Melissa Tancredi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi | ||
| Date of birth | December 27, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ancaster, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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KIF Örebro DFF | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 82 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Detroit Jaguars | 10 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 15 | (7) |
| 2007 | Jersey Sky Blue | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | River Cities Futbol Club | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Saint Louis Athletica | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | (5) |
| 2011 | Piteå IF | 8 | (2) |
| 2012 | Dalsjöfors GoIF | 5 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Chicago Red Stars | 13 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | KIF Örebro DFF | 11 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2017 | Canada | 107 | (22) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 7, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 13, 2015 |
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Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi (born December 27, 1981) is a retired Canadian soccer forward who played for the Canada women's national soccer team. She won an Olympic bronze medal as a participating member of Canada's national team at the 2012 Olympics when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match on August 9, 2012. Tancredi's nickname is "Tanc".
Tancredi was born in Ancaster, Ontario, to parents Peter and Ann-Marie Tancredi. She began playing soccer at age four. She played soccer, volleyball and track at Cathedral High School in Hamilton, Ontario. She was named soccer MVP and senior athlete of the year during her senior year.
She played for the under-19 provincial team and Burlington Sting club program. She helped the Burlington Sting win the Canadian title and Ontario Cup and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Burlington Sting in 1999.
Tancredi attended the University of Notre Dame in the US from 2000 to 2004 where she majored in anthropology and pre-medicine studies. She played on the school's soccer team, but she was sidelined her first year due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
In 2003, she was named First Team All-American, Second Team All-American, NSCAA Second Team All-Region, Big East Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Big East Conference. She was a final candidate for the MAC Hermann Trophy.
In 2004, she returned to Notre Dame after being awarded fifth year of eligibility and was named as tri-captain. She helped lead the Irish to the NCAA National Championship and was named First Team All-American, Second Team All-American, First Team All-Big East, and Big East Defensive Player of the Year for a second straight season.
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