Madelyn Marie Desiano (born February 18, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Danish Women's League club Odense Boldklub Q.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Madelyn Marie Desiano | ||
| Date of birth | February 18, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mission Viejo, California | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odense Boldklub Q | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| So Cal Blues | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | UCLA Bruins | 53 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Houston Dash | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Odense Boldklub Q | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | United States U14 | ||
| 2018 | United States U18 | ||
| 2017 | United States U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2024 | |||
Early life
editDesiano was born in Mission Viejo, California[1] and attended Aliso Niguel High School.[2] She was a member of both the soccer and dance teams at Aliso Niguel.[3]
She played youth soccer for SoCal Blues, with which she won the 2015 ECNL U15 National Championship.[4]
College career
editDesiano attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins from 2018 to 2022.[1] In 2018, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) , and underwent knee surgery.[2] In 2019, she underwent a second knee surgery.[2] She made her college debut in February 2021.[2]
She scored her first collegiate goal on October 6, 2022, against Arizona State.[5] UCLA won the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, as Desiano played all 110 minutes in championship match.[1]
She graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Political Science and a master's degree in Transformative Coaching Leadership.
Club career
editIn January 2023, Desiano was selected by the Houston Dash in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[6] She scored her first professional goal on July 22, 2023 in a 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup match against Kansas City Current.[7][8]
Houston waived Desiano on April 12, 2024.[9]
On August 9, 2024, Desiano signed with Danish club Odense Boldklub Q.[10] She made her first start and recorded her first assist for the club on August 31, 2024 against HB Køge,[11][12] and was named to the Kvindeligaen Team of the Round.[13] She was named to the Kvindeligaen Team of the Month for September 2024.[14]
International career
editDesiano attended training camp with the United States under-14 team in 2014.[15]
In September 2017, Desiano competed with the United States under-19 team in the CFA International Women's Youth Football Tournament in China.[16] In April 2018, she competed with the United States under-18 team in Switzerland.[17]
Personal life
editDesiano was born to parents Tom, who played college basketball for San Jose State, and Ann-Marie, a competitive dancer who was a cheerleader for Long Beach State.[18][1]
Desiano has worked on writing a book about her experiences at UCLA.[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played October 6, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Houston Dash | 2023 | NWSL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Odense Boldklub Q | 2024–25 | Kvindeligaen | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup and Danish Women's Cup
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
Honors
editUCLA Bruins
Individual
- Kvindeligaen Team of the Month: September 2024
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Madelyn Desiano". uclabruins.com.
- ^ a b c d "Madelyn Desiano fought back from two ACL tears and sets the tone for No. 1 UCLA soccer". Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2022.
- ^ Register, Orange County Register | Orange County (December 9, 2016). "Varsity Arts Artist of the Week: Dancer Madelyn Desiano of Aliso Niguel High".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2015–16". www.scblues.com.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Off to Best-Ever Start After 4–0 Win Over ASU". uclabruins.com.
- ^ "Houston Dash select four players in the 2023 NWSL Draft | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC.
- ^ "Houston Dash fall to Kansas City Current 3–1 in UKG Challenge Cup | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC.
- ^ "Pro Bruin Rundown: From World Cup to independent baseball, Bruins make mark on professional stage". Daily Bruin.
- ^ "Houston Dash Announce Roster Updates | Houston Dynamo". April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Madelyn Desiano er ny forsvarsspiller i OB". ob.dk. August 10, 2024.
- ^ @odenseboldklub_q (2024-09-02). "Highlights fra weekendens sejr over HB Køge! 📺" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Kampinfo – Gjensidige Kvindeliga". kvindeliga.dk.
- ^ @kvindeliga (2024-09-02). "11 spillere har fundet vej til rundens hold, som er sat i samarbejde med Kvindeligaens kommentatorer 🔥" – via Instagram.
- ^ @kvindeliga (2024-10-08). "MÅNEDENS GJENSIDIGE KVINDELIGAHOLD I SEPTEMBER ✨" – via Instagram.
- ^ "U-14 GNT Starts New Cycle with Portland Camp". May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10.
- ^ "U-19 WNT WILL TRAVEL TO CHINA FOR CFA INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YOUTH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT FEATURING JAPAN, CHINA PR AND IRAN". August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11.
- ^ "U-18 WNT WILL TRAVEL TO PLAY TWO GAMES VS. SWITZERLAND U-19 WNT". March 26, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Nothing mad in the doggedness of UCLA defender, Aliso Niguel grad Madelyn Desiano – CUSD Insider". October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Madelyn Desiano talks UCLA's NCAA lore, aspiring authorship, and new Danish horzions". Squad Depth. September 13, 2024.
External links
edit- Madelyn Desiano at Soccerway.com
- Madelyn Desiano at FBref.com
