Daniel Victor Stanese (born 21 January 1994) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender. Born in the United States, he represents Canada internationally.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Victor Stanese | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1994 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2000–2010 | Coquitlam Metro-Ford | ||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Whitecaps FC Residency | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2012 | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 18 | (1) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013–2016 | FC Augsburg II | 58 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2016–2018 | VfR Aalen | 48 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Energie Cottbus | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020–2022 | VfR Aalen | 49 | (5) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Canada U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2015– | Canada | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2015 | |||||||||||
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, German and English.[1]
Club 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.[citation needed]
In October 2016, Stanese signed with VfR Aalen in the German 3. Liga.[8]
After two years with Aalen, Stanese signed a two-year contract with newly promoted club Energie Cottbus.[9]
On 21 January 2020, Stanese joined Carl Zeiss Jena on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[10] Following the club's relegation to Regionalliga, Stanese would be released at the end of the season.[11]
International career
On 19 January 2015, Stanese made his debut for the Canada senior national team. Coming on in the 81st minute for Samuel Piette in a 1–1 draw with Iceland.[12]
References
External links
- Daniel Stanese at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Stanese – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Daniel Stanese at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Daniel Stanese at Soccerway