Sean McGinty

Position:
Forward/Midfielder
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
East Mecklenburg

General Info — Senior leader who will see significant playing time at forward and in the midfield this fall ... Carolina’s third-leading returning scorer ... Also plays club soccer with the Charlotte Soccer Club.

Junior (2002) — A starter who saw action in all 22 games, starting 17 ... Finished the season with seven points (one goal, five assists) ... Tied for fourth on the team in assists ... Scored a goal in the 5-0 victory at Brown ... Had two assists in the win over Navy and the NCAA Tournament win over Winthrop ... Also had an assist against UNC Wilmington ... Did not start against Campbell, Duke, South Carolina, Clemson (ACC Tournament) and Penn State (NCAA Tournament).

Sophomore (2001) — Part-time starter who saw action in 20 games and started nine ... Finished with nine points on four goals and one assist ... Scored twice in the win over UNC Greensboro ... Also had single goals againt East Carolina and Cincinnati ... Started the first nine games of the season.

Freshman (2000) — Appeared in all 24 games, starting seven … Recorded one goal and five assists for seven points on the season … His five assists tied for fifth on the team … Scored a goal in the win at Old Dominion … Tallied a season-high two assists in the victory over Kentucky … Also had assists against Davidson, Rider and Rhode Island in the NCAA Tournament … Assisted on Ryan Kneipper’s goal that iced the 3-1 win over Rhode Island.

Prep — Three-year letterman at striker for East Mecklenburg High School … A forward for U.S. National and Regional teams since 1997 … The 1998-99 U.S. National Under-17 team player of the year … A two-time NSCAA High School All-America … Scored two goals in the 2000 N.C. East-West All-Star Game ... Scored 35 goals as a senior and 87 in his career … Earned the Charlotte Observer’s Player of the Year Award, “Mr. Soccer,” in 1998 and ’99 … Three-time all-conference, all-region and all-state choice … Also played one year of varsity baseball as a shortstop … Youth mentor for developmentally disabled students … Vice President of school’s chapter of Students Against Drunk Driving.

Personal — Charles Sean McGinty is the son of Charlie and Susan McGinty … Born on March 5, 1982, in Spartanburg, S.C. … Majoring in communications … His father was an All-America soccer player at Erskine College and his sister played at UNC Wilmington.