| Asmita Ale | |
| Fullname: | Asmita Ale |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Dorset, England |
| Height: | 5.6 ft |
| Currentclub: | Leicester City |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Leicester City (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Leicester City |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 01:40, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20 November 2022 |
Asmita Ale (Nepali: अस्मिता आले, born 3 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Leicester City.
During the 2023/24 season, Ale was the only footballer from Britain's South Asian community - male or female - to play top-division football in England.[1]
The daughter of a former Gurkha soldier, she joined Aston Villa at the age of eight.[2] She received her first professional contract after turning 18 in late 2019, becoming the first footballer of Nepalese origin to sign with a Premier League side.[3] On 26 May 2021, Ale won the Aston Villa Women's Players' Player of the 2020/21 Season award.[4] On 7 June 2024, Ale left Tottenham after her contract expired.[5]
On 6 August 2021, Ale signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a contract until 2023.[6] She is seen as one of the upcoming young talents in the Women's Super League.[7] Ale made 17 appearances in all competitions for Tottenham during the 2022/23 season and kept clean sheets against Italy and Belgium.[8]
On 24 January 2024, Ale signed for Leicester on a loan until the end of the 2023/24 season.[9]
On 17 July 2024, Ale signed for Leicester permanently, signing a three year contract.[10]
On 17 November 2021, Ale was called up to the England U23s for a match against Estonia.[11]
On 2 November 2022, Ale was called up to the England U23s for matches against Netherlands and Italy.[12]
On 29 November 2023, Ale was called up to the England U23s for matches against France and Spain.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Aston Villa | 2017–18 | Women's Super League 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 17 | 2 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 2 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 3 | |||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 87 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 114 | 5 | |||