| Melissa Taranto | |
| Fullname: | Melissa Taranto |
| Birth Date: | 1999 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Australia, |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Western United |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Melbourne Victory |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Calder United |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Western United |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 27 May 2024 |
Melissa Taranto (born 1999) is an Australian soccer player, who plays for Western United in the Australian A-League Women.[1] She has also played for Galaxy United FC in the Victorian Women's Premier League.[1] [2] Taranto has represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team.She had Adriana Taranto as her twin
| Season | Team | Comp | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | Western United | A-W | 1658 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022/2023 | Western United | A-W | 1469 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Calder United | VNW | 1618 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2016/2017 | Melbourne Victory | A-W | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015/2016 | Melbourne Victory | A-W | 581 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 5337 | 71 | 64 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |||
Taranto has represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team.[3] [4]