Daniel Chamale

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Chamale

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Daniel Christian Chamale

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|3|16}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Canadian Crusaders (indoor)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 =

| collegeyears1 = 2013–2014

| college1 = Humber Hawks

| collegecaps1 = 4

| collegegoals1 = 0

| years1 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = Serbian White Eagles

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2016–2022

| clubs2 = Milwaukee Wave (indoor)

| caps2 = 56

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Canadian Crusaders (indoor)

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2012–

| nationalteam1 = Canada (futsal)

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = Canada (beach)

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = March 8, 2025

| ntupdate = February 4, 2023

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Daniel Chamale (born March 16, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender with the Canadian Crusaders in Major League Indoor Soccer.

Club career

= Early career =

Chamale played at the college level with the Humber Hawks for the 2013–14 season.{{Cite web |title=Humber College - player profile |url=https://humberhawks.ca/sports/msoc/2013-14/players/danielchamalejprs |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=Humber College |language=en}} During his stint with Humber College, he helped the team secure the national college championship.{{Cite journal |date=28 April 2016 |title=Canada Soccer Names Two Former Hawks to Futsal Roster |url=https://humberhawks.ca/sports/msoc/2015-16/releases/20160428hyjguz |journal=Humber College |language=en}}

In the summer of 2013, he played in the Canadian Soccer League's first division with the Serbian White Eagles.{{cite web |url=https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2023/01/former-swe-player-daniel-chamale-named-2022-canada-soccer-futsal-player-of-the-year/ |last=Vujcic |first=Djuradj |website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca |title=Former SWE Player Daniel Chamale Named 2022 Canada Futsal Player of the Year |access-date=2023-11-15 |date=2023-01-25 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316113944/https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2023/01/former-swe-player-daniel-chamale-named-2022-canada-soccer-futsal-player-of-the-year/ |archive-date=16 March 2023 |url-status=dead}} In his debut season with the Serbs, he assisted the team in securing the final postseason berth in the First Division.{{Cite news |date=8 October 2013 |title=Kingston FC loses final match |pages=13 |work=The Kingston Whig-Standard}} Their opponents in the preliminary round of the playoffs were Kingston FC where the White Eagles were defeated from the competition.{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Patrick |date=15 October 2013 |title=Kingston FC wins in extra time |pages=15 |work=The Kingston Whig-Standard}} He returned for another season in 2014 where once more the team qualified for the playoffs by finishing sixth in the division.{{Cite news |date=7 October 2014 |title=Sports in Brief |pages=C1 |work=The Kingston Whig-Standard}} Kingston once again defeated the Toronto-based team in the tournament's opening round.{{Cite news |date=14 October 2014 |title=Kingston FC clubs win |pages=C1 |work=Kingston Whig-Standard}}

Chamale re-signed with the Serbs for his third and final season in 2015.{{Cite web |title=2015 Serbian White Eagles roster |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/serbian-white-eagles/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525171215/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/serbian-white-eagles/ |archive-date=25 May 2016 |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=canadiansoccerleague.ca}} He would help the club win the divisional title.{{Cite news |date=5 October 2015 |title=Toronto Croatia enters playoffs with five straight wins |work=Mississauga News}} The Serbs would defeat London City in the preliminary round of the playoffs.{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=11 October 2015 |title=Serbian White Eagles Defeat London......1-0 victory in quarterfinals |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/serbian-white-eagles-defeat-london-1-0-victory-in-quarterfinals/ |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}} Their postseason journey would conclude in the following round after a defeat by SC Waterloo Region.{{Cite news |date=21 October 2015 |title=Toronto Croatia reaches second straight CSL final |work=Mississauga News}}

= Indoor career =

In 2015, he played with Futsal Club Toronto where he won the national Futsal Canadian Championship.{{Cite web |date=16 December 2022 |title=Samuel Charron, Daniel Chamale honoured as Canada Soccer's top Para, futsal players |url=https://www.moosejawtoday.com/national-sports/samuel-charron-daniel-chamale-honoured-as-canada-soccers-top-para-futsal-players-6262584 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=MooseJawToday.com |language=en}}

Chamale transitioned into the professional indoor level for the 2016–17 season by signing with Milwaukee Wave in the Major Arena Soccer League.{{Cite web |date=3 November 2016 |title=Milwaukee Wave kicks off 33rd season on the road vs. Kansas City Comets Friday night! |url=https://www.fox6now.com/sports/milwaukee-wave-kicks-off-33rd-season-on-the-road-vs-kansas-city-comets-friday-night |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=FOX 6 Now Milwaukee |language=en-US}} He aided the team in qualifying for the playoffs where they were defeated in the Eastern Conference final by Baltimore Blast.{{Cite news |date=22 March 2017 |title=Blast Advance to Title Series by Winning Mini-Game, 2-1 |pages=D2 |work=Baltimore Sun}} In total, he would appear in 20 matches and score 2 goals in his debut season.{{Cite web |title=Daniel Chamale soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/soccer/stats/p-chamadan001 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=www.statscrew.com |language=en}} He would receive an All-Rookie honorable mention for his rookie season.{{Cite web |title=Awards 2016-2017 - Major Arena Soccer League |url=https://www.maslsoccer.com/awards-2016-2017 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=www.maslsoccer.com}}

