The Black and Red have announced today that they have signed Swedish defender Christopher McVey from Inter Miami. The deal sees the defender come our way while we send an international slot for the year and up to $100k in General Allocation Money (subject to performance).
McVey spent the 2023 season with Inter Miami CF where he appeared in 16 MLS matches (12 starts), recording one assist and two clean sheets. He initially signed for Inter Miami back in 2022 from Swedish Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg. He has made 61 total appearances in his time for the Herons scoring a single goal and recording that single assist.
The Sparsör native started his professional career with IF Elfsborg academy in the first division of Sweden. McVey would spend three years with the IF Elfsborg academy before making his debut with the senior team on Oct. 1, 2017 in a 5-2 league loss to AIK Fotboll. He would then officially sign with the senior squad on Jan. 3, 2018. The defender would subsequently be loaned out to Dalkurd FF of the Swedish second division on March 4, 2019. McVey would spend the entire 2019 season with Dalkurd FF and scored his first professional goal on June 15, 2019 in a 3-1- win over IK Frej Täby. He played in a total of 17 matches across all competitions, scoring one goal and recording one assist before returning to IF Elfsborg from loan at the end of the season. In 2020, McVey scored his lone goal for IF Elfsborg on June 25, 2020 in a 2-1 win over BK Häcken in the Swedish Cup. He would be featured in five of IF Elfsborg’s six UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifiers, recording his first assist for the club on July 29, 2021 in a 5-0 win over FC Milsami Orhei of the Moldovan first division. Over three seasons, McVey appeared in 42 matches for IF Elfsborg across all competitions, scoring one goal and one assist before signing with Inter Miami CF on Jan. 14, 2022.
McVey has represented Sweden at the youth national team level for both the U-18 and U-19 teams.
Christopher McVey
Position: Defender
Birthplace: Sparsör, Sweden
Country: Sweden
Birthdate: 04/12/1997
Age: 26
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 185 lbs.
Status: Domestic
Transaction: D.C. United have acquired Swedish defender Christopher McVey from Inter Miami CF in exchange for a 2024 International Slot. Inter Miami could receive up to $100,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) if McVey meets certain performance metrics.
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