Susana Žigante | |
Fullname: | Susana Renata Žigante |
Height: | 5inchesft7inchesin (ftin) |
Birth Date: | 1994 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | Triangle Futbol Club[1] |
Youthyears2: | –2012 |
Youthclubs2: | Holly Springs Hawks |
Collegeyears1: | 2012 |
College1: | Grand Canyon Antelopes |
Collegecaps1: | 1 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Collegeyears2: | 2013 |
College2: | UNC Asheville Bulldogs |
Collegecaps2: | 5 |
Collegegoals2: | 0 |
Clubs1: | Oak City United[2] |
Clubs2: | ŽNK Osijek |
Nationalyears1: | 2010–2012 |
Nationalteam1: | Croatia U19 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017– |
Nationalteam2: | Croatia |
Nationalcaps2: | 1+ |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 02:41, 10 August 2019 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 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]
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]
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]