Daniel Chamale

Daniel Chamale
Personal information
Full name Daniel Christian Chamale
Date of birth (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Milwaukee Wave (indoor)
Number 23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Humber Hawks 4 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Serbian White Eagles
2016– Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 56 (11)
International career‡
2012– Canada (futsal) 14 (1)
2017 Canada (beach) 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 4, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 4, 2023

Daniel Chamale (born March 16, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender with the Milwaukee Wave.

Club career

Early career

Chamale played at the college level with the Humber Hawks for the 2013–14 season.[1] During his stint with Humber College, he helped the team secure the national college championship.[2]

In the summer of 2013, he played in the Canadian Soccer League's first division with the Serbian White Eagles.[3] In his debut season with the Serbs, he assisted the team in securing the final postseason berth in the First Division.[4] Their opponents in the preliminary round of the playoffs were Kingston FC where the White Eagles were defeated from the competition.[5] He returned for another season in 2014 where once more the team qualified for the playoffs by finishing sixth in the division.[6] Kingston once again defeated the Toronto-based team in the tournament's opening round.[7]

Chamale re-signed with the Serbs for his third and final season in 2015.[8] He would help the club win the divisional title.[9] The Serbs would defeat London City in the preliminary round of the playoffs.[10] Their postseason journey would conclude in the following round after a defeat by SC Waterloo Region.[11]

Indoor career

In 2015, he played with Futsal Club Toronto where he won the national Futsal Canadian Championship.[12]

Chamale transitioned into the professional indoor level for the 2016–17 season by signing with Milwaukee Wave in the Major Arena Soccer League.[13] He aided the team in qualifying for the playoffs where they were defeated in the Eastern Conference final by Baltimore Blast.[14] In total, he would appear in 20 matches and score 2 goals in his debut season.[15] He would receive an All-Rookie honorable mention for his rookie season.[16]

He would re-sign with Milwaukee for the following season.[17] In his sophomore season with the Wave, the team clinched the Central Division title.[18] However, their postseason journey concluded as the previous season in the Eastern Conference final losing once more to Baltimore.[19] Chamale renewed his contract with the Wave for the 2018–19 season.[20] He assisted Milwaukee in securing the double where they defeated Monterrey Flash for the championship.[21] During their championship season, he appeared in 16 matches and recorded 7 goals.[15]

In 2021, he would re-sign with Milwaukee for his fifth season.[22][23] He would miss the majority of the season due to an injury.[23]

International career

Chamale made his debut for the Canada national futsal team on June 23, 2012, against Costa Rica in a friendly match.[24] He was called to the national team for the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification against the United States.[25] As the national team qualified for the tournament, he was selected for the team and recorded a goal against Curaçao in the group stages.[26]

In 2017, he was selected for the Canada national beach soccer team to participate in the 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship.[27] Throughout the tournament, he recorded a goal against Mexico in the group stages.[24]

Once more he was selected to represent Canada in the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[28][29] The national team managed to advance to the quarterfinals but was defeated in a penalty shootout by Panama.[30] In 2022, he was named the Canada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year.[31]

Chamale was called up to the senior futsal team for his third futsal international tournament in the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[32]

Minifootball career

In 2023, he played with Sports Leagues Canada FC at The Soccer Tournament, finishing in second place.[33]

Honors

Milwaukee Wave

Serbian White Eagles

References

  1. ^ "Humber College - player profile". Humber College. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Canada Soccer Names Two Former Hawks to Futsal Roster". Humber College. 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (2023-01-25). "Former SWE Player Daniel Chamale Named 2022 Canada Futsal Player of the Year". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ^ "Kingston FC loses final match". The Kingston Whig-Standard. 8 October 2013. p. 13.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Patrick (15 October 2013). "Kingston FC wins in extra time". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Sports in Brief". The Kingston Whig-Standard. 7 October 2014. pp. C1.
  7. ^ "Kingston FC clubs win". Kingston Whig-Standard. 14 October 2014. pp. C1.
  8. ^ "2015 Serbian White Eagles roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Toronto Croatia enters playoffs with five straight wins". Mississauga News. 5 October 2015.
  10. ^ Adamson, Stan (11 October 2015). "Serbian White Eagles Defeat London......1-0 victory in quarterfinals". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Toronto Croatia reaches second straight CSL final". Mississauga News. 21 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Samuel Charron, Daniel Chamale honoured as Canada Soccer's top Para, futsal players". MooseJawToday.com. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Milwaukee Wave kicks off 33rd season on the road vs. Kansas City Comets Friday night!". FOX 6 Now Milwaukee. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Blast Advance to Title Series by Winning Mini-Game, 2-1". Baltimore Sun. 22 March 2017. pp. D2.
  15. ^ a b "Daniel Chamale soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Awards 2016-2017 - Major Arena Soccer League". www.maslsoccer.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Everything you need to know about Wave's do-or-die playoff game tonight vs. Blast". OnMilwaukee. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  18. ^ a b Miles, Douglas (10 March 2018). "Rampage Ready for Playoff Debut". The Gazette. pp. M5.
  19. ^ Karpovich, Todd (17 March 2018). "Vanzela, Dantas lead Charge to title game". Baltimore Sun. pp. D2.
  20. ^ Kallmann, Dave (29 November 2018). "Milwaukee's indoor version of the world's game continues to draw players from around the globe". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  21. ^ a b c Steele, Ben (6 May 2019). "Third-quarter outburst, improved defense lift Wave to MASL title". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  22. ^ "The Milwaukee Wave Returns". OurSports Central. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  23. ^ a b Kallmann, Dave (24 February 2022). "'How did we get into this position?' Wave veterans try to maintain hope as frustrations mount". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  24. ^ a b "CSA player profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  25. ^ Davidson, Neil (16 March 2016). "Canada begins Futsal World Cup journey, has to beat U.S. in playoff first". The Canadian Press.
  26. ^ "Canada beats Curacao 7-4 for first win at CONCACAF Futsal Championship". The Canadian Press. 9 May 2016.
  27. ^ Davidson, Neil (13 February 2017). "Canadians prepare indoors for CONCACAF beach soccer qualifying tournament". The Canadian Press.
  28. ^ Davidson, Neil (23 April 2021). "Canada names futsal roster for CONCACAF qualifier in Guatemala". The Canadian Press.
  29. ^ Davidson, Neil (3 May 2021). "Canada futsal team opens World Cup qualifying at CONCACAF tourney in Guatemala City". The Canadian Press.
  30. ^ "Canada denied a trip to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in penalty shootout loss to Panama". The Canadian Press. 7 May 2021.
  31. ^ "Samuel Charron, Daniel Chamale honoured as Canada Soccer's top Para, futsal players". The Canadian Press. 16 December 2022.
  32. ^ Davidson, Neil (5 April 2024). "Canada futsal players put club rivalry aside to join forces at CONCACAF Championship". The Canadian Press.
  33. ^ "Canadian entry finishes runner-up at US$1-million 7vs7 soccer tournament". Black Press. 5 June 2023.