Chandler McDaniel

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Isip and the surname or paternal family name is McDaniel.
Chandler McDaniel
Personal information
Full name Chandler Blue Isip McDaniel[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-04) February 4, 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Orange, California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 FC Golden State
Youth career
–2016 Norco High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Virginia Tech Hokies 34 (4)
2018–2019 Milwaukee Panthers 37 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– FC Golden State
National team‡
2021– Philippines 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 3, 2022

Chandler Blue Isip McDaniel (born February 4, 1998)[2] is an American-born Filipino footballer who plays as a forward for the Philippines women's national team.

Early life[]

McDaniel was born in Orange, California to Lindy, a Filipino who has connections to Pampanga and Davao City, and Clint who works as a football (soccer) coach.[3][4] She played for the women's team of Norco High School.[5]

College career[]

In college, McDaniel played for the Virginia Tech Hokies and later with the Milwaukee Panthers. She entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 2016 as a freshman, playing for the Hokies until her sophomore year in 2017. She later transferred to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee making 37 appearances and two goals for the Milwaukee Panthers in her junior and senior years (2018–19).[6][2]

International career[]

McDaniel's first cap for the Philippines women's national team was at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in the Philippines' 2–1 win over Nepal on September 18, 2021. McDaniel provided the assist which contributed to the goals of teammates Tahnai Annis and Camille Wilson which overturned the one-goal lead of Nepal in the last minutes of the game.[7] She scored her first goal in the Philippines 2–1 win against Hong Kong on September 24, 2021 which secured her country's qualification for the Asian Cup.[8]

McDaniel was called up to represent the Philippines earlier at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup but was not part of the final squad.[9][10] She also participated in the Philippine national tryouts for the 2016 AFF Women's Championship.[11] She featured in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup where she helped qualify her team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup but sustained a major injury in the process.[12]

International goals[]

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. September 24, 2021 JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Hong Kong
2–1
2–1
 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2. January 21, 2022 DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India  Thailand
1–0
1–0
 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Personal life[]

Chandler's siblings are also footballers. Her older sister Olivia is a reserve goalkeeper of the Philippine national team while her younger brother Griffin has suited up for Filipino club Stallion Laguna.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Chandler McDaniel at Soccerway. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chandler McDaniel - 2019 - Women's Soccer". Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Chandler McDaniel". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "McDaniel sisters' World Cup berth a testimony to their love of the game, parents say". ABS-CBN News. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "GIRLS SOCCER: Norco's Chandler McDaniel has a busy year ahead". Press Enterprise. January 14, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Virginia Tech women's soccer adds three recruits for 2016". SoccerWire. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Naredo, Camille (September 20, 2021). "Football: McDaniel has debut to remember for Malditas". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  8. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (September 24, 2021). "Clutch McDaniel goal vs HK lifts PWNFT to Asian Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Carlton, Jimmy (February 28, 2018). "Three local players will try to help Philippines qualify for Women's World Cup". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Group A - Final squad list". the-afc.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  11. ^ Montayre, Mia (June 18, 2016). "RP Women gearing up for ASEAN meet". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Football: PWNFT's Chandler McDaniel vows comeback from 'major injury'". ABS-CBN News. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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