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	Herforder SV
Number	16
Youth career
2010–2013	Ohio State Buckeyes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2013	Laval Comets
2014–	Herforder SV	19	(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 April 25, 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

played 24 matches, started in 21 matches
scored two goals and made 2 assists
Big Ten All-Freshman team
Ohio State University Scholar-Athlete.

As a sophomore in 2011

started 22 matches
scored 2 goals, and made 4 assists
second team All-Big Ten
All-Great Lakes Region
Academic All-Big Ten
Ohio State University Scholar-Athlete.

As a junior in 2012

played 12 games after missing the start of the season playing for Canada at the U-20 Women's World Cup and the final six games with a broken leg.
first team All-Big Ten
Academic All-Big Ten
Ohio State University Scholar-Athlete.

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 has been attending Ohio State University since 2010.

References

↑ "Canada vs USA 2013-06-2". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
↑ "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.