Heather MacNab
_033.jpg) MacNab with the North Carolina Courage in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 9, 2001[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Courage | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Princeton Tigers | 72 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | North Carolina Courage | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Heather MacNab (born October 9, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Princeton Tigers.
Early life
[edit]MacNab grew up in Carmel, Indiana, north of Indianapolis.[2] She attended Culver Academies, earning three-time MVP honors and two-time all-state honors on the soccer team.[3] She played club soccer for FC Pride.[3] She committed to play college soccer at Princeton before her junior year.[4]
College career
[edit]When the Ivy League cancelled fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, MacNab took a gap year before starting college. The following summer, she played for Lady Victory FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[2] In her freshman season at Princeton, MacNab led the team with 7 assists and scored 3 goals in 19 games in 2021.[3] She earned honorable mention All-Ivy honors as a sophomore after scoring a career-high 6 goals with 2 assists in 17 games in 2022.[3] She then played in the summer with USL W League club Indy Eleven.[5]
MacNab dealt with injury to start her junior year in 2023, finishing the season with 2 goals and 6 assists in 19 games.[3][6] Though listed on the roster as a forward, she was deployed all over the field by head coach Sean Driscoll in her first few seasons before establishing herself as the starting left back in her senior year in 2024.[6][7] One of the team's captains, she started 17 games and recorded 2 goals and 9 assists, earning first-team All-Ivy honors.[3] She assisted both goals in the 2–0 win against Brown in the Ivy League tournament final.[7]
Club career
[edit]MacNab joined the North Carolina Courage as a trialist in the 2025 preseason.[8] On March 21, the Courage announced that the club had signed MacNab to a short-term contract as an injury replacement player.[9] After the deal expired in April, she stayed with the Courage as a training player, and in September, she signed a contract for the remainder of the season.[10] MacNab made her professional debut on September 13, 2025, coming on as a stoppage-time substitute for Manaka Matsukubo in a 2–1 victory over Angel City FC.[11]
Honors and awards
[edit]Princeton Tigers
Individual
- First-team All-Ivy: 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Indy Eleven 2022 Roster" (PDF). Indy Eleven. May 26, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Gap year in retrospect: MacNab grateful for unexpected twists and turns". Culver Academies. June 21, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Heather MacNab". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ "Recruiting Roundup: Sept. 25-Oct. 1". TopDrawerSoccer. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ^ "Heather MacNab". USL W League. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ a b Feil, Justin (September 20, 2023). "With MacNab Finding Rhythm After Dealing with Injury, Tiger Women's Soccer Tops Quinnipiac 4-2, Now 5-1-1". Town Topics. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ a b Alden, Bill (November 13, 2024). "Sparked by MacNab's Playmaking, Stellar Defensive Play, PU Women's Soccer Tops Brown in Ivy Final, Back in NCAAs". Town Topics. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ "NC Courage Announces Preseason Roster". North Carolina Courage. January 27, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ "NC Courage Sign Forward Heather MacNab to Short-Term Contract". North Carolina Courage. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ "NC Courage Activate Midfielder Dani Weatherholt Off Injured Reserve". North Carolina Courage. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
"NC Courage Sign Forward Heather MacNab Through End of 2025 Season". North Carolina Courage. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025. - ^ "MATCH RECAP: NC COURAGE 2-1 ANGEL CITY FC". North Carolina Courage. September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.