Madelyn Desiano

Madelyn Desiano
Personal information
Full name Madelyn Marie Desiano
Date of birth (2000-02-18) February 18, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Mission Viejo, California
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Odense Boldklub Q
Number 9
Youth career
So Cal Blues
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 UCLA Bruins 53 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Houston Dash 4 (0)
2024– Odense Boldklub Q 7 (0)
International career
2014 United States U14
2018 United States U18
2017 United States U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2024

Madelyn Marie Desiano (born February 18, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Danish Women's League club Odense Boldklub Q.

Early life

Desiano was born in Mission Viejo, California[1] and attended Aliso Niguel High School.[2] She was a member of both the soccer and dance teams at Aliso Niguel.[3]

She played youth soccer for SoCal Blues, with which she won the 2015 ECNL U15 National Championship.[4]

College career

Desiano attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins from 2018 to 2022.[1] In 2018, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) , and underwent knee surgery.[2] In 2019, she underwent a second knee surgery.[2] She made her college debut in February 2021.[2]

She scored her first collegiate goal on October 6, 2022, against Arizona State.[5] UCLA won the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, as Desiano played all 110 minutes in championship match.[1]

She graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Political Science and a master's degree in Transformative Coaching Leadership.

Club career

In January 2023, Desiano was selected by the Houston Dash in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[6] She scored her first professional goal on July 22, 2023 in a 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup match against Kansas City Current.[7][8]

Houston waived Desiano on April 12, 2024.[9]

On August 9, 2024, Desiano signed with Danish club Odense Boldklub Q.[10] She made her first start and recorded her first assist for the club on August 31, 2024 against HB Køge,[11][12] and was named to the Kvindeligaen Team of the Round.[13] She was named to the Kvindeligaen Team of the Month for September 2024.[14]

International career

Desiano attended training camp with the United States under-14 team in 2014.[15]

In September 2017, Desiano competed with the United States under-19 team in the CFA International Women's Youth Football Tournament in China.[16] In April 2018, she competed with the United States under-18 team in Switzerland.[17]

Personal life

Desiano was born to parents Tom, who played college basketball for San Jose State, and Ann-Marie, a competitive dancer who was a cheerleader for Long Beach State.[18][1]

Desiano has worked on writing a book about her experiences at UCLA.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played October 6, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Houston Dash 2023 NWSL 4 0 4 1 — 8 1
2024 0 0 — — 0 0
Odense Boldklub Q 2024–25 Kvindeligaen 7 0 3 0 — 10 0
Career total 11 0 7 1 0 0 18 1
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup and Danish Women's Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs

Honors

UCLA Bruins

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Madelyn Desiano". uclabruins.com.
  2. ^ a b c d "Madelyn Desiano fought back from two ACL tears and sets the tone for No. 1 UCLA soccer". Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Register, Orange County Register | Orange County (December 9, 2016). "Varsity Arts Artist of the Week: Dancer Madelyn Desiano of Aliso Niguel High".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "2015–16". www.scblues.com.
  5. ^ "Women's Soccer Off to Best-Ever Start After 4–0 Win Over ASU". uclabruins.com.
  6. ^ "Houston Dash select four players in the 2023 NWSL Draft | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC.
  7. ^ "Houston Dash fall to Kansas City Current 3–1 in UKG Challenge Cup | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC.
  8. ^ "Pro Bruin Rundown: From World Cup to independent baseball, Bruins make mark on professional stage". Daily Bruin.
  9. ^ "Houston Dash Announce Roster Updates | Houston Dynamo". April 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Madelyn Desiano er ny forsvarsspiller i OB". ob.dk. August 10, 2024.
  11. ^ @odenseboldklub_q (2024-09-02). "Highlights fra weekendens sejr over HB Køge! 📺" – via Instagram.
  12. ^ "Kampinfo – Gjensidige Kvindeliga". kvindeliga.dk.
  13. ^ @kvindeliga (2024-09-02). "11 spillere har fundet vej til rundens hold, som er sat i samarbejde med Kvindeligaens kommentatorer 🔥" – via Instagram.
  14. ^ @kvindeliga (2024-10-08). "MÅNEDENS GJENSIDIGE KVINDELIGAHOLD I SEPTEMBER ✨" – via Instagram.
  15. ^ "U-14 GNT Starts New Cycle with Portland Camp". May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10.
  16. ^ "U-19 WNT WILL TRAVEL TO CHINA FOR CFA INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YOUTH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT FEATURING JAPAN, CHINA PR AND IRAN". August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11.
  17. ^ "U-18 WNT WILL TRAVEL TO PLAY TWO GAMES VS. SWITZERLAND U-19 WNT". March 26, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14.
  18. ^ "Nothing mad in the doggedness of UCLA defender, Aliso Niguel grad Madelyn Desiano – CUSD Insider". October 19, 2022.
  19. ^ "Madelyn Desiano talks UCLA's NCAA lore, aspiring authorship, and new Danish horzions". Squad Depth. September 13, 2024.