He would re-sign with Milwaukee for the following season.{{Cite web |date=21 March 2017 |title=Everything you need to know about Wave's do-or-die playoff game tonight vs. Blast |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/wave-blast-playoffs-everything-to-know |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=OnMilwaukee}} In his sophomore season with the Wave, the team clinched the Central Division title.{{Cite news |last=Miles |first=Douglas |date=10 March 2018 |title=Rampage Ready for Playoff Debut |pages=M5 |work=The Gazette}} However, their postseason journey concluded as the previous season in the Eastern Conference final losing once more to Baltimore.{{Cite news |last=Karpovich |first=Todd |date=17 March 2018 |title=Vanzela, Dantas lead Charge to title game |pages=D2 |work=Baltimore Sun}} Chamale renewed his contract with the Wave for the 2018–19 season.{{Cite web |last=Kallmann |first=Dave |date=29 November 2018 |title=Milwaukee's indoor version of the world's game continues to draw players from around the globe |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/soccer/2018/11/29/milwaukee-wave-opens-season-saturday-international-roster/2147070002/ |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}} He assisted Milwaukee in securing the double where they defeated Monterrey Flash for the championship.{{Cite web |last=Steele |first=Ben |date=6 May 2019 |title=Third-quarter outburst, improved defense lift Wave to MASL title |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/05/05/milwaukee-wave-beats-monterrey-flash-masl-title/1094595001/ |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}} During their championship season, he appeared in 16 matches and recorded 7 goals.

In 2021, he would re-sign with Milwaukee for his fifth season.{{Cite web |date=5 October 2021 |title=The Milwaukee Wave Returns |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/the-milwaukee-wave-returns/n-5752628 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kallmann |first=Dave |date=24 February 2022 |title='How did we get into this position?' Wave veterans try to maintain hope as frustrations mount |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/02/24/champion-milwaukee-wave-frustrated-rebuilding-season-masl/6916081001/ |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}} He would miss the majority of the season due to an injury.

In 2024, he began playing with the Canadian Crusaders in Major League Indoor Soccer.{{cite web|url=https://canadiancrusaders.soccershift.com/stats#/player/2822373/stats|title=daniel Chamale MLIS Stats|work=Major League Indoor Soccer}}

International career

Chamale made his debut for the Canada national futsal team on June 23, 2012, against Costa Rica in a friendly match.{{Cite web |title=CSA player profile |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=7712&teamId=2072#tab2 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=Canada Soccer |language=en-CA}} He was called to the national team for the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification against the United States.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=16 March 2016 |title=Canada begins Futsal World Cup journey, has to beat U.S. in playoff first |work=The Canadian Press}} As the national team qualified for the tournament, he was selected for the team and recorded a goal against Curaçao in the group stages.{{Cite news |date=9 May 2016 |title=Canada beats Curacao 7-4 for first win at CONCACAF Futsal Championship |work=The Canadian Press}}

In 2017, he was selected for the Canada national beach soccer team to participate in the 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=13 February 2017 |title=Canadians prepare indoors for CONCACAF beach soccer qualifying tournament |work=The Canadian Press}} Throughout the tournament, he recorded a goal against Mexico in the group stages.

Once more he was selected to represent Canada in the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=23 April 2021 |title=Canada names futsal roster for CONCACAF qualifier in Guatemala |work=The Canadian Press}}{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=3 May 2021 |title=Canada futsal team opens World Cup qualifying at CONCACAF tourney in Guatemala City |work=The Canadian Press}} The national team managed to advance to the quarterfinals but was defeated in a penalty shootout by Panama.{{Cite news |date=7 May 2021 |title=Canada denied a trip to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in penalty shootout loss to Panama |work=The Canadian Press}} In 2022, he was named the Canada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year.{{Cite news |date=16 December 2022 |title=Samuel Charron, Daniel Chamale honoured as Canada Soccer's top Para, futsal players |work=The Canadian Press}}

Chamale was called up to the senior futsal team for his third futsal international tournament in the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=5 April 2024 |title=Canada futsal players put club rivalry aside to join forces at CONCACAF Championship |work=The Canadian Press}}

Minifootball career

In 2023, he played with Sports Leagues Canada FC at The Soccer Tournament, finishing in second place.{{Cite news |date=5 June 2023 |title=Canadian entry finishes runner-up at US$1-million 7vs7 soccer tournament |work=Black Press}}