Niall McCabe (born 6 October 1990) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Louisville City FC.
 McCabe playing for Louisville City in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louisville City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Colaiste Ide | ||
| 2010–2014 | Young Harris College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Knoxville Force | ||
| 2014 | Chattanooga FC | 14 | (5) |
| 2015– | Louisville City | 232 | (22) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 7, 2024 | |||
Early life
editPersonal
editMcCabe was born in Ringsend, Dublin. He grew up playing with his local side Cambridge Boys and Ashbourne United in Meath among others, before deciding to travel to the United States to pursue a scholarship offer and a chance to earn a degree at Young Harris College.
College and youth
editMcCabe played four years of college soccer at the NCAA Division II Young Harris College between 2010 and 2014, after playing soccer in his high school years with Colaiste Ide in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland.[2]
In 2012, McCabe led the Peach Belt Conference in goals and was second in assists; winning the conference's Golden Ball and being named to the All-Conference 1st team. In 2013 he was named to the All-Conference 2nd team.[2] McCabe totaled 32 goals and 31 assists in 62 games at Young Harris to place second all time in goals and first all time in assists at the school. While at Young Harris, McCabe played in 2012 and 2013 for Knoxville Force[3] of the NPSL, but in 2014 moved to Chattanooga FC in the same conference. For Chattanooga, McCabe totaled 5 goals in the 2014 NPSL season, which took Chattanooga FC to the NPSL finals.[4]
Club career
editLouisville City FC
edit2015 season
editMcCabe joined USL club Louisville City FC on 12 February 2015 and made his debut in Louisville City FC's first game.[2] He appeared in 27 of the club's 28 regular season matches; starting 17. He scored four goals on 16 shots on goal.[5]
2016 season
editMcCabe scored two goals and registered four assists while appearing in only 21 matches.[5] He had season ending surgery to repair a hip labral tear on his left side which his originally injured during the 2015 season. His last game was on 10 August against the Harrisburg City Islanders; missing all of the USL Cup Playoffs.[6]
2017 season
edit
After staying in Louisville to rehab over the winter McCabe was able to train with the team during the preseason and appear in the team's opening match (a scoreless draw against rival Saint Louis FC).[7] He would go appear to appear in 23 matches and score three goals with four assists in league play.[5] On 22 April McCabe was bitten by Djiby Fall while playing rival FC Cincinnati. Fall would be sent off and suspended for six games while McCabe received a tetanus shot.[8] Louisville City would go on to win the USL's Eastern Conference and the USL Cup.[9] McCabe would be named to the match squad for all four playoff matches but would only appear in the Conference semifinal against Rochester.
2018 season
editMcCabe had his contract renewed with Louisville[10] and he made his season debut on 17 March against USL expansion side Nashville SC where earned both a goal and an assist.[11] He went on to appear in 22 of Louisville's 34 matches while scoring four goals with four assists.[5] He also appeared in two of Louisville's five U.S. Open Cup matches as Louisville reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time in its history.[12] This included a 3–2 victory over the New England Revolution of MLS; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side.[13] McCabe also appeared in all four of Louisville's USL Cup matches and scored two goals in Louisville's first round match against the Indy Eleven; his first brace as a professional.[14] He and Louisville went on to win the USL Cup Final against Phoenix Rising.[15] On 9 October McCabe became the first Louisville player to reach 100 combined appearances in both the USL and USL Cup playoffs.[16] He finished the year with 111 appearances across all competitions.
2019 season
editMcCabe resigned with Louisville for the 2019 season as the final player from the original roster to remain with the club.[16]
Honours
editLouisville City
References
edit- ^ "Niall McCabe".
- ^ a b c "Niall McCabe signs pro contract with Louisville City FC". yhcathletics.com. Young Harris. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.info.
- ^ "Niall McCabe". chattanoogafc.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Niall McCabe". www.louisvillecityfc.com/mccabe. Louisville City FC. 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Lerner, Danielle (14 September 2016). "LouCity's Niall McCabe out for the season". www.courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Lerner, Danielle (9 September 2017). "With playoffs in sight, Niall McCabe is completing his comeback". www.courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Karell, Daniel (27 April 2017). "Niall McCabe needed medical treatment". www.courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b Murray, Nicholas (November 14, 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Louisville City FC Announces Roster Changes". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Bacharach, Erik (17 March 2018). "Nashville SC opens inaugural USL season with loss at Louisville City FC". www.tennessean.com. Louisville, KY: Tennessean. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Lerner, Danielle (July 18, 2018). "Louisville City FC knocked out of Open Cup with loss to Chicago Fire". www.courier-journal.com. Bridgeview, IL: The Courier Journal. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "RECAP: Revs eliminated from U.S. Open Cup with 3-2 loss to Louisville City FC". www.revolutionsoccer.net. Louisville, KY: New England Revolution. June 5, 2018. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Sayers, Justin (21 October 2018). "Experience, execution fueled Louisville City's USL playoff-opening win". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ a b Arlia, John (November 8, 2018). "Spencer's Strike Leads Louisville to Second Straight USL Cup". www.uslsoccer.com. Louisville, KY: USL. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Louisville City FC Officially Re-Signs LouCity Original Niall McCabe" (Press release). Louisville,KY: LCFC. November 27, 2018. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
