Madison Pogarch

Madison "Maddie" "Po" Pogarch (born November 5, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League. She played college soccer at Central Michigan University and Rutgers University.

Madison Pogarch
Personal information
Full name Madison Pogarch
Date of birth (1997-11-05) November 5, 1997
Place of birth Hartland, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Portland Thorns
Number 15
Youth career
Michigan Jaguars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Central Michigan Chippewas 58 (3)
2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 20 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Grand Rapids FC 13 (2)
2018 Detroit Sun 6 (2)
2019– Portland Thorns 3 (0)
National team
2019– United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 23, 2019

College

Pogarch played three years of collegiate soccer at Central Michigan University of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), where she was a two-time all-MAC performer and First Team All-MAC in 2017.[1] She completed her education at Rutgers University in 2018 where she started all 19 matches.[2] She was voted Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on October 9, 2018 after playing every minute in two Big Ten overtime wins, both shutouts.[3]

Professional

While in college, Pogarch played as an amateur with senior semi-pro teams over the summer. She helped Grand Rapids FC to a United Women's Soccer championship in 2017, scoring the only goal of the game in an early win at Fort Wayne. She then played for Detroit Sun in 2018.[4]

Pogarch was signed by the Portland Thorns in early May 2019.[5] She made her first appearance for the team on May 25 in a game against Sky Blue FC and had her first start a few weeks later, on June 15 against the North Carolina Courage.[6]

International

In August 2019, she was named to the US Women's U-23 team to compete in the 2019 Nordic Tournament.[4][7]

References
  1. "Madison Pogarch - Women's Soccer". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "Madison Pogarch - Women's Soccer". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. "Maryland and Rutgers Earn Weekly Women's Soccer Awards". bigten.org. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. O'Connor, Larry. "Hartland's Madison Pogarch named to U.S. women's U23 squad". Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. Goldberg, Jamie (May 8, 2019). "Portland Thorns sign Charley, Ogle and Pogarch to supplemental roster, waive Onumonu and Weber". oregonlive.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  6. National Women's Soccer League. "Madison Pogarch". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  7. Thorns FC Communications (August 21, 2019). "Thorns FC's Madison Pogarch named to U.S. U-23 Women's National Team roster for 2019 Nordic Tournament". Portland Thorns FC. Retrieved August 23, 2019.


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