| Danica Wu 胡嘉兒 | |
| Fullname: | Danica Joelle Wu, 胡嘉兒 (Wu Ka-Yee) |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Height: | 5inchesft2inchesin (ftin) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| College1: | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| Collegecaps1: | 76 |
| Collegegoals1: | 5 |
| Clubs1: | Laval Comets |
| Years1: | 2009–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Ottawa Fury |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | Herforder SV |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | MSV Duisburg |
| Years4: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps4: | 52 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Clubs5: | SGS Essen |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam3: | Canada U23 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam4: | Canada |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | December 28, 2017 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | July 29, 2015 |
Danica Joelle Wu is a retired Canadian soccer midfielder who last played for German Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen[1] and played for Ohio State Buckeyes (collegiately) and for the Laval Comets in the W-League and was also a member of the Canada women's national soccer team.
Wu captained Alberta provincial team in Canada Summer Games and was selected to the all-star team during those games. She won a bronze medal with Canada's U17 team at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship, and was nominated Canadian U-17 player of the year in 2007 and 2008. She won a silver medal with the U20 team at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship, and was nominated Canadian U-20 player of the year in 2012. Wu played in all three group-stage matches team Canada played in 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Noted by the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Technical Study Group as "playmaker with great vision, good ball recovery and distribution skills, hard-working player in defence and attack".
Wu made her debut for the Canada women's national soccer team on June 2, 2013, against the United States, at BMO Field in Toronto.[2] The match was referred to as a rematch of a 2012 Olympics semi-final match.[3]
Wu speaks English and Cantonese. Her father was born in Hong Kong while her mother was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She grew up participating in skiing, snowboarding, taekwondo, hockey and swimming. Wu attended Ohio State University beginning in 2010, and has graduated.