2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster

#10 Aiden McFadden 2019-20 Men's Soccer Roster

Midfielder


Height 5-10
Weight 165
Class Senior
Hometown West Chester, PA
High School Henderson
Aiden McFadden - Men's Soccer - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

HONORS AND AWARDS:

  • 2020-21 Second Team All-ACC selection
  • Third Round Pick in 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Atlanta United FC
  • Four-time ACC Honor Roll

AS A SENIOR (2020):

  • Started every game for the Irish as a forward in his final season at Notre Dame.
  • Finished second on the team in points with 12 from four goals and four assists.
  • Led the team in assists with four.
  • Scored goals against UNC (11/15/20), Duke (3/12/21), Calvin (3/16/21) and Wake Forest (3/20/21).
  • His goal at UNC was the golden goal that advanced the Irish to the ACC Tournament semifinals.

AS A JUNIOR (2019):

  • Started 17 matches and played in all 19 contests at the forward position.
  • Finished the season with five points on two goals and one assist.
  • Scored goals in back-to-back wins over Saint Louis and Seattle.
  • Created the game-winning goal in the first round of the ACC Tournament, as his cross in overtime was put into the back of the net by a Boston College defender.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018):

  • Started 11 matches and played in all 21 contests at the forward position.
  • Finished the season with seven points on three goals and one assist.
  • Scored the first goal of his career in the win over UConn.
  • Produced the game-winning goal in the second half on Notre Dame’s 1-0 win over Boston College.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017):

•    Did not play in a match.
•    Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP AND PERSONAL:

  • Letterwinner at B. Reed Henderson High School as an attacking center midfielder.
  • Team claimed the 2016 District I PIAA title, and were three-time Ches-Mont League champions from 2014-16.
  • Scored 37 goals and 37 assists over varsity career, helping lead Henderson to a 57-10-1 combined record.
  • Named MVP of the 2016 TopDrawerSoccer TeamSnap High School All-America Game.
  • 2016 TopDrawerSoccer All-America selection, and two-time all-state and all-region choice (2015-16).
  • Selected as the 2015 360 Soccer CC High School Player of the Year.
  • Three-time all-league first team recipient.
  • Led junior varsity team in goals and assists during an 18-0-0 season as a freshman.
  • Also played basketball during high school career.
  • Most recently a member of the Penn Fusion 98 Elite team on the club circuit, where team has won five USYS state championships, two Region I titles, a pair of National League crowns and has reached the national semifinals on two occasions.
  • Named to the 2015 Region I Championships Best XI, and the 2015 Generation Adidas Summer Select team.
  • Has participated with the Philadelphia Union Junior 98 Select program, and was a U.S. Soccer Training Center invitee.
  • Trained at the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy during the summer of 2011.
  • Member of the National Honor Society.
  • Assistant soccer trainer for youth teams at EPL summer camps, and has worked as a coach with the West Chester United Little Player program.
  • Son of Russ and Katie McFadden and has two sisters, Carly and Eliza.
  • Enrolled in the First Year of Studies.