Danielle Krzyzaniak

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Danielle Krzyzaniak
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-21) September 21, 1996 (age 29)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Bethel Wildcats 67 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 1 (0)
International career
2013 Canada (futsal)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 9, 2025

Danielle Krzyzaniak (born September 21, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Krzyzaniak grew up in Caledon, Ontario. [1] She played youth soccer with Caledon SC. [2]

College career

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]

Club career

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 both years. [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] She made her debut for the club on October 4, 2025, in a 2-1 win against Calgary Wild FC, making four saves. [19] She was part of the squad which won the first-ever Supporters’ Shield in NSL history. [20]

International career

In November 2013, Krzyzaniak was named to the Canada roster for the 2013 AMF Futsal Women's World Cup. [21]

Coaching career

In 2018 and 2019, Krzyzaniak served as a graduate assistant coach with the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. [7]

References

  1. Valentine, Renee (September 30, 2024). "Playing for keeps: Athletic Canadian shot-stopper set for big role at Jets" . Newcastle Herald .
  2. @CaledonSC (August 15, 2025). "Exciting News! Danielle Krzyzaniak, former Caledon SC player, has signed with AFC Toronto!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 "Southern States Women's Soccer Award Winners" (PDF). Southern States Athletic Conference .
  4. @CFC_Women (December 5, 2017). "Danielle Krzyzaniak was honored by United Soccer Coaches with All-South Region for her defense of the Bethel University goal this Fall!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. "Lady Cats Open Soccer Season Tuesday at Home versus Lindenwood University-Belleville". Bethel Wildcats . August 19, 2018.
  6. "Teams, Coaches and Athletes among those Honored at Awards Ceremony". Bethel Wildcats . April 19, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Danielle Krzyzaniak Jacksonville State profile". Jacksonville State Gamecocks .
  8. "Danielle Krzyzaniak WPSL Profile". Women's Premier Soccer League .
  9. "Danielle Krzyzaniak 2019 WPSL Stats". Women's Premier Soccer League .
  10. 1 2 "Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves Sign Keeper Krzyzaniak". The Chattanoogan . May 3, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "AFC Brings Goalkeeper Danielle Krzyzaniak Home to Toronto in Latest Signing". AFC Toronto . August 8, 2025.
  12. @shiftathletes (September 23, 2022). "Shift Athlete Danielle Krzyzaniak has signed a contract with Romanian team Carmen Bucuresti for the 2022/23 season" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  13. "Na Spartu přichází trojice Kanaďanek" [Three Canadian women are coming to Sparta]. AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). July 16, 2023.
  14. Valentine, Renee (August 29, 2024). "Jets add Canadian goalkeeper to 2024-25 roster" . Newcastle Herald .
  15. "Jets sign Canadian goalkeeper who 'fits the profile' for club 'philosophy'". A-League. August 29, 2024.
  16. "Newcastle Jets sign Danielle Krzyzaniak". Newcastle Jets. August 29, 2024.
  17. Valentine, Renee (March 7, 2025). "'Learning curve': Jets shot-stopper ready for full performance against Sydney FC" . Newcastle Herald .
  18. "'Groundhog Day' for the Jets as bizarre trend leads to import dilemma". A-League. December 17, 2024.
  19. "Match Recap: AFC Toronto Riding Six-Game Unbeaten Streak with 2-1 Win Over Calgary Wild FC | 10/04". AFC Toronto. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  20. "AFC Toronto Crowned Regular Season Champions, Capture NSL's Inaugural Supporters' Shield". AFC Toronto. September 29, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  21. Colpitts, Iain (November 6, 2013). "Lemon leads Canada into Futsal World Cup". Mississauga News .