Personal information | |||
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Full name | Madelyn Marie Desiano | ||
Date of birth | February 18, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Mission Viejo, California | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Odense Boldklub Q | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
So Cal Blues | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | UCLA Bruins | 53 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Houston Dash | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Odense Boldklub Q | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014 | United States U14 | ||
2018 | United States U18 | ||
2017 | United States U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 17, 2024 |
Madelyn Marie Desiano (born February 18, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Danish Women's League club Odense Boldklub Q.
Desiano was born in Mission Viejo, California [1] and attended Aliso Niguel High School. [2] She was a member of both the soccer and dance teams at Aliso Niguel. [3]
She played youth soccer for SoCal Blues, with which she won the 2015 ECNL U15 National Championship. [4]
Desiano played college soccer at UCLA from 2018 to 2022. [1] In 2018, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) , and underwent knee surgery. [2] In 2019, she underwent a second knee surgery. [2] She made her college debut in February 2021. [2]
She scored her first collegiate goal on October 6, 2022, against Arizona State. [5] UCLA won the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, as Desiano played all 110 minutes in championship match. [1]
In January 2023, Desiano was selected by the Houston Dash in the 2023 NWSL Draft. [6] She scored her first professional goal on July 22, 2023 in a 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup match against Kansas City Current. [7] [8]
Houston waived Desiano on April 12, 2024. [9]
On August 9, 2024, she signed with Danish club Odense Boldklub Q. [10]
Desiano attended training camp with the United States under-14 team in 2014. [11]
In September 2017, Desiano competed with the United States under-19 team in the CFA International Women's Youth Football Tournament in China. [12] In April 2018, she competed with the United States under-18 team in Switzerland. [13]
Desiano was born to parents Tom, who played college basketball for San Jose State, and Ann-Marie, a competitive dancer who was a cheerleader for Long Beach State. [14] [1]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Houston Dash | 2023 | NWSL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
2024 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
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