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American-born Croatian footballer

Susana Žigante
Personal information
Full name Susana Renata Žigante
Date of birth (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Triangle Futbol Club
0000–2012 Holly Springs Hawks
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Grand Canyon Antelopes 1 (0)
2013 UNC Asheville Bulldogs 5 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oak City United
ŽNK Osijek
International career
2010–2012 Croatia U19 8 (0)
2017– Croatia 1+ (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:41, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:41, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

Susana Renata Žigante (born 22 September 1994) is an American-born Croatian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, and has been capped to the Croatia national team.

Career

In college, Žigante played for the Grand Canyon Antelopes, make one appearance for the team in 2012. She later played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs in 2013.

Žigante has appeared for the Croatia national team, including a 3–1 win against Slovenia on 8 March 2017.

Personal life

Žigante's mother Gretchen is a former goalkeeper who played for the United States. Her father, Nenad "Ziggy" Zigante, is a Croatian former footballer and coach born in Yugoslavia. Thus she was eligible to represent Croatia internationally through her father.

References

  1. "Triangle Futbol Club: Former TFCA Player Suzie Zigante called up to full Croatian Womens National Team". Triangle Futbol Club.
  2. "2018 Roster". Oak City United. 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. "Susana Žigante". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. "Zigante, Susana". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. "2018 UNC Asheville Women's Soccer Media Guide". UNC Asheville Bulldogs. 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. "Susana Renata Žigante". HNS-CFF.hr. Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. "Nenad Zigante". Cornell Big Red. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. "Women's Soccer Inks North Carolina, U-19 Croatian National Team Goalkeeper". Grand Canyon Antelopes. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

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