Danielle Slaton
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| Full name | Danielle Slaton | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 10, 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||
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| 2002-2003 | Carolina Courage | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Olympique Lyonnais | ||||||||||||||
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| 1999-2003 | United States | ||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Danielle Slaton (born June 10, 1980) is an American retired professional soccer player. She is currently a soccer analyst for Fox Sports and the Big Ten Network. A five-year member of the United States women's national soccer team from 2000-2005, Slaton also played for the Carolina Courage in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) and was named the league's defender of the year. She went on to play for the French club Olympique Lyonnais where she was a starting defender on the team in the Division 1 Féminine. Slaton currently represents US Soccer as a member of the Athlete Council.
Slaton was born in San Jose, California. She attended Presentation High School in San Jose, California and led the soccer team to three Central Coast Section Championship games. She was named first team All-Santa Teresa Athletic League and first team All-CCS all four years. She was honored as the San Jose Mercury News Freshman and Sophomore of the Year following the 1995 and 1996 seasons. She was awarded a scholarship from the 100 Black Men of Silicon Valley and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.
Slaton played club soccer for the Central Valley Mercury coached by Vicky Wagner and Phillippe Blin, former Santa Clara assistant and current head coach at San Jose State. She helped lead the Mercury to three consecutive national championships in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Slaton played for Santa Clara University, where she was a four-year starter, three-time first-team All-America defender and team captain for the Santa Clara Broncos from 1998-2001.
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