Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 21, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Bolton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
Number | 70 | ||
Youth career | |||
Caledon SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Bethel Wildcats | 67 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Chattanooga FC | ||
2019–2022 | Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves | ||
2022–2023 | FC Carmen București | ||
2023–2024 | Sparta Prague B | 3 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Sparta Prague | 7 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | (0) |
2025– | AFC Toronto | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Canada (futsal) | ||
Managerial career | |||
2018–2019 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks (assistant) | ||
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 22, 2025 |
Danielle Krzyzaniak (born September 21, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.
Krzyzaniak grew up in Caledon, Ontario. [1] She played youth soccer with Caledon SC. [2]
Krzyzaniak attended Bethel University, where she played for the women's soccer team. In 2014, she was named to the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team. [3] She was named to the All-Southern States Athletic Conference First Team three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017 and was named the Top Goalkeeper (Golden Glove) in 2016. [3] In 2017, she was also named an NAIA Honorable-Mention All-American and was named to the All-South Region Team. [4] She was also named Bethel's Female Athlete of the Year in 2017. [5] [6] Over her four years, she appeared in 67 games, with 31 wins and 17 shutouts. [7]
In 2018, Krzyzaniak played with Chattanooga FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League. [8] In 2019, Krzyzaniak joined the Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves in the Women's Premier Soccer League. [9] She was named the WPSL Goalkeeper of the Year in both 2019 and 2021 (there was no 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic), was named to the Southeast Conference All-Conference team both years, WPSL Defender of the Year in 2019, and helped the side win the helping the side win the WPSL Southeast Conference title in 2021. [10] [11] In 2022, she remainded with the Lady Red Wolves for their inaugural season in the USL W League. [10]
In September 2022, Krzyzaniak joined Romanian Liga I club FC Carmen București. [12]
In July 2023, she joined Sparta Prague in the Czech Women's First League. [13]
In August 2024, Krzyzaniak signed with Australian A-League Women club Newcastle Jets. [14] [15] [16] She earned red cards in two of her first four appearances, due to handling a ball outside of the 18 yard box and denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. [17] [18]
In August 2025, she signed with AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League. [11]
In November 2013, Krzyzaniak was named to the Canada roster for the 2013 AMF Futsal Women's World Cup. [19]
In 2018 and 2019, Krzyzaniak served as a graduate assistant coach with the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. [7]