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Catherine Barry

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Catherine Barry
Barry with South Carolina in 2024
Personal information
Full name Catherine Noelle Barry[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-16) December 16, 2001 (age 24)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lexington SC
Number 15
Youth career
NEFC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 South Carolina Gamecocks 101 (51)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025 Chicago Stars 4 (0)
2025– Lexington SC 28 (16)
International career‡
2019 United States U-20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 16, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 13, 2019

Catherine Noelle Barry (born December 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Lexington SC. She played college soccer for the South Carolina Gamecocks, setting the program record for career goals (51) and earning All-American honors twice. After a brief stint with the Chicago Stars, she joined Lexington SC and won the USL Super League Golden Boot in her debut season in 2026.

Early life

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Barry was raised in Hingham, Massachusetts, one of four children born to Lauren and Christopher Barry.[2] She played multiple sports during high school at Tabor Academy, lettering in soccer, lacrosse, and basketball. In her junior year, she helped the basketball team reach the NEPSAC championship game, losing to the Worcester Academy team led by future South Carolina star Aliyah Boston.[3] She became the soccer team's all-time top scorer with 88 goals, leading them to the NEPSAC Class B championship in 2018. She was twice named both NEPSAC Player of the Year and the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year.[4][5] she played DA club soccer for NEFC (previously the Boston Breakers Academy).[4][6] Rated a four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer, she committed to South Carolina as a sophomore.[2][7]

College career

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Barry's freshman season with the South Carolina Gamecocks was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was an immediate starter in 2020, leading the team in scoring with 6 goals and 4 assists in 16 games; she would be the team's top scorer all five years in college.[2][8] She scored 8 goals with 3 assists in 18 games in her sophomore season, including one goal and one assist during South Carolina's run to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals. In her junior season in 2022, she set then career highs with 10 goals and 7 assists in 24 games, earning first-team All-SEC honors.[2] She helped lead South Carolina to the program's third SEC tournament title, scoring twice at the tournament and assisting the only goal against Alabama in the final.[9] She scored three times at the NCAA tournament to help the Gamecocks reach the third round.[2]

Barry became one of South Carolina's team captains in her senior year in 2023She scored 9 goals with 5 assists in 21 games and was named first-team All-SEC and third-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches.[2][10] She chose to use her fifth year of eligibility (granted because of the pandemic), scoring 18 goals in 22 games. She broke both the program records for single-season goals (set by Savannah McCaskill in 2017) and career goals (held by Jennie Ondo Lloyd), finishing her career with 51 goals in 101 appearances.[2][11] She also had 8 assists that year and repeated her first-team All-SEC and third-team All-American selections.[12]

Club career

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Chicago Stars

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Barry joined the Chicago Stars as a non-roster trialist in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) preseason in January 2025.[13] On March 13, the club announced they had signed Barry to her first professional contract on a roster relief deal.[14] She made her professional debut the next day as a late substitute in the season-opening 6–0 loss to the Orlando Pride. On April 10, she signed a new short-term contract through June.[15] She made 4 appearances for the club.[16]

Lexington SC

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On July 1, 2025, Barry signed a one-year contract with USL Super League club Lexington SC.[17] She made her club debut and first professional start in a season-opening 3–3 draw with Fort Lauderdale United on August 24.[18] The following game, she scored her first professional goals in her home debut at Lexington SC Stadium, netting twice in a 2–0 win over Brooklyn FC.[19] The next day, Lexington announced a new two-year contract for Barry until the summer of 2027.[17] On November 22, she scored in a 1–1 draw with the Tampa Bay Sun as Lexington opened the season by breaking the league record for consecutive games unbeaten (12, dating back to the previous season).[20] On February 7, 2026, she assisted McKenzie Weinert in a 2–1 win over the Carolina Ascent as the streak reached 17 games (where it would end).[21]

