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Danielle Vella
Canadian soccer player
Danielle Vella (born January 24, 1974) is a former Canadian soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danielle Vella | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-01-24) January 24, 1974 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ottawa Fury | |||
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vella attended the University of Ottawa, playing for the women's soccer team, where she won the 1996 and 1997 OUA Championships,[1] as well as the national 1996 CIS championship, in which she won the Gunn Baldursson Award as MVP.[2][3] She was named an OUA first team all-star in 1994, 1995, and 1996, as well as a second-team All-Canadian in 1995 and 1996.[4]
She played in the USL W-League with the Ottawa Fury.[5]
In 1997 and 1998, she won the Ontario Cup with Nepean United Spirit.[5] In 1999, she won the Ontario Cup with the South Nepean United Spirits (who eventually merged with another club to form Ottawa South United in 2003).[6] In 2006, she won the Ontario Cup with the Ottawa Royals.[7]
In 2000, she was called up to the Canada national team for the 2000 Algarve Cup,[8] where she made her debut and sole appearance on March 12 against China.[9]
Vella became an youth coach with Ottawa South United and also an assistant coach with the Carleton Ravens women's team.[1]
- Ahmed, Micaal (July 26, 2016). "Women's soccer team welcomes new faces to sideline". The Charlatan.
- Cleary, Martin (September 4, 2010). "Royals' Kick at Victory". Ottawa Citizen.
- "Canadian Women Off to Algarve Cup". Canadian Soccer Association. March 2, 2000.