JOHN MCCARTHY NEWS

Concedes three in season finale McCarthy had three saves and allowed three goals in Saturday's 3-1 loss versus Columbus Crew.

Impact McCarthy conceded three goals in Saturday's season finale, his first start since being traded to New York in August. It was a somewhat meaningless game for the Red Bulls and it meant a lot to Columbus, so the result is not that surprising. He will hope to have a bigger role next season.

OCTOBER 19 • ROTOWIRE

Playoffs-bound Crew top Red Bulls 3-1 to finish 7th in Eastern Conference

Dániel Gazdag and Ibrahim Aliyu scored in the second half, Max Arfsten had two assists and the Columbus Crew defeated the New York Red Bulls 3-1 to close out the regular season

OCTOBER 19 • Associated Press

Dealt to New York McCarthy was traded to New York Red Bulls from LA Galaxy, the club announced.

Impact McCarthy is on the way out of LA after a couple very solid seasons with the club. He's been an occasional starter in recent years, though he's largely been a backup. McCarthy will backup Carlos Coronel in New York, after prior backup AJ Marcucci suffered a season-ending knee injury.

AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE

Makes bench McCarthy (upper body) was an unused option during Saturday's 2-1 victory against D.C. United.

Impact McCarthy was an option Saturday, returning from his upper body injury. He will likely take over his starting keeper spot Wednesday vs Austin FC, making 11 starts prior to his injury.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Paintsil leads the LA Galaxy against D.C. United

Joseph Paintsil leads the LA Galaxy into a matchup with D.C

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Ruled out Friday McCarthy (upper body) is ruled out for Friday's clash against Vancouver due to injury, according to the MLS injury report.

Impact McCarthy suffered an upper body injury and is ruled out for Friday's game against the Whitecaps. That said, his absence will not impact the starting squad since he has been on the bench for the last six games, having become the backup goalkeeper to Novak Micovic after poor performances earlier in the season.

JULY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Difficult run of form continues McCarthy registered two saves and allowed two goals in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Los Angeles Football Club.

Impact McCarthy made three clearances and repelled two of four LAFC shots on target Sunday as LA Galaxy earned a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw. Across his last three appearances, the veteran keeper has allowed an average of four goals per appearance. If he retains his spot in the La Galaxy XI, McCarthy will look to bounce back Saturday when Galaxy travel to take on San Diego FC

MAY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Lets in three McCarthy recorded six saves and allowed three goals in Wednesday's 3-2 loss against Philadelphia Union.

Impact McCarthy recorded a clearance but has now conceded over three goals in three of his last four outings. Despite making 19 saves across the last six games, he has allowed 17 goals and lost five of those matches. Up next, he faces Los Angeles Football Club on Sunday.

MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes seven Saturday McCarthy allowed seven goals while making four saves during Saturday's 7-0 loss to New York Red Bulls.

Impact McCarthy allowed three goals in the first half and four in the second as the Galaxy were destroyed Saturday. The keeper has allowed 12 goals while combining for six saves over his last three starts.

MAY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Emil Forsberg has 2 goals and 2 assists, Red Bulls beat Galaxy 7-0

Emil Forsberg had two goals and two assists, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also scored two goals and the New York Red Bulls beat the LA Galaxy 7-0 to extend the defending MLS Cup champi...

MAY 11 • Associated Press

Sporting KC becomes 1st MLS team to win a game without recording a shot on goal

Sporting Kansas City made history in their 1-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on Sunday as they became the first team to win an MLS game without...

MAY 5 • FOX SPORTS

Makes no saves McCarthy didn't log a single save in LA Galaxy's 1-0 loss to Sporting KC Sunday.

Impact The goalkeeper is technically credited with one goal allowed, although it was an own goal off a deflected cross which he had no chance of stopping. McCarthy has a favorable matchup coming up, with NYRB having scored just 12 goals in 11 matches so far.

MAY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Poor performance in loss McCarthy recorded two saves and allowed four goals in Sunday's 4-2 defeat versus Portland Timbers.

