This 19-year-old Singaporean made history playing for Borussia Dortmund. The programme On The Red Dot joined her at the club before she traded lower-league European football for a professional contract in Australia’s top women’s division.
New: You can now listen to articles.DORTMUND, Germany: She will always be Singapore’s first female footballer to play in a European league and then the first Asian female player in Borussia Dortmund.
Danelle at Borussia Dortmund men’s final home game in May, with 80,000 fans in attendance compared with the record of 4,731 fans for the women’s team. Dortmund were the first club to use it as part of players’ training regimen, pioneered by their then manager, Jurgen Klopp, who told CNN it was “quite a package” and the “This was where Danelle came every week to practise. “It really helps you because you have to always … look the goal,” she said. “You have to be constantly aware of your surroundings, which really into the game.”
“If you … can play with both feet, you don’t have to position yourself so that you can play with your stronger foot. Instead, you can position yourself in the way that’s best for you.” Outside of football training, Tayeh does work helping athletes in Europe get a scholarship to play college soccer in the United States, while Naceva drives and delivers packages for DHL.
Danelle was six years old when she first started playing football. She had two brothers playing at JSSL football club for youth, and one Saturday, she asked her parents if she could join her siblings.“The struggle was more that she’d have to leave, and she’s not going to be home,” said Dawn. “It was a journey. It took me a while to fully release her.
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