Delanie Sheehan
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
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| name = Delanie Sheehan
| image = NC Courage vs Gotham FC (Oct 2023) 087 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Sheehan with Gotham FC in 2023
| fullname = Delanie Breann Sheehan{{Cite web |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/delanie-sheehan/9669 |title=Delanie Sheehan – Women's Soccer |publisher=UCLA Athletics |access-date=October 25, 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|13}}
| birth_place = Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
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| position = Forward, midfielder
| currentclub = Houston Dash
| clubnumber = 8
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| collegeyears1 = 2017–2021
| college1 = UCLA Bruins
| collegecaps1 = 86
| collegegoals1 = 15
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = NJ/NY Gotham FC
| caps1 = 59
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2021
| clubs2 = → Paris FC (loan)
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Houston Dash
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
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| club-update = 00:52, May 27, 2025 (UTC)
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Delanie Breann Sheehan (born January 13, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward and midfielder for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins and was drafted by NJ/NY Gotham FC in the 2021 NWSL Draft. She won an NWSL Championship with Gotham in 2023.
Early life and college career
Sheehan was born in Walnut Creek, California, on January 13, 1999.{{cite web |url=https://www.gothamfc.com/17-sheehan |title=#17 {{!}} Delanie Sheehan|publisher=NJ/NY Gotham FC|access-date=November 8, 2023}} She started playing soccer at age four. She played high school soccer at Liberty High School in Brentwood, California, and graduated in 2017.{{cite news |url=https://www.thepress.net/sports/liberty-soccer-star-drafted-into-the-national-womens-soccer-league/article_70f8f560-60e3-11eb-9e40-37e13ffe4014.html |title=Liberty soccer star drafted into the National Women's Soccer League |date=January 27, 2021 |newspaper=The Press |access-date=October 25, 2023}} She also played softball and basketball in high school. 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. In her senior year, she scored the tying goal in a 3–2 victory over Carondelet in the 2017 NCS Division I championship match.{{cite news |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/01/highlight-reel-weeks-top-soccer-performances-6/ |title=Highlight Reel: Week's top soccer performances |last=Gallegos |first=Martin |date=March 1, 2017 |newspaper=East Bay Times |access-date=October 25, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}
=UCLA Bruins=
Sheehan played college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles, from 2017 to 2021. 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/12/03/stanford-edges-ucla-to-win-ncaa-womens-soccer-title/ |title=Stanford edges UCLA to win NCAA women's soccer title |date=December 3, 2017 |newspaper=The Orange County Register |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 25, 2023}} In her sophomore year, she switched positions to play as a defender and was named to the All-Pac-12 third team. She was selected as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week in October 2018 and September 2019.{{cite news |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2018/10/16/womens-soccer-sheehan-micah-earn-pac-12-weekly-honors.aspx |title=Sheehan, Micah Earn Pac-12 Weekly Honors |date=October 16, 2018 |publisher=UCLA Athletics |access-date=October 25, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2019/9/3/womens-soccer-sheehan-micah-earn-pac-12-weekly-honors.aspx |title=Sheehan, Micah Earn Pac-12 Weekly Honors |date=September 3, 2019 |publisher=UCLA Athletics |access-date=October 25, 2023}} She began playing as a midfielder again in her senior year and was the team's vice captain.{{cite news |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2021/3/24/womens-soccer-sheehan-selected-as-senior-class-award-candidate.aspx |title=Sheehan Selected as Senior CLASS Award Candidate |date=March 24, 2021 |publisher=UCLA Athletics |access-date=October 25, 2023}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2021/04/20/pac-12-announces-2020-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421190119/https://pac-12.com/article/2021/04/20/pac-12-announces-2020-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |title=Pac-12 announces 2020 women's soccer All-Conference honors |date=April 21, 2021 |publisher=Pac-12 Conference |access-date=October 25, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2021/5/4/womens-soccer-sheehan-selected-as-semifinalist-for-mac-hermann-trophy.aspx |title=Sheehan Selected as Semifinalist for MAC Hermann Trophy |date=May 4, 2021 |publisher=UCLA Athletics |access-date=October 25, 2023}} Over four seasons in college, she tallied 15 goals and 18 assists in 86 appearances.
