Education
Meara attended Fordham Preparatory School before enrolling at Fordham University in 2008.
Meara attended Fordham Preparatory School before enrolling at Fordham University in 2008.
College and amateur He also trained with Reading of England with their youth academies in July 2007 and February 2008. While at Fordham he made 74 appearances and had 31 clean sheets. His 31 shutouts are a school record.
In total, Meara owned nine Fordham University goal keeper records including career games in goal, minutes played, goal against average in a career (087) and a single season (065 in 2011) and save percentage in a single season (862 in 2011).
In 2010 Meara was named team captain for the Rams. During the 2009 season Meara also played for the Long Island Rough Riders of the USL Premier Development League.
In 2010 he joined Jersey Express South Carolina (U.S.) and was voted the league’s goalkeeper of the year as he recorded 8 clean sheets in 12 appearances during the 2010 PDL season. In two years with Jersey Express he made 28 appearances for the club
Professional Meara was drafted 31st overall by in the 2012 Master of Library Science SuperDraft and signed with the club on February 6, 2012.
On March 11, Meara started his first game against Football Club Dallas. On April 28, he recorded his first professional shutout against the New England Revolution. However, on July 8 he sustained a hip injury during a game which required surgery and ended his season.
On December 11, 2014, announced that Meara would be loaned to New York City Football Club for the 2015 season.
After suffering a torn meniscus in preseason training, Meara would make his first start for NYCFC on April 24, 2015. lieutenant was his first Major League Soccer appearance after a hip injury ended his rookie season on July 8, 2012, a span of 1,020 days.
International However, the Red Bulls did not permit him to train with Ireland, despite the fact that the call-up would not require him to miss any Master of Library Science games. In June 2014, Ireland"s senior team used Red Bulls" training facilities before a friendly match against Portugal, and Meara joined the Irish for a practice session.
Ireland coach Martin O"Neill said he would "keep an eye on things".