Melissa Tancredi

Melissa Tancredi

Personal information
Full name	Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi[1]
Date of birth	(1981-12-27) 27 December 1981
Place of birth	Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Chicago Red Stars
Number	9
Youth career
2000–2004	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004	Detroit Jaguars	10	(2)
2005–2006	Atlanta Silverbacks	15	(7)
2007	Jersey Sky Blue	2	(0)
2007	River Cities Futbol Club	0	(0)
2009	Saint Louis Athletica	14	(0)
2010	Vancouver Whitecaps	9	(5)
2011	Piteå IF	8	(2)
2012	Dalsjöfors GoIF	5	(2)
2014–	Chicago Red Stars	13	(3)
National team‡
2004–	Canada	85	(22)
Honours Women's football Representing  Canada Olympic Games Bronze 2012 London Team Pan American Games Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 August 2011

Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi (born 27 December 1981) is a Canadian soccer forward who currently plays for the Chicago Red Stars and the Canada women's national soccer team. She won an Olympic bronze medal as a participating member of Canada's national team at the 2012 Olympics when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match on 9 August 2012.

Early life

Tancredi was born in Ancaster, Ontario, to parents Peter and Ann-Marie Tancredi. She began playing soccer at age four.^[2] She played soccer, volleyball and track at Cathedral High School in Hamilton, Ontario. She was named soccer MVP and senior athlete of the year during her senior year.

She played for the under-19 provincial team and Burlington Sting club program. She helped the Burlington Sting win the Canadian title and Ontario Cup and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Burlington Sting in 1999.^[3]

College

Tancredi attended the University of Notre Dame in the US from 2000 to 2004 where she majored in anthropology and pre-medicine studies. She played on the school's soccer team, but she was sidelined her first year due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

In 2003, she was named First Team All-American, Second Team All-American, NSCAA Second Team All-Region, Big East Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Big East Conference. She was a final candidate for the MAC Hermann Trophy.^[4]

In 2004, she returned to Notre Dame after being awarded fifth year of eligibility and was named as tri-captain. She helped lead the Irish to the NCAA National Championship and was named First Team All-American, Second Team All-American, First Team All-Big East, and Big East Defensive Player of the Year for a second straight season.^[5]

Playing career

Club

In 2004, Tancredi played with the Detroit Jaguars in the W-League scoring two goals and providing two assists in 10 games played.^[6]

From 2005 to 2006, she played for the Atlanta Silverbacks Women in the W-League and was named to the 2005 W-League All-League team.^[7]

In 2009, she played for the Saint Louis Athletica in the Women's Professional Soccer league.

In 2010, she joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the W-League and led the team with six goals and two assists, The team was undefeated in regular season and had a spot in the W-League's Final four.

In 2011, Tancredi was a member of the Piteå IF in Sweden.

In 2012, she played with the Swedish team Dalsjöfors GoIF.

In 2014, she was allocated to the expansion Houston Dash by Canadian national team coach John Herdman, but was traded to the Chicago Red Stars for fellow Canadian international Erin McLeod before the Dash's expansion draft.

International

Tancredi was a member of the Canadian U19 national team and trained in British Columbia with the U20 national team in 2000. She was also a member of the 1999 national 'B' training team.

She made her debut with Canada starting as central back in all five games of 2004 Olympic qualifying in Costa Rica, with 6–0 wins over Jamaica and Panama, two wins over Costa Rica (2–1, 4–0), and a 2–1 loss to Mexico that cost the Canadians a spot at the Olympic Games.

She had previously been invited to play with the Canadian national team at the 2000 Algarve Cup in Portugal.

Tancredi was part of the Canadian CONCACAF Gold Cup team that finished second to the United States.

In 2007, Tancredi scored the second-fastest goal in World Cup history (just 37 seconds from the start of the September game against Australia) in her first game at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.^[8]

Tancredi won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games and played for 199 minutes (starting three games) at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

She was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, where she scored four goals.^[9][10]

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

Melissa Tacredi competed for team Canada in two world cup final tournaments: 2007 and 2011 editions; and two Olympics: Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Tancredi played in 14 matches and scored 6 goals at these global tournaments; and is a Bronze medalist at London.

