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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[1]
–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[2]
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.[3]

Career

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In college, Žigante played for the Grand Canyon Antelopes, make one appearance for the team in 2012.[4] She later played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs in 2013.[5]

Žigante has appeared for the Croatia national team, including a 3–1 win against Slovenia on 8 March 2017.[6]

Personal life

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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.[7] Thus she was eligible to represent Croatia internationally through her father.[8]

References

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  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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