Susana Žigante

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]

Susana Žigante

Personal information
Full name	Susana Renata Žigante
Date of birth	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Triangle Futbol Club[1]
0000–2012	Holly Springs Hawks
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Grand Canyon Antelopes	1	(0)
2013	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	5	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Oak City United[2]
	ŽNK Osijek
International career‡
2010–2012	Croatia U19	8	(0)
2017–	Croatia	1+	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:41, 10 August 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:41, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

Career

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]

Personal life

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]