Daniel Stanese

Daniel Stanese
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Victor Stanese
Date of birth21 January 1994
Place of birthQueens, New York, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
FC Augsburg II
Youth career
2000–2010Coquitlam Metro-Ford
2010–2012Whitecaps FC Residency
2012Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
20131. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-2312(0)
2013–FC Augsburg II28(0)
National team‡
2011Canada U177(0)
2013Canada U203(0)
2015–Canada1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2015

Daniel Victor Stanese (born 21 January 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for FC Augsburg II in the Regionalliga Bayern.

Early life

Daniel was born to Romanian parents in Queens, New York and his family moved to Coquitlam, British Columbia when he was six months old. His family later moved to Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, where he began playing soccer with Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club at the age of 5. He speaks Romanian, French and English.[1]

Career

Youth, College & Amateur

Stanese spent the majority of his youth career with Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program in 2010.[2] He also spent two seasons with Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the USL Premier Development League.[3][4]

On 12 May 2012, Stanese signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at Florida Gulf Coast University. In what turned out to be his only season with the Eagles, Stanese made 18 appearances and finished the year with one goal. He went on to be named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team as well as NSCAA All-South Region Second Team.[5][6]

Professional

On 25 February 2013, it was announced that Stanese had signed with German Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg.[7] However, his time with the club was cut short and he later joined FC Augsburg where he made 17 appearances for the reserve side in 2013–14.

International

On 19 January 2015, Stanese made his debut for the Canadian senior national team. Coming on in the 81st minute for Samuel Piette in a 1–1 draw with Iceland.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Canada Soccer: Daniel Stanese". CanadaSoccer.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Stanese". Whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Pierson, Patrick (6 November 2012). "DeSousa Named A-Sun Freshman of the Year; Six FGCU Players Honored". FGCUathletics.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Pierson, Patrick (11 December 2012). "DeSousa, Stanese Named to NSCAA All-South Region Second Team". FGCUathletics.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Stanese Signs Pro Contract with Germany’s FC Nuremberg". FGCUathletics. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  8. ↑ http://canadasoccer.com/?gid=1221&t=2014_match

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