Catarina Macario

San Diego Wave | Attacking Midfield

Player Info

Full Name: Catarina Macario

Nationality: United States

Position: Attacking Midfield

Born: 04 Oct 1999

Height: 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)

Club Info

Team: San Diego Wave

Sport: Soccer

Squad Number: 20

About Catarina Macario

Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário (Brazilian Portuguese: ; born October 4, 1999) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or forward for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in Brazil, she plays for the United States national team.

Macario played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, where she won the 2017 and 2019 national championships and was twice awarded the Hermann Trophy, given to college soccer's best player. In 2021, Macario signed with Lyon and won the UEFA Women's Champions League in her first full season. She joined Women's Super League club Chelsea in 2023.

Macario made her senior debut for the United States in 2021. She won a bronze medal with the team at the Tokyo Olympics later that year.