Meredith Speck

About

Meredith Madeline Speck (born February 1, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). She spent the majority of her career with the North Carolina Courage, winning two NWSL Championships, three NWSL Shields, and two NWSL Challenge Cups. She was the last remaining Courage player from their Western New York Flash days, where she won her first NWSL Championship in 2016. She played college soccer for the Yale Bulldogs.

Speck grew up in a soccer family in Rockville Centre, New York, on Long Island. She was coached by both her parents and has two older sisters who played college soccer. She attended Sacred Heart Academy, leading the team to the New York state championship in 2008, and became team captain in her senior year. She played ECNL club soccer for Albertson Fury under her future NWSL head coach Paul Riley.

Speck played college soccer for the Yale Bulldogs, where she recorded 7 goals and 15 assists in 56 appearances from 2011 to 2014. She became team captain and was named to the Ivy League all-conference team three times. While in college, she was selected…