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#17 | DELANIE SHEEHAN


DATE OF BIRTH: January 13, 1999

HEIGHT: 5-6

HOMETOWN: Brentwood, California

POSITION: Midfielder

ACQUIRED: drafted 33rd overall in 2021 NWSL Draft; signed through 2024, with an option for 2025 on February 2, 2024

COLLEGE: UCLA

COUNTRY: USA

PRONOUNS: She/Her


BIOGRAPHY

PROFESSIONAL:
2023: Sheehan started in 15 of the 18 games she played in, recording 1,234 minutes and two assists. She scored her first professional goal in the quarterfinals of the 2023 NWSL Playoffs en route to the 2023 NWSL Championship title. 

2022: Sheehan made 10 appearances with one start with Gotham FC. She also scored one goal. 2021: Sheehan was selected as Number 33 overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft by Gotham FC. She appeared in five games through the 2021 season, starting in two. She made her first assist as a professional with the club. In September, she was loaned to Paris FC for the remainder of 2021, where she made five appearances with the club.

COLLEGE:
2017-21: Sheehan played for UCLA, where she scored 15 goals and had 18 assists in 86 total appearances throughout her collegiate career. She was named First-team United Soccer Coaches All-American and All-Region selection in 2020... MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year as senior... First-team All-Pac-12 honoree in 2020... Finalist for the Senior CLASS Award... Senior CLASS Award All-America First Team ... Named to the Top-Drawer Soccer Best XI Second Team... Earned United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award... Earned All-Pac-12 third-team honors in 2018... Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman honors in 2017.

INTERNATIONAL:
2018: Sheehan was called to be an alternate for the U.S. at the 2018 Under-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She was also a member of the U.S. Youth National Teams at the U-18, U-19 and U-20 levels.

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