Delanie Sheehan

Delanie Breann Sheehan (born January 13, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins.

Delanie Sheehan
Sheehan with Gotham FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Delanie Breann Sheehan[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-13) January 13, 1999
Place of birth Walnut Creek, California
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 17
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 UCLA Bruins 86 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– NJ/NY Gotham FC 29 (1)
2021 → Paris FC (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2018 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023

Youth career

Sheehan started playing soccer at age four.[2] She played high school soccer at Liberty High School in Brentwood, California, and graduated in 2017.[3] She also played softball and basketball in high school.[2] She was a Gatorade State Player of the Year finalist, a three-time North Coast Section (NCS) first-team selection, and a two-time Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) MVP in 2015 and 2016.[1][3] In her senior year, she scored the tying goal in a 3–2 victory over Carondelet in the 2017 NCS Division I championship match.[4]

College career

Sheehan played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles, from 2017 to 2021.[1] As a freshman, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team and scored the tying goal in a 2–3 loss to Stanford in the 2017 NCAA Division I tournament final.[1][5] In her sophomore year, she switched positions to play as a defender and was named to the All-Pac-12 third team.[1] She was selected as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week in October 2018 and September 2019.[6][7] She began playing as a midfielder again in her senior year and was the team's vice captain.[1][8] Helping UCLA win their first Pac-12 Championship in six years, she was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and was the Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, and a Senior CLASS Award candidate.[8][9][10] Over four seasons in college, she tallied 15 goals and 18 assists in 86 appearances.[1]

Club career
Sheehan playing for Gotham in the first round of the 2023 playoffs

NJ/NY Gotham FC (then known as Sky Blue FC) selected Sheehan 33rd overall in the fourth round of the 2021 NWSL Draft, which took place online on her 21st birthday.[2][11] She signed a national team replacement (NTR) contract with Gotham in July 2021.[12] She made five appearances for Gotham before she was loaned in September to the Division 1 Féminine club Paris FC for the rest of the year, a move that she said she eagerly accepted for the opportunity to improve her tactical skills.[2][13] She made nine appearances for Gotham in 2022.[2]

Sheehan signed a two-year contract with Gotham in January 2023.[14] That season, she had a regular starting spot in Gotham's lineup, her position varying between forward and attacking midfielder.[2] She scored her first professional goal on October 22, 2023, in the first round of the NWSL playoffs against the North Carolina Courage, notching Gotham's first NWSL postseason goal and helping the team to their first NWSL playoff win.[15][16][17]

International career

She represented the United States under-20 team at the 2018 Sud Ladies Cup.[18]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NJ/NY Gotham FC 2021 NWSL 60000060
2022 9010—100
2023 130501 1191
Paris FC (loan) 2021–22 D1F 6000—60
Career total 3406011411
  1. Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup and Coupe de France féminine
  2. Includes NWSL Playoffs

References
  1. "Delanie Sheehan – Women's Soccer". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  2. Alfano, Michaela (October 21, 2023). "Finding Her Fit: Delanie Sheehan's Journey Through Soccer". Women's Sports Exchange. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  3. "Liberty soccer star drafted into the National Women's Soccer League". The Press. January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  4. Gallegos, Martin (March 1, 2017). "Highlight Reel: Week's top soccer performances". East Bay Times. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  5. "Stanford edges UCLA to win NCAA women's soccer title". The Orange County Register. December 3, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  6. "Sheehan, Micah Earn Pac-12 Weekly Honors". UCLA Athletics. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  7. "Sheehan, Micah Earn Pac-12 Weekly Honors". UCLA Athletics. September 3, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  8. "Sheehan Selected as Senior CLASS Award Candidate". UCLA Athletics. March 24, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  9. "Pac-12 announces 2020 women's soccer All-Conference honors". Pac-12 Conference. April 21, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  10. "Sheehan Selected as Semifinalist for MAC Hermann Trophy". UCLA Athletics. May 4, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  11. Farinha, Diego (January 22, 2021). "Women's soccer sees 3 players selected in virtual NWSL Draft". Daily Bruin. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  12. Lewis, Michael (July 8, 2021). "Delanie makes some friends: Sheehan signs replacement player contract with Gotham FC". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  13. "NJ/NY Gotham FC Loans Forward Delanie Sheehan to Paris FC". NJ/NY Gotham FC. September 21, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  14. "Gotham FC Re-signs Delanie Sheehan to Two-Year Contract". NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 13, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  15. "NWSL playoffs: Sheehan's first professional goal sends Gotham into semi-finals". The Guardian. October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  16. Hruby, Emma (October 23, 2023). "Gotham FC extend Ali Krieger's career with first NWSL playoff win". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  17. "Match Recap: Gotham FC Advance to NWSL Playoffs Semifinals with 2-0 Postseason Win over North Carolina Courage". NJ/NY Gotham FC. October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  18. "United States squad announced for the Sud Ladies Cup 2018". Maurice Revello Tournament. June 3, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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