Patrick McLain

Patrick McLain
Personal information
Full name Patrick S. McLain
Date of birth (1988-08-22) August 22, 1988
Place of birth Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Chicago Fire
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2011 Cal Poly Mustangs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Portland Timbers U23s 1 (0)
2010–2011 Orange County Blue Star 20 (0)
2012–2013 Chivas USA 2 (0)
2013Los Angeles Blues (loan) 0 (0)
2014 Orange County Blues 15 (0)
2015 Sacramento Republic 24 (0)
2016– Chicago Fire 1 (0)
2016Saint Louis FC (loan) 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 11, 2016.


Patrick S. McLain (born August 22, 1988 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

Career

Early and collegiate

McLain attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, where he played soccer between 2007 and 2011. McLain earned second All-Big West second team spot his junior year after leading all conference goalkeepers with a program-record .835 save percentage and ranking second with 5.46 saves per match, third with five shoot-outs and fourth with 71 saves[1][2]

Chivas USA

McLain signed with MLS club Chivas USA in 2012, making his debut with the club on May 5, 2013. He had a brief loan spell in April 2013 with USL Pro club Los Angeles Blues.[3]

Sacramento Republic

McLain signed with United Soccer League club Sacramento Republic on February 17, 2015. [4] He was named to the USL Team of the Week in week 13.[5] On December 9, 2015 Republic FC declined the option on McLain for the 2016 season.[6]

Chicago Fire

McLain signed with MLS club Chicago Fire on January 18, 2016.[7] On April 22, he was sent on short-term loan to the Fire's USL affiliate Saint Louis FC.[8] The next day, he got the start in goal for Saint Louis against Sacramento Republic, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over his old team.[9]

References

  1. Patrick McLain (1988-08-22). "Patrick McLain - Cal Poly". Gopoly.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  2. Patrick McLain (1988-08-22). "Patrick McLain | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  3. Chivas USA Communications (2013-04-15). "Goalkeeper Patrick McLain sent on loan | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  4. "Sacramento Republic FC Signs McLain, Re-Signs Braun and Extends Contracts for Guzman and Jakubek - Sacramento Republic FC". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  5. "Patrick McLain Named to USL Team of the Week - Sacramento Republic FC". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  6. "Sacramento Republic FC Sign Goalkeeper Evan Newton - Sacramento Republic FC". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  7. "Chicago Fire Sign Michael Harrington and Patrick McLain". chicago-fire.com. January 18, 2016.
  8. "Saint Louis FC Add McLain on Short Term Loan". saintlouisfc.com. April 22, 2016.
  9. "Saint Louis FC Defeats Sacramento Republic FC 1-0". saintlouisfc.com. April 24, 2016.
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