Melissa Tancredi

Melissa Tancredi
Tancredi in 2024
Personal information
Full name Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi
Date of birth (1981-12-27) December 27, 1981
Place of birth Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Burlington Sting
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 82 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Detroit Jaguars 10 (2)
2005–2006 Atlanta Silverbacks 15 (7)
2007 Jersey Sky Blue 2 (0)
2007 River Cities Futbol Club 0 (0)
2009 Saint Louis Athletica 14 (0)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 (5)
2011 Piteå IF 8 (2)
2012 Dalsjöfors GoIF 5 (2)
2014–2015 Chicago Red Stars 21 (5)
2016 KIF Örebro DFF 16 (8)
2018–2019 North Shore GSC Renegades (5)
2019–2022 Fusion FC (13)
Total 172 (31)
International career
2004–2017 Canada 125 (27)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 7, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 23, 2019

Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian retired soccer forward who played for the Canada women's national soccer team. She won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match. Tancredi won bronze again after Canada defeated Brazil 2–1 at the 2016 Olympics. Her nickname is "Tanc".