| Danielle Vella | |
| Fullname: | Danielle Vella |
| Birth Date: | 1974 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Position: | Midfielder/Forward |
| Collegeyears1: | 1994–1997 |
| College1: | Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| Clubs1: | Ottawa Fury |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Danielle Vella (born January 24, 1974) is a former Canadian soccer player.
Vella attended the University of Ottawa, playing for the women's soccer team, where she won the 1996 and 1997 OUA Championships,[1] as well as the national 1996 CIS championship, in which she won the Gunn Baldursson Award as MVP.[2] [3] She was named an OUA first team all-star in 1994, 1995, and 1996, as well as a second-team All-Canadian in 1995 and 1996.[4]
She played in the USL W-League with the Ottawa Fury.
In 1997 and 1998, she won the Ontario Cup with Nepean United Spirit.[5] In 1999, she won the Ontario Cup with the South Nepean United Spirits (who eventually merged with another club to form Ottawa South United in 2003).[6] In 2006, she won the Ontario Cup with the Ottawa Royals.[7]
In 2000, she was called up to the Canada national team for the 2000 Algarve Cup,[8] where she made her debut and sole appearance on March 12 against China.[9]
Vella became an youth coach with Ottawa South United and also an assistant coach with the Carleton Ravens women's team.[1]