On April 1, 2026, Barry's second goal in a 2–0 win over DC Power FC – chipping the keeper from 40 yards (37 m) out – vaulted her into the Golden Boot lead over Ashlyn Puerta.[22] Two weeks later, she scored her first professional hat trick in a playoff-clinching 4–0 victory over the Tampa Bay Sun, breaking the league record for goals in a season (15) previously set by Allie Thornton in the inaugural campaign (13).[23] She finished the season with a record 16 goals in 28 games (and 4 assists – making a record 20 goal contributions) and was integral to Lexington's worst-to-first resurgence from the previous season to win the Players' Shield.[24] She earned first-team All-League honors and came second in the voting for Player of the Year behind Ashlyn Puerta.[25] In the playoffs, she scored the second goal in a 2–0 win over the Dallas Trinity in the semifinals,[26] then assisted McKenzie Weinert's equalizer in a 3–1 win over the Carolina Ascent in the final, making Lexington the first team to complete the league double.[27]

International career

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Barry appeared in two friendlies for the United States national under-20 team in December 2019.[8]

Honors and awards

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South Carolina Gamecocks

Lexington SC

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "University of South Carolina Commencement Exercises" (PDF). University of South Carolina. December 16, 2024. p. 23. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Catherine Barry". South Carolina Gamecocks.
  3. ↑ Titus, Payton (August 9, 2023). "For USC soccer star, 3 sports are better than 1, especially with clash vs. Aliyah Boston". The State. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Sigal, Jonathan (November 24, 2020). "Cat Barry makes early impression at South Carolina: 'She has the potential'". New England Soccer Journal. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Donnelly, Patrick (September 12, 2024). "Prospect Watch: Why Catherine Barry has gained national recognition". New England Soccer Journal. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ "USSF announces Girls DA 2017–18 awards". United States Soccer Federation. July 10, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  7. ↑ "Recruiting Roundup: September 11–17". TopDrawerSoccer. September 13, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Doherty, Matt (December 30, 2020). "Hingham's Catherine Barry makes an impressive debut for South Carolina women's soccer". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ Holloway, Jeremiah (November 7, 2022). "SEC champs! South Carolina women's soccer wins tournament title". The State. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ Goodwyn, Griffin. "South Carolina women's soccer fifth years return with big goals: 'We're not done'". The Daily Gamecock. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ Goodwyn, Griffin (November 22, 2024). "'That's an amazing accomplishment': Catherine Barry becomes South Carolina women's soccer's all-time leading goalscorer". On3.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Catherine Barry named United Soccer Coaches All-American". South Carolina Gamecocks. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Chicago Stars FC Release Preseason Roster". Chicago Stars FC. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Chicago Stars FC Signs Forward, Catherine Barry, to Roster Relief Contract". Chicago Stars FC. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Chicago Stars FC Signs Forward, Catherine Barry, to Short-Term Contract". Chicago Stars FC. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Catherine Barry 2025 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Lexington SC Signs Cat Barry to New Contract Through 2026/27 Season". Lexington SC. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Catherine Barry". flashscore.com. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Match Recap: Cat Barry Bags Brace in Lexington's 2-0 Win Over Brooklyn FC". Lexington SC. September 7, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  20. ↑ "LSC Women Draw Against Tampa Bay, Break League Record for Consecutive Matches Unbeaten". Lexington SC. November 22, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Match Recap: Lexington SC Makes it Back to Back Victories with 2-1 Win Over Carolina Ascent FC". Lexington SC. February 7, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Match Recap: Cat Barry Grabs Golden Boot Lead with Fourth Brace of the Season in 2-0 Win". Lexington SC. April 1, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Match Recap: LSC Women Clinch Playoff Berth, Barry Breaks Scoring Record in 4-0 Win". Lexington SC. April 18, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  24. 1 2 "Gainbridge Super League announces 2025/26 Golden Award Winners". USL Super League. May 18, 2026. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Sporting Club Jacksonville's Ashlyn Puerta voted 2025/26 Gainbridge Super League Player of the Year". USL Super League. May 29, 2026. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Lexington SC Women to Host Gainbridge Super League Final with 2-0 Win Over Dallas Trinity FC". Lexington SC. May 23, 2026. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  27. 1 2 Kassouf, Jeff (May 30, 2026). "Lexington SC beats Carolina Ascent in USL Super League final". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Lexington SC claims the 2025/26 Gainbridge Super League Players' Shield". USL Super League. May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Gainbridge Super League Announces 2025/26 All-League Teams". USL Super League. May 26, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
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