| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriana Taranto | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Adelaide United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | FFV NTC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne Victory | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Geelong Galaxy | ||
| 2016–2017 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Geelong Galaxy | ||
| 2019–2022 | Calder United | 13 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Western United | 39 | (6) |
| 2025– | Adelaide United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Australia U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2025– | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025 | |||
Adriana Taranto (born 22 March 1999) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Adelaide United in the Australian A-League Women and for the Australia national team. [1] She has also played for Geelong Galaxy United in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women. [2] [3] Taranto has previously represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team.
Adriana Taranto and her twin sister Melissa were born in Melbourne in 1999. [4] : 201 Both undertook careers in soccer. [4] [5] Their older brother, Anthony played soccer for Northcote City FC in 2016. [6] As a junior Taranto started playing for Moreland Wolves alongside her twin. [4] : 201
Taranto and her twin sister played for Football Federation Victoria National Training Centre (FFV NTC) in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women (NPL Victoria) during 2015. [4] : 201
Taranto signed with Melbourne Victory as a midfielder in 2015 in the W-League (later known as A-League Women). [4] : 201 She made her debut on 17 October 2015 in a match against Perth Glory. [4] : 201 [7] She made eight appearances for the team during the 2015–16 W-League season. [4] : 201 Victory finished in ninth place during the regular season with a 2–9–1 record. [7] During the W-League off season, she played for Geelong Galaxy United in the NPL Victoria. [4] : 201 Taranto returned to Victory for the 2016–17 W-League season with ten more appearances. [4] : 201 [7]
After leaving Melbourne Victory, Taranto continued with Geelong Galaxy into 2018. Subsequently, the midfielder played for Calder United in NPL Victoria from 2019 to 2022 before returning to the A-League Women by joining Western United. [4] : 201 [7]
The midfielder was signed by Western United FC for 2022–23 season and provided 1 goal from 20 appearances. [4] : 201 [7] In her second season (2023–24) with that team, she scored five goals from 19 appearances. [4] : 201, 207 [7] Taranto made 16 more appearances during 2024–25 despite being injured from April to July 2025. [7]
Taranto (and her sister) represented Australia in the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team (Junior Matildas). [8] In October 2014, Taranto scored the first goal in their 6–0 win against Vietnam in a Group C game at the 2015 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers, held in Malaysia. [9] After their 0–1 defeat by South Korea they were eliminated. [10]
The midfielder played for the Australia national team (Matildas) in two friendly matches against Panama in Bunbury, Western Australia and Perth in July 2025. [11] [12]
Taranto is the twin sister of fellow soccer midfielder, Melissa Taranto.
