Erik McCue

Erik McCue (born January 18, 2001) is a Swedish-American soccer player who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.

Erik McCue

Personal information
Date of birth	January 18, 2001
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Houston Dynamo
Number	28
Youth career
	F.C. Bangkok
2015–2017	D.C. United
2017–2018	Houston Dynamo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Houston Dynamo	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2020

Club career

Youth

McCue spent time in the youth setups for F.C Bangkok and D.C. United before joining the Houston Dynamo academy in 2017. Upon joining the Dynamo academy, McCue quickly established himself in the program, helping lead the U-17 team to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs for the 2017–18 season and was named U-17 MVP by the coaching staff. He also received the Ricardo Clark Leadership Award for exhibiting "the strongest leadership qualities during the season, regardless of age group." McCue moved up to the U-19 team for the 2018–19 season and wore the captain's armband on multiple occasions. During the summer of 2018, McCue trained with the Dynamo's USL affiliate club Rio Grande Valley FC as well as with the Dynamo first team.[1] He also spent time training with the Dynamo's PDL team, Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C., but did not feature in a game.[2]

Houston Dynamo

On October 30, 2018, the Dynamo signed McCue to a Homegrown Player contract ahead of their 2019 season. McCue is the 10th Dynamo academy product to sign a first team contract.[1] He sufferered a foot injury that forced him to miss the start of the 2019 MLS season. McCue was sent on loan to the Dynamo's USL Championship affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC and made his professional debut on March 29, 2019 in a 2–1 loss to the Tulsa Roughnecks.[3] On July 10, McCue was selected to partake in the 2019 MLS Homegrown Game.[4] In his first season as a professional, he made 3 appearances, all with RGVFC, and spent time training with both the Dynamo first team and the Toros.

2020 saw McCue return to RGVFC on loan, making 4 appearances in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Personal life

McCue was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and grew up in Onsala, Sweden. He also lived in Bangkok, Thailand, Chengdu, China, Washington, D.C., as well as Houston, Texas as a child.

McCue is eligible to play for both Sweden and the United States at the international level.[1]

Career Statistics

As of November 11, 2020[6][7][8]

Club	Season	League			US Open Cup		Playoffs[lower-alpha 1]		Continental[lower-alpha 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Houston Dynamo	2019	MLS	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
RIo Grande Valley FC (loan)	2019	USL Championship	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2020		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	RGVFC Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career Total			7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

1. Includes USL Championship PLayoffs and MLS Cup Playoffs
2. Includes CONCACAF Champions League and Leagues Cup

References

1. "Dynamo sign defender Erik McCue to Homegrown Player contract". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. October 30, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
2. "Erik McCue". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
3. "Dynamo Academy alumni thriving as professionals". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
4. Gomez, Laura M.; USA, Pro Soccer (July 12, 2019). "Erik McCue set to represent the Houston Dynamo in the Homegrown game". prosoccerusa.com. Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
5. "Erik McCue 2020 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
6. "Erik McCue". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
7. "E. McCue". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
8. "Erik McCue". fbref.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2019.

External links

• Erik McCue at Major League Soccer