![]() Davies-McDaniel in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Olivia Alexandra Davies McDaniel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | October 14, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Laguna Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Stallion Laguna | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Norco Cougars | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Milwaukee Panthers | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
– | So Cal Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Stallion Laguna | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Santos | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Stallion Laguna | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Philippines | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:13; 4 August 2023 (UTC) |
Olivia Alexandra Davies Isip McDaniel (born October 14, 1997), [2] is a professional footballer [3] who plays as a goalkeeper for PFF Women's League club Stallion Laguna and the Philippines national team.
McDaniel was born in Laguna Beach, California and raised in Corona, California. [4] [1] She has attended the Norco High School. [1] Her mother Lindy Isip is a Filipina who has roots in Pampanga and Davao City, while her father Clint is a soccer coach. [3] [5] [6] She started playing football when she was seven years old. [7]
During her youth soccer career, McDaniel was invited to Olympic Development Programs and US National Team ID Camps. [8] When McDaniel was 12, she was allowed to train with the Philippines national team at a training camp in California after her mother reached out to Ernie Nierras. [8]
McDaniel has attended the California State University, Fullerton and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she graduated in 2020. [1] [9]
McDaniel had played for the American club, So Cal Union FC, which is based in Temecula, California. [10] [11] After her stint in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she along her sister Chandler joined Stallion Laguna of the PFF Women's League. [12] [13] They left and went back to the United States after losing their debut match against La Salle. [14]
On March 7, 2024, McDaniel was announced at Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 side Santos, joining compatriot Reina Bonta. [15] Despite overtaking Karen Hipólito in the starting eleven, she lost her spot to Kelly Chiavaro, and was released on July 12. [16]
McDaniel went back to Stallion Laguna for their participation in the 2024 PFF Women's Cup. [17] The club won the title with McDaniel named as best goalkeeper. [18]
McDaniel made her debut with the Philippines women's national team at the 2021 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, where she was subbed in near the end of the game. [11] McDaniel has represented the Philippines at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers. [4] [19] She was part of the team which played in the historic quarterfinals match against Chinese Taipei which went on to a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw. She saved two penalties by Taiwan and successfully made a penalty kick herself. As a result, the Philippines qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the country's first ever World Cup, in both men and women's categories. [20]
She played as the first-string goalkeeper at the 2023 Women's World Cup. [8] During the team's second group stage match against New Zealand, she made numerous key saves, including a critical save in the 93rd minute. [9] As a result, McDaniel was named Player of the Match. [21]
McDaniel's sister, Chandler, is also a Philippines women's international footballer; while their brother Finn plays for the men's national team, their father Clint is the assistant coach for Finn's club Stallion Laguna.
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