Adriana Taranto
Adriana Taranto is an Australian soccer player who plays for Adelaide United in the Australian A-League Women and for the [Australia women's national Association football|soccer team|Australia national team]. She has also played for Geelong Galaxy United in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women. Taranto has previously represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team.
Early years
Adriana Taranto and her twin sister Melissa were born in Melbourne in 1999. Both undertook careers in soccer. Their older brother, Anthony played soccer for Northcote City FC in 2016. As a junior Taranto started playing for Moreland Wolves alongside her twin.Club career
Taranto and her twin sister played for Football Federation Victoria National Training Centre in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women during 2015.Melbourne Victory (2015–2017)
Taranto signed with Melbourne Victory as a midfielder in 2015 in the W-League. She made her debut on 17 October 2015 in a match against Perth Glory. She made eight appearances for the team during the 2015–16 W-League season. Victory finished in ninth place during the regular season with a record. During the W-League off season, she played for Geelong Galaxy United in the NPL Victoria. Taranto returned to Victory for the 2016–17 W-League season with ten more appearances.Geelong Galaxy, Calder United (2016–2022)
After leaving Melbourne Victory, Taranto continued with Geelong Galaxy into 2018. Subsequently, the midfielder played for Calder United in NPL Victoria from 2019 to 2022 before returning to the A-League Women by joining Western United.Western United (2022–2025)
The midfielder was signed by Western United FC for 2022–23 season and provided 1 goal from 20 appearances. In her second season with that team, she scored five goals from 19 appearances. Taranto made 16 more appearances during 2024–25 despite being injured from April to July 2025.Adelaide United (2025–)
In September 2025, Taranto joined Adelaide United on a one-year deal, together with her twin sister Melissa.International career
Taranto represented Australia in the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team. In October 2014, Taranto scored the first goal in their 6–0 win against Vietnam in a Group C game at the 2015 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers, held in Malaysia. After their 0–1 defeat by South Korea they were eliminated.The midfielder played for the Australia national team in two friendly matches against Panama in Bunbury, Western Australia and Perth in July 2025.