Danielle Vella

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Danielle Vella
Personal information
Full name Danielle Vella
Date of birth (1974-01-24) January 24, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1997 Ottawa Gee-Gees
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Ottawa Fury
International career
2000 Canada 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danielle Vella (born January 24, 1974) is a former Canadian soccer player.

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Playing career

Vella attended the University of Ottawa, playing for the women's soccer team, where she won the 1996 and 1997 OUA Championships, [1] as well as the national 1996 CIS championship, in which she won the Gunn Baldursson Award as MVP. [2] [3] She was named an OUA first team all-star in 1994, 1995, and 1996, as well as a second-team All-Canadian in 1995 and 1996. [4]

She played in the USL W-League with the Ottawa Fury. [5]

In 1997 and 1998, she won the Ontario Cup with Nepean United Spirit. [5] In 1999, she won the Ontario Cup with the South Nepean United Spirits (who eventually merged with another club to form Ottawa South United in 2003). [6] In 2006, she won the Ontario Cup with the Ottawa Royals. [7]

In 2000, she was called up to the Canada national team for the 2000 Algarve Cup, [8] where she made her debut and sole appearance on March 12 against China. [9]

Later life

Vella became an youth coach with Ottawa South United and also an assistant coach with the Carleton Ravens women's team. [1]

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