Danielle Slaton Bio

Team: Carolina Courage
Position: Defender
Status: Active
How Acquired: 2002 Player Draft-1st Rd/1st 02/11/2002
WUSA Experience: 1
Previous Team: U.S. National Team
College: Santa Clara
Hometown: San Jose, CA
High School: Presentation HS [San Jose, CA]
Born: June 10, 1980 San Jose, CA, USA
Height: 5' 6"

WUSA Career:
In her debut WUSA season, Slaton lived up to the lofty expectations placed upon a #1 overall draft pick. She stifled opposing forwards, attacked ferociously on the left flank, contributed four goals, and earned WUSA Defender of the Year and first team All-WUSA honors.

National Team:
Slaton has established herself as a mainstay on the U.S. backline with 36 caps as a member of the U.S. Women's National Team. She was the youngest member of the U.S. National Team that won a silver medal in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

College:
Slaton concluded her All-American college career in grand fashion, captaining the Santa Clara Broncos to the 2001 NCAA National Championship. 2001: Co-captain of 2001 NCAA National Champion. Slaton was named first team NSCAA All-American, NSCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2001 College Cup Defensive MVP, and Soccer America Collegiate MVP. 2000: Named an NSCAA/adidas All-American...First team All-WCC... Black Issues in Higher Education's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year...San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Female Amateur Athlete of the Year Award...Soccer Times first team All-American. 1999: Named First team All-American...first team All-WCC...Soccer America Collegiate MVP. 1998: Earned WCC Freshman of the Year...third team NSCAA/Adidas All-America selection..first team NSCAA All-Far West.

Personal:
Born June 10, 1980 (shares a birthday with Courage teammate Breanna Boyd) in Santa Clara, Calif... daughter of Frank and Sandy Slaton.