Melissa Tancredi

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Melissa Tancredi
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Tancredi in 2024
Personal information
Full name Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi [1]
Date of birth (1981-12-27) December 27, 1981 (age 42) [2]
Place of birth Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Burlington Sting
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 82 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Detroit Jaguars 10 (2)
2005–2006 Atlanta Silverbacks 15 (7)
2007 Jersey Sky Blue 2 (0)
2007 River Cities Futbol Club 0 (0)
2009 Saint Louis Athletica 14 (0)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 (5)
2011 Piteå IF 8 (2)
2012 Dalsjöfors GoIF 5 (2)
2014–2015 Chicago Red Stars 21 (5)
2016 KIF Örebro DFF 16 (8)
2018–2019 North Shore GSC Renegades (5)
2019–2022 Fusion FC (13)
Total172(31)
International career‡
2004–2017 Canada 125 (27)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 7, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 23, 2019

Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian retired soccer forward who played for the Canada women's national soccer team. 3 time Olympian, 2 time bronze medalist. She won an Olympic bronze medal as a participating member of Canada's national team at the 2012 Olympics [3] when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match on August 9, 2012. Tancredi was a participating member when Canada won Bronze defeating Brazil 2–1 in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Tancredi's nickname is "Tanc". [4]

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Early life

Tancredi was born in Ancaster, Ontario, to parents Peter and Ann-Marie Tancredi, her father being Italian-born from Ascoli Piceno. [5] She began playing soccer at age four. [6] She played soccer, volleyball, and track at Cathedral High School in Hamilton, Ontario. She was named soccer MVP and senior athlete of the year during her senior year.

Tancredi played for the under-19 provincial team and Burlington Sting club program. She helped the Burlington Sting win the Canadian title and Ontario Cup and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Burlington Sting in 1999. [7]

College career

Tancredi attended the University of Notre Dame in the U.S. from 2000 to 2004 where she majored in anthropology and pre-medicine studies. She played on the school's soccer team, but she was sidelined her first year due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. [8]

In 2003, Tancredi was named First Team All-American, Second Team All-American, NSCAA Second Team All-Region, Big East Defensive Player of the Year, and First Team All-Big East Conference. She was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. [7]

In 2004, Tancredi returned to Notre Dame after being awarded a fifth year of eligibility and was named as tri-captain. She helped lead the Irish to the NCAA National Championship and was named First Team All-American, Second Team All-American, First Team All-Big East, and Big East Defensive Player of the Year for a second straight season. [9]

Club career

In 2004, Tancredi played with the Detroit Jaguars in the W-League, scoring two goals and providing two assists in ten games played. [7] From 2005 to 2006, she played for the Atlanta Silverbacks Women in the W-League and was named to the 2005 W-League All-League team. [10]

In 2009, Tancredi played for the Saint Louis Athletica in the Women's Professional Soccer league. In 2010, she joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the W-League and led the team with six goals and two assists, The team was undefeated in the regular season and had a spot in the W-League's final four. [11]

In 2011, Tancredi was a member of the Piteå IF in Sweden. In 2012, she played with the Swedish team Dalsjöfors GoIF. In 2014, she was allocated to the expansion Houston Dash by Canadian national team coach John Herdman, but was traded to the Chicago Red Stars for fellow Canadian international Erin McLeod before the Dash's expansion draft.

International career

Tancredi playing for Canada in 2011 Melissa Tancredi in 2011.JPG
Tancredi playing for Canada in 2011

Tancredi was a member of the Canadian U19 national team and trained in British Columbia with the U20 national team in 2000. She was also a member of the 1999 national 'B' training team.

Tancredi made her debut with Canada as a central back, starting in all five games of the 2004 Olympic qualifying tournament in Costa Rica. Canada had 6–0 wins over Jamaica and Panama, two wins over Costa Rica (2–1, 4–0), and a 2–1 loss to Mexico that cost the Canadians a spot at the Olympic Games. Tancredi had previously been invited to play with the Canadian national team at the 2000 Algarve Cup in Portugal.

Tancredi was part of the Canadian team that finished second to the United States at the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. In 2007, Tancredi scored the second-fastest goal in World Cup history (just 37 seconds from the start of the September game against Australia) in her first game at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. [6]

Tancredi won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. She played for 199 minutes (starting three games) at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was part of the bronze medal-winning teams at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, scoring four goals in the London games and two in the Rio games. [12] [13] [14]

Tancredi competed for team Canada in three World Cup final tournaments: 2007, 2011 and 2015; and three Olympics: Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. At these tournaments, she played in 24 matches and scored 8 goals. She and her teammates won bronze medals at both the London and Rio Olympics. Tancredi scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Germany on the third match day of the 2016 Rio Olympics to put Canada at the top of their group. [14]

Personal life

Tancredi is openly lesbian. [15] Tancredi announced her retirement from soccer in January 2017. [16] She is now a Doctor of Chiropractic, practicing out of The Workshop Performance Clinic in Vancouver. [17]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffs [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Red Stars 2014 NWSL 133—133
2015 821092
Career total21510225

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 200470
200560
200610
200772
2008186
200941
201092
2011153
2012218
201310
201430
2015170
2016155
201710
Total12527
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tancredi goal.
List of international goals scored by Melissa Tancredi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1July 14, 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6–07–0 2007 Pan American Games [m 1]
2September 20, 2007 Chengdu, ChinaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–02–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup [m 2]
3April 2, 2008 Ciudad Juárez, MexicoFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–06–0 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying [m 3]
4April 6, 2008 Ciudad Juárez, MexicoFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–01–0 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying [m 4]
5April 9, 2008 Ciudad Juárez, MexicoFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–01–0 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying [m 5]
6April 12, 2008 Ciudad Juárez, MexicoFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–01–1 (a.e.t.) 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying [m 6]
7June 14, 2008 Suwon, South KoreaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4–05–0 2008 Peace Queen Cup [m 7]
8August 12, 2008 Beijing, ChinaFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–21–2 2008 Summer Olympics [m 8]
9March 10, 2009 Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 2–02–0 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup [m 9]
10September 30, 2010 Toronto, CanadaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–13–1 Friendly [m 10]
11October 29, 2010 Cancún, MexicoFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–01–0 2010 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying [m 11]
12January 21, 2011 Yongchuan, Chongqing, ChinaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–23–2 2011 Four Nations Tournament [m 12]
13January 23, 2011 Yongchuan, Chongqing, ChinaFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–11–2 2011 Four Nations Tournament [m 13]
14September 17, 2011 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–11–1 Friendly [m 14]
15January 21, 2012 Vancouver, CanadaFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2–02–0 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying [m 15]
16January 27, 2012 Vancouver, CanadaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–03–1 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying [m 16]
17February 28, 2012 Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5–15–1 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup [m 17]
18June 30, 2012 Sandy, Utah, U.S.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–11–2 Friendly [m 18]
19July 25, 2012 Coventry, EnglandFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–21–2 2012 Summer Olympics [m 19]
20July 28, 2012 Coventry, EnglandFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–03–0 2012 Summer Olympics [m 20]
21July 31, 2012 Newcastle, EnglandFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–22–2 2012 Summer Olympics [m 21]
222–2
23February 14, 2016 Houston, Texas, U.S.Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–06–0 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying [m 22]
24February 16, 2016 Houston, Texas, U.S.Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–010–0 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying [m 23]
259–0
26August 9, 2016 Brasília, BrazilFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–12–1 2016 Summer Olympics [m 24]
272–1

Honours

Canada

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