Anthony Danze

Anthony Danze

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Danze
Date of birth	15 March 1984 (1984-03-15)
Place of birth	Perth, Australia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Balcatta
Youth career
	ECU Joondalup
	Southampton
2000–2001	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2004	Perth Glory	11	(0)
2004	Inglewood United	?	(?)
2004–2006	Crystal Palace	2	(0)
2004–2005	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	2	(0)
2006–2007	Inglewood United	?	(?)
2007	Perth Glory	8	(0)
2011	Balcatta
National team‡
2000–2001	Australia U17	15	(5)
	Australia U20	10	(3)
2003	Australia U23	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2007

Anthony Danze (born 15 March 1984 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Sicilian descent who plays for Balcatta as a midfielder in the Football West Premier League.

Club career

Danze was playing for his local side ECU Joondalup when talent scouts from Southampton signed him up to play in their youth academy in England. Danze turned down a contract offered by the Southampton determined to prove himself in Australia before leaving to play football overseas. Instead he signed for Perth Glory in Australia for the 2000/2001 NSL season from Western Australia State League side ECU Joondalup. In 2001 he joined the AIS in Canberra before returning to play for Perth Glory in 2002. During this time Danze played for the under 17 Australian national football team and the under 20 Australian national football team. A highlight in his international career is scoring two goals in a famous victory against football giants Brazil at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Following this success Danze signed for English Premier League club Crystal Palace in September 2004 on a two year deal. During this time he played for the Australian Olympic Football Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, were Australia were eliminated at the quarter final stage.

Danze left Crystal Palace during the 2005–06 season on a free transfer due to injury and work permit issues, after spending part the 2004–05 season on loan at Milton Keynes Dons. He returned to Australia where he worked for his family's tiling company and was playing for Inglewood United in the Western Australia State League. He was signed by Perth Glory on 2 March 2007 before the start of the 2007–08 A-League season along with three other players. Due again to injury issues he left Perth Glory by mutual consent on 13 December 2007.

External links

• Perth Glory profile
• Oz Football profile