Danielle Marcano

Danielle Julia Marcano (born August 20, 1997) is an American professional soccer player, who plays as a forward for |Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi Fomget GSK. in the Turkish Women's Football Super League.[1]

Danielle Marcano
Personal information
Full name Danielle Julia Marcano
Date of birth (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997
Place of birth Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ankara BB Fomget GSK
Number 27
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 (6)
2022 Thróttur Reykjavík 15 (9)
2022–2023 Fenerbahçe S.K. 19 (5)
2023– Ankara BB Fomget GSK 6 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023

Early life

Danielle 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.[2]

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.[2]

College career

Marcano 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.[3]

Initially a wing-back, Marcano was moved to forward in 2017.[2] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] She was named the Player of the Week by TopDrawerSoccer.com in November 2018.[2][7]

Professional career

Icelandic clubs

In April 2021, she signed a professional contract with the Icelandic club HK Kópavogur to play in the 1. deild karla.[8][9] She scored six goals in 12 games.[10] In 2022, she transferred to the besta deild karla-club Thróttur Reykjavík,[10] where she capped in 15 league games and in one cup match scoring ten goals in total.[11]

Fenerbahçe

In 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.[1] Her team finished the season as runners-up after losing the play-offs final to Ankara BB Fomget GSK.[12]

Ankara BB Fomget

In August 2023, she transferred to the 2022–23 Turkish Super League champion Ankara BB Fomget GSK.[1] 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
International goals
DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResultScored
Ankara BB Fomget GSK
Sep 9, 2023 Albania ShkodërKosovo Hajvalia2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds Third place play-offsW 6–02.[13]

International career

During 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.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 October 2023.[1]
Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HK Kópavogs 2021Icelandic League 126––126
Total 126––126
Thróttur Reykjavík 2022Icelandic First League 159––159
Total 159––159
Fenerbahçe S.K. 2022–23Turkish Super League 195––195
Total 195––195
Ankara BB Fomget GSK 2023–24Turkish Super League 652287
Total 652287
Career total 5225225427

Honors

During her career, she was honored with following awards:[2]

Youth

Individual
  • GHSA Girls' Soccer Player of the Year for all classifications (2014)
  • GHSA Class AA Girls' Soccer Player of the Year (2015)

Club
Turkish Women's Football Super League
Fenerbahçe S.K.
Runners-up: (1): 2022–23

References
  1. "Danielle Julia Marcano" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. "2018 Women's Soccer Roster – Marcano, Danielle". UT Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. "Marcano Inks First Pro Deal With HK Kópavogur". UT Sports – Tennessee Lady Volunteers. April 21, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Kaplan, Phil (November 19, 2018). "UT in NCAA quarterfinals for first time". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Women's Team of the Week: November 20". TopDrawerSoccer. 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  8. "Danielle Marcano semur við HK" (in Icelandic). HK. April 20, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  9. "Marcano Inks First Pro Deal With HK Kópavogur". UT Sports. April 21, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  10. "Þróttur sækir sóknar mann úr Kópa vogi". Visir (in Icelandic). December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  11. "Danielle Julia Marcano" (in Turkish). Maçkolik. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  12. 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.
  13. "Fomget, Şampiyonlar Ligi 1. Eleme Turunu Grup Üçüncüsü Olarak Tamamladı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. September 9, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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