Janae DeFazio

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Janae DeFazio
Personal information
Full name Janae Allana DeFazio
Date of birth (2001-09-06) September 6, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Folsom, California, U.S.
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward, Defender
Team information
Current team
Racing Power
Number 10
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
UCLA Bruins 37
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Kansas City Current 1 (0)
2024 Racing Power 1
International career
2024– Philippines 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6:20, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3:54, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Janae Allana DeFazio (born September 6, 2001) is a professional footballer, who plays for Racing Power of Portuguese league Campeonato Nacional Feminino. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level. [1]

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Early life

Janae Allana DeFazio was born in the United States in Folsom, California but considers El Dorado Hills as her hometown. Her parents are Joe and Judy DeFazio and has two younger siblings. She attended St. Francis Catholic High School in Sacramento and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2023. [2] [3]

College career

DeFazio played for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer team. [3] She made 37 appearances for UCLA playing as a midfielder. [4]

Club

DeFazio played for the Kansas City Current. She was signed in by the club ahead of Kansas' second match in the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. [4] [5]

In September 2024, she moved to Racing Power of Portugal's Campeonato Nacional Feminino. [6]

International career

DeFazio received a call up to the Philippine women's national football team for the Pink Ladies Week friendly series in Antalya, Turkey. [7] In her first international cap, DeFazio made the assist for Sarina Bolden's first goal in their 3–0 win against Jordan on October 26, 2024. [8]

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