	Key (expand for notes on “world cup and olympic goals”)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored.
Result	The final score. W – match was won L – match was lost to opponent D – match was drawn (W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match (L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

Goal	Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Score	Result	Competition
China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
	1	2007-09-12[m 1]	Hangzhou	Norway	45. off 46' (on Wilkinson)			1–2 L	Group stage
1	2	2007-09-20[m 2]	Chengdu	Australia	68. off 68' (on Robinson)	1	1–0	2–2 D	Group stage
Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
	3	2008-08-06[m 3]	Tianjin	Argentina	42. off 42' (on Robinson)			2–1 W	Group stage
2	4	2008-08-12[m 4]	Beijing	Sweden	90.Start	63	1–2	1–2 L	Group stage
	5	2008-08-15[m 5]	Shanghai	United States	45. off 46' (on Timko)			1–2 aet L	Quarter-final
Germay 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
	6	2011-06-26[m 6]	Berlin	Germany	80. off 80' (on Timko)			1–2 L	Group stage
	7	2011-06-30[m 7]	Bochum	France	31. on 60' (off Julien)			0–4 L	Group stage
	8	2011-07-05[m 8]	Dresden	Nigeria	84. off 84' (on Robinson)			0–1 L	Group stage
London 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
3	9	2012-07-25[m 9]	Coventry	Japan	90.Start	55	1–2	1–2 L	Group stage
4	10	2012-07-28[m 10]	Coventry	South Africa	87. off 87' (on Timko)	7	1–0	3–0 W	Group stage
	11	2012-07-31[m 11]	Newcastle	Sweden	90.Start			2–2 D	Group stage
5	12	2012-08-03[m 12]	Coventry	Great Britain	90.Start	43	1–2	2–0 W	Quarter-final
6						84	2–2
	13	2012-08-06[m 13]	Manchester	United States	90.Start			3–4 aet L	Semi-final
	14	2012-08-09[m 14]	Coventry	France	77. off 77' (on Timko)			1–0 W	Bronze medal match

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation. NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Score	Result	Competition
1	2007-07-14[m 15]	Rio	Uruguay	45. on 46' (off Lang)	1.1	80	5650.06005 6–0	5750.07005 7–0	Pan American Games
2	2007-09-20[m 16]	Chengdu	Australia	90.Start	1.1	1	5150.01005 1–0	5050.02005 2–2	FIFA Women's World Cup
3	2008-04-02[m 17]	Juárez	Trinidad and Tobago	90.Start	1.1	10	5150.01005 1–0	5650.06005 6–0	Olympic qualifier
4	2008-04-06[m 18]	Juárez	Costa Rica	76. off 76' (on Robinson)	1.1	15	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0	Olympic qualifier
5	2008-04-09[m 19]	Juárez	Mexico	45. on 46' (off Lang)	1.1	25	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0	Olympic qualifier
6	2008-04-12[m 20]	Juárez	United States	120.Start	1.1	116	5150.01005 1–0	5050.01005 1–1 aet	Olympic qualifier
7	2008-06-14[m 21]	Suwon	Argentina	60. off 60' (on Walsh)	1.1	59	5450.04005 4–0	5550.05005 5–0	Peace Queen Cup
8	2008-08-12[m 22]	Beijing	Sweden	90.Start	1.1	63	4950.01005 1–2	4950.01005 1–2	Olympic tournamant
9	2009-03-10[m 23]	Larnaka	Russia	45. on 46' (off Julien)	1.1	82	5250.02005 2–0	5250.02005 2–0	Cyprus Cup
10	2010-09-30[m 24]	Toronto	China PR	66. off 66' (on Lang)	1.1	65	5150.02005 2–1	5250.03005 3–1	Friendly
11	2010-10-29[m 25]	Cancún	Trinidad and Tobago	73. off 73' (on Scott)	1.1	63	5150.01005 1–0	5150.01005 1–0	World Cup qualifier
12	2011-01-21[m 26]	Yongchuan	China PR	90.Start	1.1	56	4950.01005 1–2	5150.03005 3–2	Yongchuan Cup
13	2011-01-23[m 27]	Yongchuan	United States	67. off 67' (on Julien)	1.1	56	5050.01005 1–1	4950.01005 1–2	Yongchuan Cup
14	2011-09-17[m 28]	Kansas City	United States	76. off 76' (on Booth)	1.1	42	5050.01005 1–1	5050.01005 1–1	Friendly
15	2012-01-21[m 29]	Vancouver	Cuba	90.Start	1.1	25	5250.02005 2–0	5250.02005 2–0	Olympic qualifier
16	2012-01-27[m 30]	Vancouver	Mexico	90.Start	1.1	23	5250.02005 2–0	5250.03005 3–1	Olympic qualifier
17	2012-02-28[m 31]	Larnaka	Scotland	90.Start	1.1	64	5450.05005 5–1	5450.05005 5–1	Cyprus Cup
18	2012-06-30[m 32]	Sandy	United States	45. on 46' (off Timko)	1.1	57	5050.01005 1–1	4950.01005 1–2	Friendly
19	2012-07-25[m 33]	Coventry	Japan	90.Start	1.1	55	4950.01005 1–2	4950.01005 1–2	Olympic tournament
20	2012-07-28[m 34]	Coventry	South Africa	87. off 87' (on Timko)	1.1	7	5150.01005 1–0	5350.03005 3–0	Olympic tournament
21	2012-07-31[m 35]	Newcastle	Sweden	70. off 70' (on Walsh)	2.1	44	4950.01005 1–2	5050.02005 2–2	Olympic tournament
22					2.2	84	5050.02005 2–2

