Alexandra Elena MacIver (born 18 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Everton. MacIver represented England once in 2021 before switching her international allegiance to Scotland in 2023.
 MacIver with England in 2022. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexandra Elena MacIver[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Winsford, Cheshire, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Everton[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Manchester City[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Clemson Tigers | 55 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Everton | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Manchester City | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | England U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | England U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | England U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | England | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Scotland | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 12 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Youth career
MacIver began her youth career at Everton. On 1 June 2014, she appeared as a substitute in the FA Girls' Youth Cup final against Liverpool held at Stadium MK. Everton lost 1–0.[3] In 2015, she moved to the academy at Manchester City.
Clemson
In 2016, MacIver moved to the United States on a soccer scholarship to play for Clemson Tigers of the ACC. She made four appearances in her freshman year. From her sophomore year onward she was Clemson's starter, starting 17 games in each of the following three seasons. On 19 October 2019 she registered her first career assist, in a game against Syracuse.[2]
Everton
On 2 January 2020, MacIver rejoined Everton after graduating from Clemson.[4] She made her professional debut on 19 January 2020 in a 3–1 league win over Reading.[5] On 1 November 2020, MacIver won the player of the match award in the 2020 Women's FA Cup Final, despite Everton losing 1–3 after extra time to her former club Manchester City.[6]
Manchester City
On 2 July 2022, Manchester City announced the signing of MacIver on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7]
International career
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England youth
MacIver has represented England at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. She started every game for England at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship; however, England were knocked out at the group stage.[8] She also started every game at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where England finished in fifth place.[9] MacIver was part of the England squad that won bronze medal in the 2018 U20 World Cup in France, and was awarded the Golden Glove as the tournament's best goalkeeper.[10][11][12]
England senior
In February 2019, MacIver named as part of the England senior team's traveling party during the 2019 SheBelieves Cup and trained with the team during the tournament but was not part of the playing squad.[13] In August 2019, MacIver received her first senior England call up for friendlies against Belgium and Norway but did not make an appearance.[14] She was left out the next two camps but returned as part of the 2020 SheBelieves Cup squad in February 2020 following a return to England with FA WSL club Everton.[15] She made her senior international debut on 23 February 2021 as a 61st minute substitute in a 6–0 friendly win over Northern Ireland.[16][17] MacIver was allotted 218 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[18]
In May 2023 MacIver said that she had made herself unavailable for selection by England.[19][20]
Team GB
On 27 May 2021, it was announced that MacIver had been selected as one of four reserve players for the Great Britain women's Olympic football team for the delayed 2020 Olympics, the third choice goalkeeper behind Ellie Roebuck and Karen Bardsley.[21] Despite Bardsley being forced to withdraw a month prior to the tournament, MacIver remained a reserve player and Hege Riise called-up the previously unnamed Carly Telford as a replacement instead.[22] On 1 July 2021, the IOC and FIFA confirmed squads would be expanded from 18 to 22 meaning MacIver would be available for selection to the matchday squad.[23] She was included as an unused substitute for one match, a 1–1 group stage draw with Canada.[24]
Scotland
MacIver was eligible to play for Scotland, where her father was born, as she had only played in one friendly match for England.[20][25] Her mother was born in France.[26] It was reported by The Scotsman in October 2023 that she had changed her international allegiance to Scotland,[20] and later that month she was named in the Scotland squad for the first time.[25][27] She made her Scotland debut on 31 October in a 1–0 UEFA Nations League defeat to the Netherlands.[28]
On 5 April 2024, MacIver suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a UEFA Euro 2025 qualification match against Serbia.[29]
Personal life
On 29 May 2012, MacIver was a torch carrier during the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay as it was taken through Chester.[30]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 February 2024.[31]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| Manchester City | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 1 December 2023[32]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Manchester City
Everton
- Women's FA Cup: 2019–20 runner-up
England U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018[12]
England
Individual
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2018[10]
References
External links
- Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
- Profile at the Football Association website
- Sandy MacIver at Soccerway