Mía Gayle Asenjo Mahabirsingh (born 7 March 2003) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in the United States, she plays for the Dominican Republic national team.

Early life

Asenjo was raised in Malverne,

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. Her father, Erick Asenjo, is Dominican and her mother, Kimberly 'Kim' Grant (née Mahabirsingh, formerly Asenjo), is American. Her parents are

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College career

On 20 November 2020, Asenjo committed to the

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. She was a

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freshman during the

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. She debuted during the 2022 season, making 18 appearances.

Club career

In 2022, after recovering from knee injuries, Asenjo played in the

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for

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, where she was the team's leading scorer during the 2022 season with 11 goals in 12 matches, and was also nominated for USL W League player of the year and named to the league's team of the year.

International career

Asenjo represented the Dominican Republic at the

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. She made her senior debut on 18 February 2021 in a friendly home match against

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. While called up, Asenjo tore her anterior cruciate and

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s and

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in one of her knees, ruling her out for the 2021 NCAA season.

International goals

''Scores and results list Dominican Republic's goal tally first''

References

2003 births Living people Dominican Republic women's footballers Women's association football wingers Dominican Republic women's international footballers People from Malverne, New York Soccer players from Nassau County, New York American women's soccer players UCF Knights women's soccer players American sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent African-American soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen 21st-century African-American sportswomen USL W League players Montverde Academy alumni {{US-footy-forward-2000s-stub