Danica Wu

Danica Wu, 胡嘉儿
Personal information
Full name Danica Joelle Wu,
胡嘉儿 (Wu Ka-Yee)
Date of birth (1992-08-13) August 13, 1992
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 MSV Duisburg
Number 13
Youth career
2010–2013 Ohio State Buckeyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2013 Laval Comets
2014–2015 Herforder SV 19 (0)
2015– MSV Duisburg 2 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Canada U17 8 (7)
2009–2012 Canada U20 6 (6)
2013– Canada 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 13, 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 29, 2013

Danica Joelle Wu (born August 13, 1992), is a Canadian soccer midfielder who currently plays in Germany and played collegiately for Ohio State Buckeyes and plays for the Laval Comets in the W-League and is also a member of the Canada women's national soccer team.

Early life

Ohio State University

As a freshman in 2010
As a sophomore in 2011
As a junior in 2012

Youth playing career

Wu captained Alberta provincial team in Canada Summer Games and was selected to the all-star team during those games. She won a bronze medal with Canada's U17 team at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship, and was nominated Canadian U-17 player of the year in 2007 and 2008. She won a silver medal with the U20 team at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship, and was nominated Canadian U-20 player of the year in 2012. Wu played in all three group-stage matches team Canada played in 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Noted by the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Technical Study Group ("playmaker with great vision, good ball recovery and distribution skills, hard-working player in defence and attack").

International

Wu made her debut for the Canada women's national soccer team on June 2, 2013, against the United States, at BMO Field in Toronto;[1] the match was referred to as a rematch of 2012 Olympics semi-final match.[2]

Personal

Wu speaks English and Chinese. Her father was born in Hong Kong while her mother was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. She grew up participating in skiing, snowboarding, taekwondo, hockey and swimming. Wu attended Ohio State University since 2010, and has graduated.

References

  1. ↑ "Canada vs USA 2013-06-2". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Women’s National Team Defeats Canada 3-0 in Front of Sold Out Crowd in Toronto". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

External links

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