Carmelina Moscato (born May 2, 1984) is a Canadian soccer

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and former professional

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. She currently coaches

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club

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. She played as a centreback for

UPC Tavagnacco Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Unione Polisportiva Comunale Tavagnacco, also known as Graphistudio Tavagnacco for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian women's football club from Tavagnacco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. History Founded in 1989, ...

in the

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, for

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and Dalsjöfors GoIF in the

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, for

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and

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in the NWSL, and for

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in the Australian W-League. She also represented the Canadian women's national team. She served as the Commissioner of

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from September 2019 until December 2020. She also served as the Director of Women's Football for the

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Early life

Born in Mississauga,

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, to Sicilian-born parents, Moscato began playing soccer at the age of four when she started playing for Dixie SC. She attended St. Hilary Elementary School. For high school, She attended

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in Mississauga where she was named Most Valuable Player. She also played for the club team Burlington Flames.

College career

Moscato attended Pennsylvania State University from 2002 to 2005 and helped the

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win four

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regular season championships. During her time at Penn State, the team earned appearances in the College Cup semifinals in 2002 and 2005.

Club career

From Canada to Italy and Sweden, 2005–2011

Moscato joined the

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in 2003 and played 256 minutes during her five appearances. In 2004, she helped the Whitecaps win their first W-League championship title. She scored three goals and three assists that season before joining Ottawa Fury in 2005. She sits 15th all-time amongst Whitecaps players after recording five goals and five assists in 14 appearances. Moscato spent 2009 to 2010 with

in the

, the top division of soccer in Italy, before joining the national team camp to train heading into the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored once in 15 league appearances playing as a defender. In July 2011, Moscato joined Canadian national teammates Melissa Tancredi and Stephanie Labbé to play for

, a club in the Swedish

. She started in all ten of her appearances with the club and scored one goal. She also made one appearance for Dalsjöfors GoIF in 2012.

NWSL, 2013–2015

In 2013, she joined

for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) as part of the

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. She made five appearances for the club. On June 29, 2013, it was announced that she had been traded to the

in exchange for her Canadian national teammate, Adriana Leon. She made five appearances for the Breakers during the remainder of the season. On September 10, 2013, she was traded to

in exchange for fellow Canadian national team player

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in preparation for the 2014 season.

International career

At just 16 years of age, Moscato made her Canadian U-20 national team debut on February 6, 2001, during a 3–2 defeat against Finland at the Adidas Cup in Houston, Texas. She represented Canada during the country's hosting of the

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, playing all six matches and helping Canada reach the final before losing to the United States. On April 3, 2002, Moscato earned her first cap with Canada's senior team, playing 19 minutes in a 0–0 draw against Australia. Moscato has played in major tournaments such as the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in 2004.Whitecaps FC Player Profile
/ref> After taking a two-year hiatus from the game, she returned to the international scene in 2009, and played for Canada during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Some of her most notable successes with the team include winning the 2010 CONCACAF Tournament in Cancun, the

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in March 2011, and the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.Canada Soccer Profile
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Coaching career

Moscato was an assistant coach at the

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. She used to be an assistant coach for the

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. In August 2016, Moscato coached Canada's women's under-15 squad to the second place in the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. In 2017, she was the Talent Manager of the Canadian REX Development program before serving as an assistant coach with the Canadian women's U20 team from 2018 to 2020. In 2019, she served as the Technical Director for youth soccer team Kleinburg Nobleton SC. Moscato became the head coach of the FC Nordsjælland women's team, a role she started in July 2021. In June 2022, she was named Technical Director and head coach

club

becoming both the first woman and first foreigner to hold the role.

Administrative career

Moscato worked in Australia as Director and Coach of the Illawarra Stingrays Women's Senior Program for with the NSW NPL Domestic League. In September 2019, Moscato was named as the Commissioner of

. In December 2020, she left the position. In February 2021, she was named as the Director of Women's Football for the

, but departed later that year.

Honours

Player

Canada *

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: 2010 * Summer Olympics: bronze medal:

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Manager

Tigres UANL *

: Apertura 2022

References

External links

*
Chicago Red Stars player profile

20 Questions with Carmelina Moscato
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moscato, Carmelina 1984 births Living people 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Boston Breakers (NWSL) players Canada women's international soccer players Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian people of Sicilian descent Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian women's soccer players Chicago Red Stars players Damallsvenskan players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics National Women's Soccer League players Olympic soccer players of Canada Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer players Piteå IF (women) players OL Reign players Soccer players from Mississauga Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) players U.P.C. Tavagnacco players Serie A (women's football) players A-League Women players Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Women's association football defenders Canadian women's soccer coaches Female association football managers Canadian expatriate soccer coaches Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Mexico Ottawa Fury (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) players