Club career
=Gotham FC=
File:NC Courage vs Gotham FC (Oct 2023) 117 (cropped).jpg
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.{{cite news |url=https://dailybruin.com/2021/01/22/womens-soccer-sees-3-players-selected-in-virtual-nwsl-draft |title=Women's soccer sees 3 players selected in virtual NWSL Draft |last=Farinha |first=Diego |date=January 22, 2021 |newspaper=Daily Bruin |access-date=October 25, 2023}} She signed a national team replacement (NTR) contract with Gotham in July 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2021/07/08/delanie-makes-some-friends-sheehan-signs-replacement-player-contract-with-gotham-fc/ |title=Delanie makes some friends: Sheehan signs replacement player contract with Gotham FC |date=July 8, 2021 |website=Front Row Soccer |last=Lewis |first=Michael |access-date=October 25, 2023}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1182396 |title=NJ/NY Gotham FC Loans Forward Delanie Sheehan to Paris FC |date=September 21, 2021 |publisher=NJ/NY Gotham FC |access-date=October 25, 2023}} She made nine appearances for Gotham in 2022.
Sheehan signed a two-year contract with Gotham in January 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1255127 |title=Gotham FC Re-signs Delanie Sheehan to Two-Year Contract |publisher=NJ/NY Gotham FC |access-date=October 25, 2023 |date=January 13, 2023}} That season, she had a regular starting spot in Gotham's lineup, her position varying between forward and attacking midfielder.{{cite news |url=https://www.wsportsxchange.com/post/finding-her-fit-delanie-sheehan-s-journey-through-soccer |title=Finding Her Fit: Delanie Sheehan's Journey Through Soccer |last=Alfano |first=Michaela |date=October 21, 2023 |website=Women's Sports Exchange |access-date=October 25, 2023}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/22/nwsl-playoffs-sheehans-first-professional-goal-sends-gotham-into-semi-finals |title=NWSL playoffs: Sheehan's first professional goal sends Gotham into semi-finals |date=October 22, 2023 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=October 25, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://justwomenssports.com/reads/gotham-fc-nwsl-playoffs-ali-krieger-north-carolina-courage-2023/ |title=Gotham FC extend Ali Krieger's career with first NWSL playoff win |last=Hruby |first=Emma |date=October 23, 2023 |website=Just Women's Sports |access-date=October 25, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1288950 |title=Match Recap: Gotham FC Advance to NWSL Playoffs Semifinals with 2-0 Postseason Win over North Carolina Courage |publisher=NJ/NY Gotham FC |access-date=October 25, 2023 |date=October 22, 2023}}
Sheehan appeared in all 26 games (25 starts) for Gotham during the 2024 season and played the most minutes of any Gotham player in all competitions.{{cite news|url=https://fbref.com/en/squads/8e306dc6/Gotham-FC-Stats|title=2024 Gotham FC Stats (NWSL)|website=FBref.com|access-date=2024-12-01}}
=Houston Dash=
On December 4, 2024, the Houston Dash announced that they had signed Sheehan through 2026 with a mutual option for 2027.{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Houston Dynamo |title=Houston Dash sign NWSL Champion Delanie Sheehan through 2026 season |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/news/houston-dash-sign-nwsl-champion-delanie-sheehan-through-2026-season |access-date=2024-12-04 |publisher=Houston Dash |language=en}}
International career
Sheehan was a member of youth national teams at the under-18, under-19, and under-20 levels. She represented the United States under-20 team at the 2018 Sud Ladies Cup.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tournoimauricerevello.com/festival/detail_actualite.php?id=3225 |title=United States squad announced for the Sud Ladies Cup 2018 |date=June 3, 2018 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |publisher=Maurice Revello Tournament}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|May 24, 2025}}
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External links
- {{NWSL|delanie-breann-sheehan|Delanie Sheehan}}
- [https://www.gothamfc.com/17-sheehan Delanie Sheehan #17] at NJ/NY Gotham FC
- [https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/delanie-sheehan/9669 Delanie Sheehan #17] at UCLA Bruins
- {{Soccerway|delanie-sheehan/541992}}
- {{FBref|ef032510/Delanie-Sheehan}}
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Gotham FC draft picks
Category:UCLA Bruins women's soccer players
Category:United States women's under-20 international soccer players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Sportspeople from Walnut Creek, California
Category:Soccer players from Contra Costa County, California
Category:United States women's youth international soccer players