Background
Thomas MacNamara was born in West Nyack, New New York
Thomas MacNamara was born in West Nyack, New New York
He was a First Team All-Ivy selection as a senior and finished his career at Brown with 12 goals and 10 assists.
Early career
McNamara played high school soccer at Don Bosco Preparatory in Ramsey, New Jersey, and played club soccer for Football Club Westchester. McNamara played college soccer at Brown University for four years before spending a fifth year playing college soccer for Clemson University in 2013. He scored seven goals while recording eight assists in his final season of college soccer at Clemson.
He is only the second Clemson soccer player to be named an All-American both on and off the field in the same season.
In 2013, he was named Second Team All-American by the NSCAA and a First Team Academic All-American. McNamara is the first Clemson soccer player selected to the Capital One Academic First Team since 1987 when Jamey Rootes was selected.
Rootes is currently the President of the NFL’s Houston Texans.He also played in the USL PDL with the Jersey Express in 2013. Chivas United States of America
McNamara was drafted first in the second round of the 2014 Master of Library Science SuperDraft by Chivas United States of America, and was officially signed on February 14, 2014.
He made his professional debut for the team on March 9, 2014 against the Chicago Fire in which he also scored his first professional goal in the 60th minute on the way to a 3–2 opening day victory.
On April 12, McNamara tore the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in his right knee, requiring him to undergo surgery to repair his Anterior Cruciate Ligament. New York City Football Club
After the contraction of Chivas United States of America following the 2014 Major League Soccer season, McNamara was selected by District of Columbia United in the 2014 Master of Library Science Dispersal Draft. Leading up to the 2015 Expansion of Major League Soccer Draft, McNamara was left unprotected by District of Columbia United. New York City Football Club selected him with their eighth pick in the 2014 Master of Library Science Expansion Draft.