Chandler McDaniel
American-born Filipino footballer
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| Intro | American-born Filipino footballer | ||
| Places | United States of America Philippines | ||
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 4 February 1998, Orange, Orange County, California, USA | ||
| Age | 26 years | ||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||
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Biography
Chandler Blue Isip McDaniel (born February 4, 1998) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, she represents 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. She played for the women's team of Norco High School.
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).
Club career
After her stint in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she along her sister Olivia joined Stallion Laguna of the PFF Women's League. They left and went back to the United States after losing their debut match against La Salle.
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. 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.
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. She also participated in the Philippine national tryouts for the 2016 AFF Women's Championship. 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.
McDaniel would recover from her injury, making her return to the national team in the opening match of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic qualifiers against Pakistan in April 2023.
International goals
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 |
| 3. | April 5, 2023 | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | Pakistan | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 4. | April 8, 2023 | Tajikistan | 7–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 5. | 8–0 | |||||
| 6. | October 26, 2023 | Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | 4–1 |
Personal life
Chandler's siblings are also footballers. Her older sister Olivia is a goalkeeper for the Philippine national team while her younger brother Griffin has suited up for Filipino club Stallion Laguna.