Danielle Vella

Danielle Vella (born January 24, 1974) is a former Canadian soccer player.

Playing career Vella attended the University of Ottawa, playing for the women's soccer team, where she won the 1996 and 1997 OUA Championships, as well as the national 1996 CIS championship, in which she won the Gunn Baldursson Award as MVP. She was named an OUA first team all-star in 1994, 1995, and 1996, as well as a second-team All-Canadian in 1995 and 1996.

She played in the USL W-League with the Ottawa Fury. In 1999, she won the Ontario Cup with the South Nepean United Spirits (who eventually merged with another club to form Ottawa South United in 2003). In 2006, she won the Ontario Cup with the Ottawa Royals.

In 2000, she was called up to the Canada national team for the 2000 Algarve Cup, where she made her debut and sole appearance on March 12 against China.

Later life Vella became an youth coach with Ottawa South United and also an assistant coach with the Carleton Ravens women's team.