Danai Kaldaridou (born 3 September 1997) is a Greek footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club FC Sion and the Greece national team.

Danai Kaldaridou
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Athens, Greece[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Sion Féminin
Number 24
Youth career
2010–2014 Ifaistos Peristeriou
2014–2015 Birmingham City
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Saint Rose Golden Knights 19 (6[4])
2016–2018 UT Martin Skyhawks 57 (17[5])
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Diósgyőr 13 (3)
2020–2022 Clube de Albergaria 51 (12)
2022–2023 Damaiense 16 (0)
2023–2024 Club YLA 6 (0)
2024– Sion 6 (2)
International career
2013 Greece U17 2 (2)
2014–2016 Greece U19 3 (2)
2019– Greece 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024[7][8]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024[6]

International career

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Kaldaridou made her debut for the Greece national team on 12 November 2019, coming on as a substitute for Eleni Kakambouki against the Republic of Ireland.[9][10]

Personal life

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Of partial English descent, Kaldaridou grew up in Athens and moved to England at the age of 16.[2]

Honours

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Birmingham City
  • FA WSL Development League Cup: 2015
Individual[3]
  • All-OVC Newcomer team: 2016
  • All-OVC first team: 2017, 2018
  • OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll: 2016, 2017, 2018
  • OVC Medal of Honour: 2018
  • NCAA Division I Women's All-South Region Third Team: 2018

References

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  1. ^ Danai Kaldaridou at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wilkin, Tim (10 October 2015). "A chat with St. Rose soccer player Danae Kaldaridou". Times Union. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Danae Kaldaridou". utmsports.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Danae Kaldaridou". gogoldenknights.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Soccer Statistics". utmsports.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Danae Kaldaridou". flashscore.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Danai Kaldaridou". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Danae Kaldaridou". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Greece vs Republic of Ireland". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Danai Kaldaridou". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.