Meghann Burke
Encyclopedia
Meghann Burke is an American professional soccer goalkeeper. She plays for WPS
club Sky Blue FC
.
and was named Metro Goalkeeper of the Year in 1998. She was part of the United States
U16 team in 1996-97. In four years at Saint Louis University
Burke was a first-team starter and was named to various select teams. She also acquired the nickname the Burkeinator and was declared the University's Player of the Decade.
and WPSL
teams.
She played for Bristol Rovers
in 2004-05, helping the English
club reach the semi-finals of the FA Women's Cup
.
of the WUSA
. She returned to the professional ranks as a development player with Chicago Red Stars
in 2010, before joining Sky Blue FC
as a free agent in August 2010.
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
club Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....
.
College career
Burke attended Mehlville High SchoolMehlville High School
Mehlville High School , also Mehlville Senior High School , is a public four-year high school, located in St. Louis, Missouri. There are approximately 11,000 students in the Mehlville School District. 1,956 of those students go to MHS. The Head Principal is Dr. Denise Swanger...
and was named Metro Goalkeeper of the Year in 1998. She was part of the United States
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
U16 team in 1996-97. In four years at Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
Burke was a first-team starter and was named to various select teams. She also acquired the nickname the Burkeinator and was declared the University's Player of the Decade.
Club career
Since 2000 Burke has featured for a number of W-LeagueW-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
and WPSL
Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the W-League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
teams.
She played for Bristol Rovers
Bristol Academy W.F.C.
Bristol Academy Women's Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. They were admitted to the FA WSL in 2010.-History:...
in 2004-05, helping the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
club reach the semi-finals of the FA Women's Cup
FA Women's Cup
The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
.
Professional
After graduating from SLU, Burke was drafted by Carolina CourageCarolina Courage
Carolina Courage were a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Fetzer Field on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus in 2001, and then at the soccer-specific SAS Stadium in Cary, North Carolina in 2002 and 2003. The team began play in 2001; the...
of the WUSA
Women's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...
. She returned to the professional ranks as a development player with Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars are a American professional soccer club that is based in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois that participates in the Women's Premier Soccer League. From 2009-2010, the Red Stars played their home games at Toyota Park in the Womens Professional Soccer...
in 2010, before joining Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....
as a free agent in August 2010.
External links
- Meghann Burke at WPSWomen's Professional SoccerWomen's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
- Meghann Burke at Saint Louis BillikensSaint Louis BillikensThe Saint Louis Billikens are the collegiate athletic teams from Saint Louis University. This NCAA Division I program has teams in soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, swimming and diving, cross country, tennis, track and field, and field hockey...