Impact McCarthy had one of, if not his worst performance on the season against Portland Timbers on Sunday. The 32 year old conceded four goals, made just two saves, one diving save, and only one from inside his own box. McCarthy has started seven matches for LA Galaxy this season. In those games, he has conceded 13 goals and kept zero clean sheets. He will hope to right the ship this Sunday against Sporting Kansas City.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Makes five saves in loss McCarthy had five saves and allowed one goal in Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Austin FC.

Impact McCarthy made his second-most saves in the season, but conceded once and could not avoid the road loss. The goalkeeper still has no clean sheets after six starts. He will now look to bounce back against Portland on Sunday.

APRIL 22 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes once in loss McCarthy made two saves and allowed one goal in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Houston Dynamo.

Impact McCarthy conceded one goal Saturday, an Ezequiel Ponce strike in the 14th minute which opened up the scoring. Given that Zanka was sent off with a straight red card in the 28th minute, only conceding one goal is a solid outing for McCarthy and the Galaxy. He faces another favorable matchup Saturday at Austin FC, a side which has scored just six goals through eight matches this season.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes two against RSL McCarthy made no saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-0 loss versus Real Salt Lake.

Impact McCarthy was far from his best Saturday after he would allow two goals with no saves. He has not gone without a clean sheet in all four appearances this season, allowing seven goals in that span. He will hope to turn this around soon, as he did have eight last season.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Diego Luna scores twice as Galaxy lose to Real Salt Lake, continuing worst start by defending champ

Diego Luna scored two goals five minutes apart in the first half and Real Salt Lake kept the defending-champion Los Angeles Galaxy winless with a 2-0 victory at America First Field

APRIL 5 • Associated Press

LA Galaxy, Tigres UANL play to 0-0 draw in 1st leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal

John McCarthy made four saves while the LA Galaxy and Tigres UANL played to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal matchup

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

Difficult outing Saturday McCarthy registered two saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-1 defeat versus Orlando City SC.

Impact McCarthy had another difficult outing Saturday against Orlando conceding a very late goal on a long-range free kick from Luis Muriel. The shot was hit with power and swerve but took a deflection off his hands and into the net. He registered two saves bringing his total to 11 in three league games but his late mistake could make the coach consider a change in goal for upcoming matches. His next chance to feature will come Saturday against Salt Lake.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Muriel scores late as Orlando City keeps defending-champion Galaxy winless with 2-1 victory

Luis Muriel scored in the final minute of regulation off a free kick after a late penalty-kick goal by Martín Ojeda and Orlando City stunned the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 at Dignity H...

MARCH 30 • Associated Press

Six saves, two goals conceded McCarthy had six saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-2 draw against Minnesota United.

Impact Before the Galaxy logged their most recent game Saturday, McCarthy's previous appearances included three saves and one goal conceded. He doubled both at Minnesota. From both Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Joaquin Pereyra, McCarthy saved two shots each, but he failed to stop the majority of Kelvin Yeboah's attempts.

MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes once in draw McCarthy made three saves and allowed one goal in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Portland Timbers.

Impact McCarthy made his first start of the season, stepping in for Novak Micovic who had a rough first three starts. McCarthy conceded once in his season debut, a Felipe Mora strike in the 49th minute. He likely performed well enough to keep the starting job for now, and he will face a slightly more difficult matchup Saturday at Minnesota United.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Two saves in victory McCarthy made two saves and allowed one goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory versus New York Red Bulls.

Impact McCarthy turned aside two of the three shots on target he faced Saturday as Los Angeles Galaxy's defeated New York Red Bulls to win MLS Cup 2024. McCarthy was superb over Los Angeles's playoff run, making 13 saves and two clearances while conceding four goals and recording two clean sheets across five appearances (five starts).

DECEMBER 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

In his third straight MLS Cup final, goalkeeper John McCarthy delivers a title for LA Galaxy

Only one team ended up expressing interest in John McCarthy during the offseason last year

DECEMBER 8, 2024 • Associated Press