Meghan Ann Cox (born November 15, 1994) is an American

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player who plays as a defender.

Early life

Cox attended Robert E. Lee High School where she earned several honors and accolades in soccer. Cox was elected

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(MVP) as a sophomore and as a junior. She earned the Golden Ball Award as the national championship MVP. Cox was included in the All-State First Team in her junior year. She was nominated two-time All-Northern Region, three-time All-Patriot District and two-time Washington Post All-Met.

Collegiate career

Cox attended

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the ...

during her freshman year of college, playing 21 matches and scoring three goals for the

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. In her sophomore year, she transferred to the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his The Lawn, Academical Village, a World H ...

. She played three seasons for the

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, featured in 67 matches and scored 11 goals.

Club career

In April 2017 the

Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team NWSL ...

announced they had signed Cox. She debuted for the Thorns on April 22, 2017, replacing

Meghan Klingenberg Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg (born August 2, 1988) is a retired American professional soccer player who most recently played in 2024 as a defender for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). A former member of the U ...

in the 46th minute of the match against

North Carolina Courage The North Carolina Courage are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It was founded on January 9, 2017, after Stephen Malik acqui ...

. In August, she was waived and picked up by the Dash. She left the team after half a season and returned to the University of Virginia to complete her degree.

References

External links

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James Madison Dukes bio

Portland Thorns profile
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