Mía Asenjo | |
Fullname: | Mía Gayle Asenjo Mahabirsingh |
Birth Name: | Mia Gayle Asenjo |
Birth Date: | 7 March 2003 |
Birth Place: | Valley Stream, New York, U.S.[1] |
Height: | 1.68m[2] |
Position: | Left winger[3] |
Currentclub: | UCF Knights |
Clubnumber: | 37 |
Youthyears1: | –2020 |
Youthclubs1: | Montverde Academy |
Youthyears2: | –2020 |
Youthclubs2: | Florida Krush |
Collegeyears1: | 2021– |
Collegecaps1: | 36 |
Collegegoals1: | 3 |
Years1: | 2022 |
Clubs1: | Queensboro FC |
Caps1: | 12 |
Goals1: | 11 |
Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
Nationalteam1: | Dominican Republic U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
Nationalteam2: | Dominican Republic |
Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
Nationalgoals2: | 7 |
Pcupdate: | 16 May 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 4 June 2024 |
Mía Gayle Asenjo Mahabirsingh (born 7 March 2003) is a footballer who plays as a left winger for the UCF Knights. Born in the United States, she plays for the Dominican Republic women's national team.
Asenjo was raised in Malverne, New York.[4] Her father, Erick Asenjo, is Dominican and her mother, Kimberly 'Kim' Grant (née Mahabirsingh,[5] formerly Asenjo), is American.[6] Her parents are divorced.[7]
On 20 November 2020, Asenjo committed to the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.[4] She was a redshirt freshman during the 2021 season.[8] She debuted during the 2022 season, making 18 appearances.[9]
In 2022, after recovering from knee injuries, Asenjo played in the USL W League for Queensboro FC, where she was the team's leading scorer during the 2022 season with 11 goals in 12 matches,[8] and was also nominated for USL W League player of the year[10] and named to the league's team of the year.[8]
Asenjo represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She made her senior debut on 18 February 2021 in a friendly home match against Puerto Rico.[3] While called up, Asenjo tore her anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments and meniscus in one of her knees, ruling her out for the 2021 NCAA season.[8]
Scores and results list Dominican Republic's goal tally first