Player Details

Name

Dax McCarty

Pronunciation

muh-CAR-tee

Height

5' 9"

Weight

150 lbs

Date of Birth

4.30.1987 (36)

Birthplace

Winter Park, USA

Position

Midfielder

Position Detail

Defensive Midfielder

Preferred Side

Centre

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary

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Dax McCarty enters in his 18th MLS season and his fourth with Nashville SC. McCarty ranks second all-time in appearances in MLS history for outfield players with 439 games, and fourth in minutes played with 34,802. McCarty was named the first Captain in Nashville SC's MLS history and patrolled the midfield in 2020 as Nashville became the second expansion team in MLS history to win an Audi MLS Cup Playoff match for which he scored in a historic 3-0 victory over Inter Miami CF. In 2021, McCarty logged over 2,000 minutes for Nashville SC in route to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. McCarty is a two-time Supporters’ Shield winner while with the New York Red Bulls in 2013 and 2015, an MLS Best-XI player and a two-time MLS All-Star. At the international level McCarty has 13 caps for the U.S. MNT and is a 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup champion.

PERSONAL

Follow him on Instagram @daxmccarty and Twitter @daxMcCarty11.