Maggie Cagle

Maggie Cagle
Cagle with Virginia in 2025
Personal information
Full name Maggie Jones Cagle[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-04) May 4, 2004[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vittsjö GIK
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Virginia Cavaliers 81 (30)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Vittsjö GIK 0 (0)
International career
2018 United States U-15
2020 United States U-16
2023 United States U-20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maggie Jones Cagle (born May 4, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK. She played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers, where she was a four-time All-ACC selection. She has represented the United States at the youth international level.

Early life

Cagle grew up in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] She played club soccer for Development Academy outfit SC del Sol before moving to ECNL club Phoenix Rising, where she earned multiple ECNL all-conference honors.[3] She played high school soccer for Arcadia High School, earning all-state honors and being named the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year after scoring 14 goals with 12 assists in her junior season.[4] TopDrawerSoccer ranked her as the 30th-best prospect in the 2022 class.[2]

College career

Cagle had a strong freshman season with the Virginia Cavaliers in 2022, leading all freshman in the nation with 12 assists and scoring 4 goals in 23 games.[5] She was named third-team All-ACC and helped the Cavaliers to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.[5] She was an undisputed starter as a sophomore in 2023, scoring 8 goals with 7 assists in 17 games and being named second-team All-ACC, though the team as a whole struggled and missed the NCAA tournament.[2] In her junior year in 2024, she led the Cavaliers with 7 goals and 5 assists in 19 games, earning third-team All-ACC honors.[6] She scored once in the NCAA tournament as the team made the second round, missing a penalty in their shootout loss.[7] She scored a career-high 11 goals and had 6 assists in 22 games in her senior year in 2025, garnering second-team All-ACC honors.[2] Virginia had a hot start to the year and was ranked No. 1 early on, then earned a one seed in the NCAA tournament.[8] She scored twice in the NCAA tournament as they reached the third round but missed a penalty in their shootout loss.[9]

Club career

Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK announced on January 7, 2026, that they had signed Cagle to her first professional contract on a one-year deal.[10]

International career

Cagle began training with the United States youth national team at the under-14 level in 2018, with her mother Kelly Cagle among the coaches on staff.[11] She was part of the under-15 team that won the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[12] She played for the under-20 team that finished runner-up to Mexico at the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[13]

Personal life

Cagle is one of two daughters born to Dan and Kelly Cagle.[2] Her mother played for the United States national team and was the longtime coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies.[14]

Honors and awards

United States U-15

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "National team roster (USA) - 2023 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Maggie Cagle". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  3. ^ "Maggie Cagle Called Up To U-14 Girls' National Team". Arizona Youth Soccer Association. September 7, 2017. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017.
    "ECNL All Conference Southwest". Elite Clubs National League. August 31, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Girls Southwest All-Conference Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 8, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via TopDrawerSoccer.<
  4. ^ "Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year - Girls Soccer - Arizona". Gatorade Player of the Year. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  5. ^ a b Newton, Matt (August 11, 2023). "Maggie Cagle Named Preseason All-ACC, Virginia Picked to Finish 3rd". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  6. ^ Baller, Aidan (August 13, 2025). "Five Players to Watch for Virginia Women's Soccer in 2025". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  7. ^ Prochaska, Val (November 22, 2024). "The Plus/Minus: Virginia Women's Soccer Crashes out of NCAAs". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  8. ^ Curran, Michael (November 10, 2025). "Virginia women's soccer earns No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament". Streaking the Lawn. SB Nation. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  9. ^ Chun, Sam (November 24, 2025). "No. 1 seed women's soccer falls to No. 4 Washington in Sweet 16 on penalties". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  10. ^ "Vittsjö GIK signs American striker Maggie Cagle" (in Swedish). Vittsjö GIK. January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  11. ^ "U14 GNT opens up 2018 with camp in Norco". United States Soccer Federation. February 23, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  12. ^ "U15 GNT roster for Concacaf Championship". United States Soccer Federation. July 31, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2026 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  13. ^ "U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team Falls To Mexico 2-1 In Hard-Fought Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship Final". United States Soccer Federation. June 4, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  14. ^ Chun, Sam (October 5, 2025). "No. 1 Virginia women's soccer extends dominant win streak over Virginia Tech". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
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