman recognition in 2011…Helped team record six shutouts in final season…Sat out the 2014 campaign due to a preseason injury...Started all 19 appearances as a junior in 2013…Helped the 2012 Tar Heels lead the nation in goals against average and shutout percentage…As a freshman, earned multiple conference and regional honors after starting 25 matches along the backline.

2015 (Redshirt Senior): Started all 20 matches with the Tar Heels...Was one of eight players to feature in every match…Earned NSCAA third-team All-South Region honors…Helped the Tar Heels record six shutouts…Recorded five assists and attempted four shots…Led the team in minutes played with 1,837…Played the full 90 minutes in 17 different contests…Recorded first assist on Aug. 30 in a 3-0 home win against Santa Clara...Tallied a pair of helpers in a 2-1 win over Louisville on Oct. 23…Became the first UNC defender ever to record a multi-assist match…Fifth assist of the year came in a postseason victory over Coastal Carolina in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Soccer Championship.

2014 (Senior): Suffered a preseason injury and did not see playing time…Earned a medical redshirt.

2013 (Junior): Started all 19 appearances …One of six UNC players to record at least 1,500 minutes played during the season…Totaled 18 shots on the season…Recorded first assist in the team’s season opener against Monmouth on Aug. 30…Assist was the game-winner in double overtime, leading the Tar Heels to a 1-0 victory…On Sept. 2, recorded first goal of the season against Coastal Carolina…Notched a second assist on Sept. 28 vs. Wake Forest.

2012 (Sophomore): Started all 22 appearances with the Tar Heel …Part of a defense that led the nation in goals against average (0.30) and shutout percentage (73.9 percent)…Totaled five shots…Was one of five players to record at least 22 starts in 2012… Lone assist came against Virginia Tech on Sept. 8.

2011 (Freshman): Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team after starting 25 matches along the backline…Missed just one game all season due to a red card...Named a College Soccer News Freshman All-American…Registered five shots on the year…Part of a squad that allowed only 18 goals on the season for a goals against average of 0.67, the 12th best figure in the country…Spent time on the United States Under-20 team.

NATIONAL TEAM (UNITED STATES): Spent time with the United States Under-15, Under-17, Under-18, and Under-20 teams…Was a starter on the U-15 and U-18 squads…As a freshman at UNC, spent time with the U.S. U-20 squad.

PERSONAL: Attended Lassiter High School in Marietta, Ga. …Earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors in Georgia…Was named a five-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer, and the No. 11 player in the nation by College Soccer News…Tabbed the No. 3 player in the South Atlantic Region by TDS…Played club soccer with Concorde Fire while in high school…Parents are Darold and Phyllis McCrary…Has two brothers, Josh and Brandon…Josh played soccer at Kentucky…Majored in exercise and sport science with a focus on sport administration.