| Zac McGraw | |
| Fullname: | Zachary Lewis McGraw |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Torrance, California, United States |
| Height: | 6ft 4 in [1] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Portland Timbers |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Golden State |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| Collegecaps1: | 68 |
| Collegegoals1: | 1 |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Portland Timbers |
| Caps1: | 74 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | July 20, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | July 9, 2023 |
Zachery Lewis McGraw (born June 8, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. Born in the United States, he represents the Canada national team.
McGraw played as part of the USSDA academy side FC Golden State, graduated from West High School (Torrance, California) in 2015, before playing college soccer at the United States Military Academy in 2016. McGraw made 68 appearances for the Black Knights over four seasons, scoring a single goal and tallying 9 assists. McGraw, who was a four-time First Team All-Patriot League honoree and earned two USCA First Team All-Northeast Region recognition's in 2017 and 2018, and was named a 2019 USCA Third Team All-Northeast Region honoree.[2] McGraw's younger cousin, Octavia, was a collegiate goalkeeper at Ottawa University in Arizona. His fiancée, Kaitlin, was a defender and captain for Long Beach State University.
On January 13, 2020, McGraw was drafted 68th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers.[3] He became the first ever Army player drafted in MLS history.[4] McGraw signed with the Timbers on June 22, 2020.[5]
McGraw made his first appearance for Portland on May 1, 2021, starting in a 4–1 loss to FC Dallas.[6] He scored his first MLS goal for Portland on September 1, 2022, netting the game-winner in a 2–1 victory over Austin FC.[7]
McGraw was born in the United States, to an African-American father and Canadian mother. He holds both American and Canadian nationality.[8] In June 2023, he was named to Canada's preliminary roster for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup .[9] On June 19 McGraw was named to the final 23-man squad.[10] He made his debut in the opening match on June 27 against Guadeloupe.[11]
| Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 81 | 4 | |||
| Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 6 | |||