Danica Wu

Danica Joelle Wu... speaks English and Chinese... her father was born in Hong Kong while her mother was born in Medicine Hat, AB... grew up participating in skiing, snowboarding, taekwon do, recreational hockey and swimming... she was four years old when she started playing soccer in Edmonton... enjoys reading and playing piano... growing up, favourites included Xabi Alonso, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Manchester United... other favourites included Steve Nash... served as a ball girl at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Canada 2002 in Edmonton...

made two international “A” appearances from 2013 to 2014 with Canada Soccer's Women's National Team… represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-17 at New Zealand 2008; U-20 at Japan 2012)... won two Concacaf youth medals with Canada (2008 bronze U-17 and 2012 silver U-20)… as a youth player in 2012, was noted by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (“playmaker with great vision, good ball recovery and distribution skills, hard-working player in defence and attack”...