Ivan McKinley

{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ivan McKinley | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|6|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 1987–1991 | youthclubs1 = College of Boca Raton | years1 = 1991–1994 | years2 = 1995 | years3 = 1995 | years4 = 1996–1997 | years5 = 1997–2000 | years6 = 2000–2001 | years7 = 2002 | years8 = 2004 | clubs1 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers | clubs2 = Neuchâtel Xamax | clubs3 = Wits University FC | clubs4 = Tampa Bay Mutiny | clubs5 = New England Revolution | clubs6 = Miami Fusion | clubs7 = D.C. United | clubs8 = Charleston Battery | caps1 = | caps2 = | caps3 = | caps4 = 35 | caps5 = 77 | caps6 = 29 | caps7 = 23 | caps8 = 5 | goals1 = | goals2 = | goals3 = | goals4 = 4 | goals5 = 13 | goals6 = 2 | goals7 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1999–2000 | nationalteam1 = South Africa | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = | ntupdate =}} '''Ivan McKinley''' (born 15 June 1969) is a South African retired soccer player who played in Major League Soccer from 1996 to 2002 with the Tampa Bay Mutiny, the New England Revolution, the Miami Fusion and DC United.

After graduating from Hillview High School, Pretoria in 1986, McKinley attended the College of Boca Raton from 1987 to 1991. He was a two-time NAIA All American soccer player at Boca Raton. In 1991, he signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the American Professional Soccer League. He played with the Strikers through the 1994 season. In 1995, he played for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss First Division. He finished the year with Wits University FC in South African Premier Soccer League.

On 13 August 1997, McKinley, along with Giuseppe Galderisi, were acquired by the New England Revolution from the Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for Chiquinho Conde and Sam George.<ref name = "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135826/https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |url=https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |title=ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref> McKinely made his Revolution debut the next day against the LA Galaxy, and scored a late equalizer to force a shoot-out.<ref name="2024 Media Guide">{{cite book |title=2024 Media Guide |publisher=New England Revolution |url=https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |archive-date=22 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322013528/https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> In the 1999 New England Revolution season, McKinely was named to the MLS Team of the Week for match week 6, following his brace on 24 April against DC United.<ref name="2024 Media Guide"/> On 7 July 2000, McKinley was traded to the Miami Fusion for Eric Wynalda and "future draft considerations."<ref name = "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf"/> In total for the Revolution McKinley made 77 appearances (76 starts) recording 13 goals and seven assists.<ref name="ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf"/>

In 2004, he played five games for the Charleston Battery in the USL First Division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=1019 |title=Charleston Battery player stats |access-date=27 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316203842/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=1019 |archive-date=16 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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