Danielle Krzyzaniak

Danielle Krzyzaniak
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 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.

Early life

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]

International career

In November 2013, Krzyzaniak was named to the Canada roster for the 2013 AMF Futsal Women's World Cup.[22]

Coaching career

In 2018 and 2019, Krzyzaniak served as a graduate assistant coach with the Jacksonville State Gamecocks.[7]

References

  1. ^ Valentine, Renee (September 30, 2024). "Playing for keeps: Athletic Canadian shot-stopper set for big role at Jets". Newcastle Herald.
  2. ^ @CaledonSC (August 15, 2025). "Exciting News! Danielle Krzyzaniak, former Caledon SC player, has signed with AFC Toronto!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  3. ^ a b "Southern States Women's Soccer Award Winners" (PDF). Southern States Athletic Conference.
  4. ^ @CFC_Women (December 5, 2017). "Danielle Krzyzaniak was honored by United Soccer Coaches with All-South Region for her defense of the Bethel University goal this Fall!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Lady Cats Open Soccer Season Tuesday at Home versus Lindenwood University-Belleville". Bethel Wildcats. August 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Teams, Coaches and Athletes among those Honored at Awards Ceremony". Bethel Wildcats. April 19, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Danielle Krzyzaniak Jacksonville State profile". Jacksonville State Gamecocks.
  8. ^ "Danielle Krzyzaniak WPSL Profile". Women's Premier Soccer League.
  9. ^ "Danielle Krzyzaniak 2019 WPSL Stats". Women's Premier Soccer League.
  10. ^ a b "Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves Sign Keeper Krzyzaniak". The Chattanoogan. May 3, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "AFC Brings Goalkeeper Danielle Krzyzaniak Home to Toronto in Latest Signing". AFC Toronto. August 8, 2025.
  12. ^ @shiftathletes (September 23, 2022). "Shift Athlete Danielle Krzyzaniak has signed a contract with Romanian team Carmen Bucuresti for the 2022/23 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Na Spartu přichází trojice Kanaďanek" [Three Canadian women are coming to Sparta]. AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). July 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Valentine, Renee (August 29, 2024). "Jets add Canadian goalkeeper to 2024-25 roster". Newcastle Herald.
  15. ^ "Jets sign Canadian goalkeeper who 'fits the profile' for club 'philosophy'". A-League. August 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Danielle Krzyzaniak". Newcastle Jets. August 29, 2024.
  17. ^ Valentine, Renee (March 7, 2025). "'Learning curve': Jets shot-stopper ready for full performance against Sydney FC". Newcastle Herald.
  18. ^ "'Groundhog Day' for the Jets as bizarre trend leads to import dilemma". A-League. December 17, 2024.
  19. ^ "Match Recap: AFC Toronto Riding Six-Game Unbeaten Streak with 2-1 Win Over Calgary Wild FC | 10/04". AFC Toronto. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  20. ^ "AFC Toronto Crowned Regular Season Champions, Capture NSL's Inaugural Supporters' Shield". AFC Toronto. September 29, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  21. ^ "AFC Toronto Confirms Roster Updates for 2026 Season". AFC Toronto. December 17, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  22. ^ Colpitts, Iain (November 6, 2013). "Lemon leads Canada into Futsal World Cup". Mississauga News.
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