Danielle Nicole Schulmann ( he, דניאל ניקול שולמן; born 22 December 1989) is an American-born Israeli professional

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who plays as a

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for the Israel women's national team.

Early life

Schulmann grew up in

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and attended

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Personal life

Schulmann's father is Daniel "Tiger" Schulmann, a Kyokushin karateka from New York City. Like her father, she is Jewish, which allowed her to make

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and to be a full-fledged Israeli citizen. As a result of her dual nationality, she was called up to the Israel women's national team.

Career

Schulmann was on the opening day roster for

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in April 2016.

References

External links

Maryland Terrapins profile
* * 1989 births Living people Citizens of Israel through Law of Return Israeli women's footballers Women's association football forwards F.C. Kiryat Gat (women) players Maccabi Kishronot Hadera F.C. players ASA Tel Aviv University players Ligat Nashim players Israel women's international footballers Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Jewish Israeli sportspeople Israeli people of American-Jewish descent Northern Highlands Regional High School alumni People from Saddle River, New Jersey Soccer players from Bergen County, New Jersey American women's soccer players Maryland Terrapins women's soccer players Seton Hall Pirates women's soccer players UConn Huskies women's soccer players NJ/NY Gotham FC players National Women's Soccer League players Jewish American soccer players 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women Jews from New Jersey {{US-women-footy-bio-stub