Personal

Tancredi's nickname is "Tanc".^[11]

References

Match reports

External links

• Official website
• Melissa Tancredi – FIFA competition record
• Canada Soccer player profile
• Chicago Red Stars player profile
• Notre Dame player profile
• Melissa Tancredi on Facebook
• Melissa Tancredi on Twitter

Chicago Red Stars – current squad 1 LeBlanc 2 Hoy 3 Gilliland 4 Mautz 5 Bywaters 6 Erceg 7 Boxx 8 Johnston 9 Tancredi 10 DiBernardo 11 Quon 12 Walls 13 Lomnicki 14 Hemmings 16 Johnson 17 Chalupny 18 Dalton 19 Leon 20 Huerta 23 Press 24 Colaprico Head Coach: Dames

Canada squads Canada women's football squad – 2007 Pan American Games – Bronze Medalists 1 LeBlanc 2 Kiss 3 Booth 4 Tancredi 5 Neil 6 Andrews 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Franko 11 Hermus 12 Sinclair 13 Walsh 15 Lang 16 Thorlakson 17 Timko 19 Vermeulen 20 Swiatek Coach: Pellerud Canada squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 LeBlanc 2 Kiss 3 Booth 4 Gayle 5 Neil 6 Dennis 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Franko 11 Hermus 12 Sinclair 13 Walsh 14 Tancredi 15 Lang 16 Thorlakson 17 Timko 18 McLeod 19 Schmidt 20 Swiatek 21 Robinson Coach: Pellerud Canada women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 1 LeBlanc 2 Robinson 3 Zurrer 4 Rustad 5 Gayle 6 Schmidt 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Franko 11 Hermus 12 Sinclair (c) 13 Walsh 14 Tancredi 15 Lang 16 Filigno 17 Timko 18 McLeod Coach: Pellerud Canada squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 LeBlanc 2 Zurrer 3 Parker 4 Moscato 5 Gayle 6 Kyle 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Robinson 11 Scott 12 Sinclair 13 Schmidt 14 Tancredi 15 Julien 16 Filigno 17 Timko 18 McLeod 19 Stewart 20 Nault 21 Labbé Coach: Morace Canada women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists 1 LeBlanc 2 Zurrer 3 Stewart 4 Moscato 5 Gayle 6 Kyle 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Sesselmann 11 Scott 12 Sinclair (c) 13 Schmidt 14 Tancredi 15 Parker 16 Filigno 17 Timko 18 McLeod 19 Booth 20 Nault Coach: Herdman