Chandler McDaniel

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Isipand the surname or paternal family name is McDaniel.

Chandler McDaniel

Personal information
Full name	Chandler Blue Isip McDaniel [1]
Date of birth	(1998-02-04) February 4, 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth	Orange, California, United States
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward, midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team	Dimas Escazú
Number	9
Youth career
–2016	Norco High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Virginia Tech Hokies	34	(4)
2018–2019	Milwaukee Panthers	37	(2)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	FC Golden State
2023	Stallion Laguna	1	(0)
2023–2024	Pinzgau Saalfelden	0	(0)
2024–	Dimas Escazú	0	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Philippines	21	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 1, 2023

Chandler Blue Isip McDaniel (born February 4, 1998) is a footballer who plays as a forward. She represents the Philippines women's national team.

Early life

McDaniel was born in Orange, California to Lindy, a Filipino who has connections to Pampanga and Davao City, and Clint who works as a football (soccer) coach. ^{[3] [4]} She played for the women's team of Norco High School. ^[5]

College career

In college, McDaniel played for the Virginia Tech Hokies and later with the Milwaukee Panthers. She entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 2016 as a freshman, playing for the Hokies until her sophomore year in 2017. She later transferred to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee making 37 appearances and two goals for the Milwaukee Panthers in her junior and senior years (2018–19). ^{[6] [2]}

Club career

After her stint in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she along her sister Olivia joined Stallion Laguna of the PFF Women's League. ^{[7] [8]} They left and went back to the United States after losing their debut match against La Salle. ^[9]

International career

McDaniel's first cap for the Philippines women's national team was at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in the Philippines' 2–1 win over Nepal on September 18, 2021. McDaniel provided the assist which contributed to the goals of teammates Tahnai Annis and Camille Wilson which overturned the one-goal lead of Nepal in the last minutes of the game. ^[10] She scored her first goal in the Philippines 2–1 win against Hong Kong on September 24, 2021, which secured her country's qualification for the Asian Cup. ^[11]

McDaniel was called up to represent the Philippines earlier at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup but was not part of the final squad. ^{[12] [13]} She also participated in the Philippine national tryouts for the 2016 AFF Women's Championship. ^[14] She featured in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup where she helped qualify her team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup but sustained a major injury in the process. ^[15]

McDaniel would recover from her injury, making her return to the national team in the opening match of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic qualifiers against Pakistan in April 2023. ^[16]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	September 24, 2021	JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hong Kong	2–1	2–1	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2.	January 21, 2022	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India	Thailand	1–0	1–0	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3.	April 5, 2023	Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan	Pakistan	4–0	4–0	2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4.	April 8, 2023		Tajikistan	7–0	8–0
5.				8–0
6.	October 26, 2023	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia	Chinese Taipei	4–1	4–1

Personal life

Chandler's siblings are also footballers. Her older sister Olivia is a goalkeeper for the Philippine national team while her younger brother Griffin has suited up for Filipino club Stallion Laguna. ^[10]

References

1. Chandler McDaniel at Soccerway. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
2. "Chandler McDaniel - 2019 - Women's Soccer". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
3. "Chandler McDaniel". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
4. "McDaniel sisters' World Cup berth a testimony to their love of the game, parents say". ABS-CBN News. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
5. "GIRLS SOCCER: Norco's Chandler McDaniel has a busy year ahead". Press Enterprise. January 14, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
6. "Virginia Tech women's soccer adds three recruits for 2016". SoccerWire. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
7. Morales, Luisa (August 4, 2023). "Olivia McDaniel excited to play vs Long & Co. in PFF Women's League". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
8. Del Carmen, Lorenzo (August 12, 2023). "La Salle spoils McDaniel sis PFFWL debut". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
9. Terrado, Jonas (August 23, 2023). "FEU gains lead in PFF Women's League". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
10. Naredo, Camille (September 20, 2021). "Football: McDaniel has debut to remember for Malditas". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
11. del Carmen, Lorenzo (September 24, 2021). "Clutch McDaniel goal vs HK lifts PWNFT to Asian Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
12. Carlton, Jimmy (February 28, 2018). "Three local players will try to help Philippines qualify for Women's World Cup". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
13. "Group A - Final squad list". the-afc.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
14. Montayre, Mia (June 18, 2016). "RP Women gearing up for ASEAN meet". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
15. "Football: PWNFT's Chandler McDaniel vows comeback from 'major injury'". ABS-CBN News. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
16. del Carmen, Lorenzo (April 6, 2023). "After 426 days, Chandler McDaniel makes triumphant Filipinas return". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 7, 2023.