Madelyn Desiano
University of California Los Angeles
Women's Soccer
Biography
My name is Madelyn Desiano and I am on UCLA Women’s Soccer Team and I just finished my undergraduate degree in Political Science at UCLA. I am starting the Transformative Coaching & Leadership graduate program in January as I finish up my last year of eligibility. I also am apart of UCLA Radio and work on campus with UCLA Recreation! My hobbies include dancing, working out, going to the beach, and hanging out with my friends and family. I danced competitively until I was 18 and was on my high school's dance and soccer teams. I was also diagnosed with Celiac Disease when I was two years old and have underwent three knee surgeries.
send deal Career Highlights:
2021: Led UCLA and ranked fourth in the Pac-12 with nine assists from a left back position … Played in 18 games and made 12 starts … Recorded an assist in each of the first six games of the season, including two in the season opener against UC Irvine … Assisted on the game-winner against Colorado in double overtime, backheeling the ball just before it crossed the endline to set up the golden goal … Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 24 and Sept. 13) … Selected to the College Soccer News Team of the Week Sept. 13 after helping to shut out Santa Clara and assisting on the game’s only goal … Played the full 90, a career-best, in the win at Cal State Fullerton. U.S. National Team Member of the U.S. Youth National Teams since 2014 when she played with the U-14s … Played with the U-19s in China in Sept. 2017 and with the U-18s in Switzerland in April 2018. High School/Club Lettered three years at Aliso Niguel HS before graduating early and enrolling at UCLA in January 2018 … Third-team All-American and South Coast League MVP in 2017 … Three-time All-CIF SS and all-league selection … Member of her school’s dance team for three years and was voted the team’s Distinguished Dancer in 2017 … Also helped her team win a national championship in 2015 … Played club soccer with SoCal Blues, which won the U15 ECNL National Championship in 2015 and the Surf Cup Championships in 2015 (U15) and 2017 (U18/U19).
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