Sandy MacIver
.jpg) MacIver warming up with Scotland, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Washington Spirit | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Manchester City | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Washington Spirit | 21 | (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 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Alexandra Elena MacIver (born 18 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Washington Spirit. Born in England, she plays for the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Everton and Manchester City and played college soccer for the Clemson Tigers. MacIver represented England once (in 2021) before changing her international allegiance to Scotland in 2023.
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]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
[edit]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
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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 3–1 after extra time to her former club Manchester City.[6]
Manchester City
[edit]On 2 July 2022, Manchester City announced the signing of MacIver on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7] She made only three league appearances in her first season, with Ellie Roebuck the regular starter, and none in her second campaign as Khiara Keating became the preferred first choice; MacIver then suffered a serious knee injury in April 2024 while on international duty.[8]
Washington Spirit
[edit]On 20 January 2025, Washington Spirit announced the signing of MacIver on a three-year contract with an option for 2028.[9] MacIver made her debut for the Spirit in a 4–3 loss to Angel City on 2 May 2025, with Spirit assistant coach Adrián González praising her performances in training.[10]
Aubrey Kingsbury's maternity leave created an opening for the starting job in the 2026 season.[11] MacIver was the opening day starter for the Spirit in a 1–0 loss to the Portland Thorns on 13 March 2026.[12] She subsequently set a Spirit record with four consecutive regular-season clean sheets, going 366 minutes without conceding a goal.[13]
International career
[edit]England youth
[edit]MacIver 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.[14] She also started every game at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where England finished in fifth place.[15] 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.[16][17][18]
England senior
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In February 2019, MacIver was named as part of the England senior team's travelling party during the 2019 SheBelieves Cup and trained with the team during the tournament but was not part of the playing squad.[19] In August 2019, MacIver received her first senior England call up for friendlies against Belgium and Norway but did not make an appearance.[20] 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.[21] She made her senior international debut on 23 February 2021 as a 61st minute substitute in a 6–0 friendly win over Northern Ireland.[22][23] MacIver was given number 218 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[24]
In May 2023, MacIver said that she had made herself unavailable for selection by England.[25][26]
Team GB
[edit]On 27 May 2021, it was announced that MacIver had been selected as one of four reserve players for the