| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melissa Taranto | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia, | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | Calder United | 21 | (4) |
| 2022– | Western United | 41 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 | |||
Melissa Taranto (born 1999) is an Australian soccer player, who plays for Western United in the Australian A-League Women. [1] She has also played for Galaxy United FC in the Victorian Women's Premier League. [1] [2] Taranto has represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team.She had Adriana Taranto as her twin
| Season | Team | Comp | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | Western United | A-W | 1658 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022/2023 | Western United | A-W | 1469 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Calder United | VNW | 1618 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016/2017 | Melbourne Victory | A-W | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/2016 | Melbourne Victory | A-W | 581 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5337 | 71 | 64 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||
Taranto has represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team. [3] [4]
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