Adriana Taranto
Personal information
Full name Adriana Taranto
Date of birth (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western United
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Melbourne Victory 17 (0)
2022 Calder United 13 (5)
2022– Western United 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07 December 2023 (UTC)

Adriana Taranto (born 1999) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who plays for Western United in the Australian A-League Women.[1] She has also played for Galaxy United FC in the Victorian Women's Premier League.[2][3] Taranto has represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team.

Playing career

Club

Melbourne Victory, 2015–

Taranto signed with Melbourne Victory in 2015. She made her debut on 17 October 2015 in a match against Perth Glory.[4] She made seven appearances for the team during the 2015–16 W-League season. Victory finished in ninth place during the regular season with a 2–9–1 record.[4] She returned to the squad for the 2016–17 W-League season.

International

Taranto has represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team. In October 2014, she scored the game-opening goal in a match against Vietnam.[5][6]

Personal life

Taranto is the twin sister of Melissa Taranto.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Michell, Tim (15 August 2016). "Twins Melissa and Adriana Taranto charting the same path to soccer success". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Double trouble as sister act joins Galaxy". The Corner Flag. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Michell, Tim (15 August 2016). "Olympians inspire twins". Moreland Leader. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Adriana Taranto". Soccer Way. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mini Matildas dazzle against Vietnam". Football Federation Australia. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Four Victorians in final Junior Matildas squad". Football Federation Victoria. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Hughes, Nick. "SEEING DOUBLE – TARANTO TWINS JOIN WESTERN UNITED A-LEAGUE WOMEN". Western United FC. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

Further reading

  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603


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