Danielle Krzyzaniak
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 21, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caledon SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Bethel Wildcats | 67 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Chattanooga FC | ||
| 2019–2022 | Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves | ||
| 2022–2023 | FC Carmen București | ||
| 2023–2024 | Sparta Prague B | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Sparta Prague | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | AFC Toronto | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Canada (futsal) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 9, 2025 | |||
Danielle Krzyzaniak (born September 21, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.
Krzyzaniak grew up in Caledon, Ontario.[1] She played youth soccer with Caledon SC.[2]
College career
Krzyzaniak attended Bethel University, where she played for the women's soccer team. In 2014, she was named to the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team.[3] She was named to the All-Southern States Athletic Conference First Team three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017 and was named the Top Goalkeeper (Golden Glove) in 2016.[3] In 2017, she was also named an NAIA Honorable-Mention All-American and was named to the All-South Region Team.[4] She was also named Bethel's Female Athlete of the Year in 2017.[5][6] Over her four years, she appeared in 67 games, with 31 wins and 17 shutouts.[7]
Club career
In 2018, Krzyzaniak played with Chattanooga FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[8] In 2019, Krzyzaniak joined the Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[9] She was named the WPSL Goalkeeper of the Year in both 2019 and 2021 (there was no 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic), was named to the Southeast Conference All-Conference team both years, WPSL Defender of the Year in 2019, and helped the side win the helping the side win the WPSL Southeast Conference title both years.[10][11] In 2022, she remained with the Lady Red Wolves for their inaugural season in the USL W League.[10]
In September 2022, Krzyzaniak joined Romanian Liga I club FC Carmen București.[12]
In July 2023, she joined Sparta Prague in the Czech Women's First League.[13]
In August 2024, Krzyzaniak signed with Australian A-League Women club Newcastle Jets.[14][15][16] She earned red cards in two of her first four appearances, due to handling a ball outside of the 18 yard box and denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity.[17][18]
In August 2025, she signed with AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.[11] She made her debut for the club on October 4, 2025, in a 2–1 win against Calgary Wild FC, making four saves.[19] She was part of the squad which won the first-ever Supporters’ Shield in NSL history.[20] Following the conclusion of the 2025 season, it was announced that she had signed a contract extension to keep her with Toronto through 2026.[21]