Chandler Blue Isip McDaniel (born February 4, 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Stallion Laguna. Born in the United States, she represents the

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at international level.

Early life

McDaniel was born in

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to Lindy, a Filipino who has connections to

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and

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, and Clint who works as a football (soccer) coach. She played for the women's team of

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College career

In college, McDaniel played for the

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and later with the

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. She entered

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in 2016 as a freshman, playing for the Hokies until her sophomore year in 2017. She later transferred to

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making 37 appearances and two goals for the

in her junior and senior years (2018–19).

Club career

Stallion Laguna

After her stint in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she and her sister

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joined Stallion Laguna of the

. The siblings played only one match for the club; they lost 4–0 to collegiate side

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in their debut game.

Dimas Escazú

In January 2024, she signed with Costa Rican club Dimas Escazú after her stint with Austrian club

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. She parted ways with the club in July 2024.

Return to Stallion Laguna

She and her sister Olivia rejoined Stallion Laguna for the 2024 PFF Women's Cup. Chandler McDaniel scored the winning goal in the final which won Stallion Laguna the title. She remained with the club, as the captain for the 2025 PFF Women's League season.

International career

McDaniel's first cap for the Philippines women's national team was at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in the Philippines' 2–1 win over

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on September 18, 2021. McDaniel provided the assist which contributed to the goals of teammates Tahnai Annis and Camille Wilson which overturned the one-goal lead of Nepal in the last minutes of the game. She scored her first goal in the Philippines 2–1 win against Hong Kong on September 24, 2021, which secured her country's qualification for the Asian Cup. McDaniel was called up to represent the Philippines earlier at the

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but was not part of the final squad. She also participated in the Philippine national tryouts for the

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. She featured in the

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where she helped qualify her team for the

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but sustained a major injury in the process. McDaniel would recover from her injury, making her return to the national team in the opening match of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic qualifiers against

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in April 2023.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Personal life

Chandler's siblings are also football players. Her older sister

is a goalkeeper for the Philippine women's national team, while her younger brother

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plays for the men's national team. Meanwhile, their dad Clint is the assistant coach for Finn's club, Stallion Laguna.

Honours

Stallion Laguna *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McDaniel, Chandler 1998 births Living people Filipino women's footballers 21st-century Filipino sportswomen Women's association football forwards Women's association football midfielders Philippines women's international footballers Filipino people of American descent American sportspeople of Filipino descent Sportspeople from Norco, California Soccer players from Riverside County, California American women's soccer players University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Virginia Tech alumni Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer players Milwaukee Panthers women's soccer players Women's Premier Soccer League players SEA Games competitors for the Philippines Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for the Philippines Stallion Laguna F.C. (women) players 21st-century American sportswomen