Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 2, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
Number | 3 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | UPC Tavagnacco | 15 | (1) |
2011 | Piteå IF | 10 | (1) |
2012 | Dalsjöfors GoIF | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Boston Breakers | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Seattle Reign | 1 | (0) |
2015– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 9 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2002 | Canada U-19 | ||
2002– | Canada | 94 | (2) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:49, May 31, 2015 (UTC) |
Carmelina Moscato (born May 2, 1984) is a Canadian soccer player and Olympic bronze medalist. She is a centreback who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League and for the Canadian women's national team.
Born in Mississauga, Ontario, to Sicilian-born parents, Moscato began playing soccer at the age of four when she started playing for Dixie SC. She attended St. Francis Xavier Secondary School in Mississauga where she was named Most Valuable Player. She also played for the club team Burlington Flames.
Moscato attended Pennsylvania State University from 2002 to 2005 and helped the Nittany Lions win four Big Ten regular season championships. During her time at Penn State, the team earned appearances in the College Cup semifinals in 2002 and 2005.
Moscato joined the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2003 and played 256 minutes during her five appearances. In 2004, she helped the Whitecaps win their first W-League championship title. She scored three goals and three assists that season before joining Ottawa Fury in 2005. She sits 15th all-time amongst Whitecaps players after recording five goals and five assists in 14 appearances.
Moscato spent 2009 to 2010 with UPC Tavagnacco in the Serie A, the top division of soccer in Italy, before joining the national team camp to train heading into the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored once in 15 league appearances playing as a defender. In July 2011, Moscato joined Canadian national teammates Melissa Tancredi and Stephanie Labbé to play for Piteå IF, a club in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She started in all ten of her appearances with the club and scored one goal. She also made one appearance for Dalsjöfors GoIF in 2012.