Danica Wu

Danica Wu
胡嘉兒
Personal information
Full name	Danica Joelle Wu,; 胡嘉兒 (Wu Ka-Yee)
Date of birth	August 13, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	MSV Duisburg
Number	11
College career
Years	Team
2010–2013	Ohio State Buckeyes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Laval Comets
2014	Ottawa Fury
2014–2015	Herforder SV
2015–2018	MSV Duisburg
2018–2019	SGS Essen
2020	MSV Duisburg
International career‡
2008	Canada U17
2012	Canada U20
2015	Canada U23
2013	Canada
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 29, 2015

Danica Joelle Wu (born August 13, 1992) is a Canadian soccer midfielder who currently plays for German Frauen-Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg^[1] and played for Ohio State Buckeyes (collegiately) and for the Laval Comets in the W-League and is also a member of the Canada women's national soccer team.

Early life[edit]

Ohio State University[edit]

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[edit]

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 as "playmaker with great vision, good ball recovery and distribution skills, hard-working player in defence and attack".

International[edit]

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.^[2] The match was referred to as a rematch of a 2012 Olympics semi-final match.^[3]

Personal[edit]

Wu speaks English and Cantonese. Her father was born in Hong Kong while her mother was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She grew up participating in skiing, snowboarding, taekwondo, hockey and swimming. Wu attended Ohio State University beginning in 2010, and has graduated.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ Danica Wu—Profile in soccerdonna. Retrieved March 7, 2020. (German)
^ "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. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

External links[edit]

Danica Wu – FIFA competition record (archived)
Danica Wu at the Canadian Soccer Association
OhioStateBuckeyes.com – Danica Wu
Laval Cometes – Danica Wu

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[1] Danica Wu—Profile in soccerdonna. Retrieved March 7, 2020. (German)

[cs_wu_deb-2] "Canada vs USA 2013-06-2". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

[uss_dw_deb-3] "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Canada 3–0 in Front of Sold Out Crowd in Toronto". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

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