Danielle Julia Marcano (born August 20, 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club FC Women. Born in the mainland United States, she plays for the Puerto Rico women's national team.
.jpg) Marcano with FOMGET in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danielle Julia Marcano | ||
| Date of birth | August 20, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Greater Atlanta Christian School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Tennessee Volunteers | 76 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | HK Kópavogur | 12 | (10) |
| 2022 | Thróttur Reykjavík | 15 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Fenerbahçe | 19 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | FOMGET | 28 | (10) |
| 2024– | Nantes | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Puerto Rico | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 17, 2024 | |||
Early life
editDanielle Julia Marcano was born to Michael Marcano and his wife Lora in Red Bank, New Jersey, United States, on August 20, 1997. She has an older brother Ryan who also played college soccer.[1]
Marcano attended the private Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Georgia, where she scored 70 goals for her high school team. She was named GHSA Girls' Soccer Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015. Between 2015 and 2018, Marcano studied psychology at the University of Tennessee.[1]
College career
editMarcano played college soccer with the Tennessee Volunteers from 2015 to 2018 with 76 total appearances, scoring 16 goals including six game-winners, and making seven assists.[2]
Initially a wing-back, Marcano was moved to forward in 2017.[1] During the first round of the 2017 NCAA Division I tournament, she scored the winning goal against Murray State in the 60th minute after coming off the bench to replace the Lady Vols' leading scorer, Khadija Shaw, who was injured in the first three minutes.[3]
During the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, Marcano scored twice against University of Arizona, including the winning goal with 55 seconds left in the game, sending the University of Tennessee to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2007.[4] In the third round, Marcano scored twice again, this time against No. 16-ranked Texas A&M, helping to send UT to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time ever.[5] She was named the Player of the Week by TopDrawerSoccer.com in November 2018.[1][6]
Professional career
editIcelandic clubs
editIn April 2021, she signed a professional contract with the Icelandic club HK Kópavogur to play in the 1. deild karla.[7][8] She scored six goals in 12 games.[9] In 2022, she transferred to the besta deild karla-club Thróttur Reykjavík,[9] where she capped in 15 league games and in one cup match scoring ten goals in total.[10]
Fenerbahçe
editIn October 2022, Marcano moved to Turkey, and signed with the Istanbul-based club Fenerbahçe S.K. to play in the 2022–23 Women's Super League.[11] Her team finished the season as runners-up after losing the play-offs final to Ankara BB Fomget GSK.[12]
Ankara BB Fomget
editIn August 2023, she transferred to the 2022–23 Turkish Super League champion Ankara BB Fomget GSK.[11] She played in two matches of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds, and scored two goals in the match against Hajvalia from Kosova.[13]
European Championships goals
edit| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara BB Fomget GSK | |||||
| Sep 9, 2023 |  Albania Shkodër |
 Hajvalia |
2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds Third place play-offs | W 6–0 | 2.[13] |
International career
editDuring her high school years, Marcano was part of the U.S. national player pool, and called up to camp in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she was part of the U.S. women's national U-17 soccer team.[1]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 February 2024 | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States |  Panama |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
| 2. | 3 April 2024 | Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |  Cayman Islands |
5–0 | 12–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 11–0 | |||||
| 4. | 12–0 |
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 14 October 2023.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HK Kópavogs | 2021 | Icelandic League | 12 | 10 | – | – | 12 | 10 | ||
| Total | 12 | 10 | – | – | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Thróttur Reykjavík | 2022 | Icelandic First League | 15 | 9 | – | – | 15 | 9 | ||
| Total | 15 | 9 | – | – | 15 | 9 | ||||
| Fenerbahçe S.K. | 2022–23 | Turkish Super League | 19 | 7 | – | – | 19 | 7 | ||
| Total | 19 | 7 | – | – | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Ankara BB Fomget GSK | 2023–24 | Turkish Super League | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Total | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 62 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 27 | ||||
Honors
editDuring her career, she was honored with following awards:[1]
Youth
edit- Georgia High School Association (GHSA) State League
- Greater Atlanta Christian School: 2012, 2014.[1]
Individual
edit- GHSA Girls' Soccer Player of the Year for all classifications (2014)
- GHSA Class AA Girls' Soccer Player of the Year (2015)
Club
edit- Turkish Women's Football Super League
- Fenerbahçe S.K.
- Runners-up: (1): 2022–23
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "2018 Women's Soccer Roster – Marcano, Danielle". UT Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Marcano Inks First Pro Deal With HK Kópavogur". UT Sports – Tennessee Lady Volunteers. April 21, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Lesar, Al (November 13, 2017). "Lady Vols defeat Murray State in NCAA soccer tournament". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kaplan, Phil (November 17, 2018). "Marcano scores twice to send Vols to Sweet 16". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. 5B. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kaplan, Phil (November 19, 2018). "UT in NCAA quarterfinals for first time". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Women's Team of the Week: November 20". TopDrawerSoccer. 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Danielle Marcano semur við HK" (in Icelandic). HK. April 20, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Marcano Inks First Pro Deal With HK Kópavogur". UT Sports. April 21, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Þróttur sækir sóknar mann úr Kópa vogi". Visir (in Icelandic). December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Danielle Julia Marcano" (in Turkish). Maçkolik. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Danielle Julia Marcano" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Korkmaz, Ali; Erkan Tiryaki (June 2, 2023). "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi FOMGET". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Fomget, Şampiyonlar Ligi 1. Eleme Turunu Grup Üçüncüsü Olarak Tamamladı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. September 9, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.