Margaret Diane Boade (born July 3, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Northwestern Wildcats and UCLA Bruins.

Early life

Boade was born in Dallas, Texas before moving to Golden, Colorado where she grew up. For high school she attended Valor Christian where she competed in basketball, soccer and track.[2]

College career

Northwestern Wildcats

Boade started her college career with the Northwestern Wildcats. In 2022, she started all 23 matches and scored seven goals,[3] leading Northwestern to match their best finish in school history.[4] The following year, she secured the program record for assists in a season with 14 assists over the course of one season.[4][5] Boade was also named to the Mac Hermann Trophy watchlist at the end of the year.[6]

UCLA Bruins

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Boade was granted an extra year of college eligibility. For her 5th year, she attended UCLA, where she led them to a Big 10 Women's Soccer Championship.[7] Despite the Bruins having 6 NWSL players signed after this season, they were upset in the round of 32 of the NCAA tournament.

Club career

Boade started off 2025 by training with Racing Louisville FC as a non-rostered invitee.[8] Racing Louisville ultimately did not sign Boade and later released her in February.[9]

Washington Spirit

On March 5, 2025, Boade signed a short-term injury replacement contract with NWSL club Washington Spirit.[10] Two days later, the Spirit secured the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup title after beating the Orlando Pride on penalties.[11] Boade was an unused substitute in the match.[12] Boade made her professional debut on March 14, 2025. She entered as a substitute in the Spirit's 2-1 victory versus the Houston Dash.[13]

International career

Boade was called into training camp with the United States under-23 team, practicing alongside the senior national team, in March 2025.[14]

Personal life

Her sister, Tess Boade, plays professionally for Bay FC.[15]

Honors

Washington Spirit

Individual

  • First-team All-Big 10: 2022, 2023

References

  1. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". www.nusports.com.
  2. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". www.nusports.com.
  3. ^ Boue, Jason (August 13, 2023). "2023 Northwestern women's soccer player previews: Meg Boade". Inside NU. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). nusports.com.
  5. ^ "Women's soccer dominates first half in win against Northwestern". Daily Bruin. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "Meg Boade Named to 2023 Hermann Trophy Watch List". NUSports. August 18, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "Meg Boade - Women's Soccer". UCLA. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "Racing sets 2025 preseason roster as training kicks off". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  9. ^ "Racing invites five newcomers to preseason camp with friendlies on tap". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  10. ^ Spirit, Washington (March 5, 2025). "Washington Spirit Signs Three Short-Term Injury Replacement Players". Washington Spirit. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  11. ^ Linehan, Meg. "Washington Spirit get redemption with 2025 Challenge Cup win over Orlando Pride". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  12. ^ Spirit, Washington (March 8, 2025). "Recap: Short-Handed Spirit Wins 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup". Washington Spirit. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  13. ^ "Washington 2-1 Houston (Mar 14, 2025) Lineups". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  14. ^ "24 Players Called Up for U.S. U-23 Women's National Team Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  15. ^ "Tess Boade". Bay FC. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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