![]() 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.
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 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] [17] 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. [18]
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. [19]
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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