Danielle Marcano

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Danielle Marcano
File:Danielle Marcano.jpg
Marcano with FOMGET in 2023
Personal information
Full name Danielle Julia Marcano
Date of birth (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Youth career
2011–2015 Greater Atlanta Christian School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Tennessee Volunteers 76 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 HK Kópavogur 12 (10)
2022 Thróttur Reykjavík 15 (9)
2022–2023 Fenerbahçe 19 (7)
2023–2024 FOMGET 28 (10)
2024–2025 Nantes 21 (2)
2025– Valencia 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Puerto Rico 11 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 7, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 1, 2025

Danielle Julia Marcano (born August 20, 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Valencia. Born in the mainland United States, she plays for the Puerto Rico women's national team.

Early life

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Danielle Julia Marcano was born to Michael Marcano and his wife Lora in Red Bank, New Jersey, United States, on August 20, 1997. She has an older brother Ryan who also played college soccer.[1]

Marcano attended the private Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Georgia, where she scored 70 goals for her high school team. She was named GHSA Girls' Soccer Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015. Between 2015 and 2018, Marcano studied psychology at the University of Tennessee.[1]

College career

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Marcano played college soccer with the Tennessee Volunteers from 2015 to 2018 with 76 total appearances, scoring 16 goals including six game-winners, and making seven assists.[2]

Initially a wing-back, Marcano was moved to forward in 2017.[1] During the first round of the 2017 NCAA Division I tournament, she scored the winning goal against Murray State in the 60th minute after coming off the bench to replace the Lady Vols' leading scorer, Khadija Shaw, who was injured in the first three minutes.[3]

During the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, Marcano scored twice against University of Arizona, including the winning goal with 55 seconds left in the game, sending the University of Tennessee to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2007.[4] In the third round, Marcano scored twice again, this time against No. 16-ranked Texas A&M, helping to send UT to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time ever.[5] She was named the Player of the Week by TopDrawerSoccer.com in November 2018.[1][6]

Professional career

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Icelandic clubs

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In April 2021, she signed a professional contract with the Icelandic club HK Kópavogur to play in the 1. deild karla.[7][8] She scored six goals in 12 games.[9] In 2022, she transferred to the besta deild karla-club Thróttur Reykjavík,[9] where she capped in 15 league games and in one cup match scoring ten goals in total.[10]

Fenerbahçe

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In October 2022, Marcano moved to Turkey, and signed with the Istanbul-based club Fenerbahçe S.K. to play in the 2022–23 Women's Super League.[11] Her team finished the season as runners-up after losing the play-offs final to Ankara BB Fomget GSK.[12]

Ankara BB Fomget

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In August 2023, she transferred to the 2022–23 Turkish Super League champion Ankara BB Fomget GSK.[11] She played in two matches of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds, and scored two goals in the match against Hajvalia from Kosova.[13]

FC Nantes and Valencia

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January 18 2025, Danielle score her first goal against Stade de Reims. Next week, in French Cup, she dit it again against Paris Saint Germain.

On 14 August 2025, after just one year, she left Nantes joining Valencia.[14]

International career

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During her high school years, Marcano was part of the U.S. national player pool, and called up to camp in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she was part of the U.S. women's national U-17 soccer team.[1]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 October 2023.[11]
Club Season League Continental National Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HK Kópavogs 2021 Icelandic League 12 10 – – 12 10
Total 12 10 – – 12 10
Thróttur Reykjavík 2022 Icelandic First League 15 9 – – 15 9
Total 15 9 – – 15 9
Fenerbahçe S.K. 2022–23 Turkish Super League 19 7 – – 19 7
Total 19 7 – – 19 7
Ankara BB Fomget GSK 2023–24 Turkish Super League 16 7 2 2 8 7
Total 16 7 2 2 8 7
Career total 62 33 2 2 54 27

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 February 2024 Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 2–1 2–1 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
2. 3 April 2024 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 5–0 12–0 Friendly
3. 11–0
4. 12–0
5. 23 February 2025 Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya, Turkey File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1–1 1–1 2025 Turkish Women's Cup
6. 26 February 2025 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 2–0 2–0
7. 31 May 2025 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 1–0 2–1 Friendly
8. 2–?
9. 1 December 2025 Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamón, Puerto Rico File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 2–0 7–0 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification

Honors

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During her career, she was honored with following awards:[1]

Greater Atlanta Christian School

Fenerbahçe S.K.

Individual

  • GHSA Girls' Soccer Player of the Year for all classifications (2014)
  • GHSA Class AA Girls' Soccer Player of the Year (2015)

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