Danielle Steer

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Danielle Steer
Personal information
Full name Danielle Alice Steer
Date of birth (1999-04-29) April 29, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Treaty United
Youth career
Coastal FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 UBC Thunderbirds 97 (57)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Varsity FC (2)
2023 Western United 14 (2)
2023 Nautsa’mawt FC 10 (0)
2023–2024 Fenerbahçe 7 (1)
2024– Treaty United 11 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2024

Danielle Alice Steer (born April 29, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Treaty United in the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division.

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Early life

Steer played youth soccer with Coastal FC. [1] She also played for the British Columbia provincial team. [2]

University career

In 2017, Steer began attending the University of British Columbia, where she played for the women's soccer team. [3] On September 9, 2017, she scored her first goals, scoring twice against the UFV Cascades in a 3–0 victory. [4] In 2019, she won the U Sports women's soccer championship and was named the championship MVP. [5] [6] On October 8, 2021, she scored her first hat trick in a 3–0 victory over the UBC Okanagan Heat. [7] In 2021, she set the Canada West Conference single season goals record with 18. [8] In 2022, she set the all-time Canada West career points record in women's soccer, [9] [10] passing the former record of 65 points set by Jasmin Dhanda. [11] In 2022, she helped UBC capture their first Canada West title since 2016. [12] In 2022, she was named the Canada West Player of the Year. [13] She scored in her final match for UBC as UBC defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 1–0 in the consolation final of the national tournament. [14] She finished her career with 57 goals and 28 assists in 97 games (including 46 goals and 25 assists for the record 71 total points in Canada West competition). [3] [15] She was named to the 2017 Canada West All-Rookie team, [16] was a three-time Canada West First Team All-Star in 2018, 2021, and 2022, [17] [18] [19] and a 2018 U Sports Second Team All-Canadian and 2022 U Sports First Team All-Canadian. [20] [21]

Club career

In 2022, she played with Varsity FC in League1 British Columbia. [22] On June 7, 2022, she scored two goals in a 3–0 victory over Altitude FC. [23]

In January 2023, she signed her first professional contract with Australian A-League Women club Western United. [24] [25] She made her debut on January 11 against Sydney FC. [26] [27] She scored her first goal on January 28 against Canberra United FC. [28]

In May 2023, after the end of the Australian season, she returned to League1 British Columbia, joining her former team, who re-branded to Nautsa’mawt FC (previously Varsity FC). [29] [30]

In September 2023, she signed with Turkish Women's Football Super League club Fenerbahçe. [31] [32] On December 10, 2023, she scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Trabzonspor. [33] On January 17, 2024, she terminated her contract with the club by mutual consent. [34]

In July 2024, Steer signed with Treaty United in the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division. [35] [36]

Personal

Steer's mother is the niece of Australian swimmer and four-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Fraser. [24] [37]

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