Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giovanna Laurel Dionicio Geraldino | ||
Date of birth | September 20, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | West Hartford, Connecticut, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
FSA FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Yale Bulldogs | 24 | (0) |
2023 | Connecticut Huskies | 16 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Connecticut Fusion II | ||
2024 | Sporting CT | ||
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Dominican Republic U20 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Dominican Republic | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 12, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 26, 2024 |
Giovanna Laurel Dionicio Geraldino (born September 20, 2001) is a footballer. Born in the United States, she represents the Dominican Republic women's national team.
Dionicio played youth soccer with FSA FC. [1] She attended Hall High School, [2] where she was named all-state as a senior and was a three-time all-conference selection. [3]
In 2019, Dionicio began attending Yale University, where she played for the women's soccer team. [3]
In 2023, she transferred to the University of Connecticut as a graduate student, where she played for the women's soccer team. [4] She made her debut on August 20 against the Boston University Terriers. [5]
In 2021, she played with Connecticut Fusion II in the UWS League Two. [6] In 2024, she played with Sporting CT in United Women's Soccer. [7]
In June 2024, she was named to the original roster for the women's team of Vermont Green FC for the club's first-ever women's game, an exhibition against Canadian Ligue1 Quebec side FC Laval. [8]
In 2020, she played with the Dominican Republic U20. [9]
In 2021, she was called up to the Dominican Republic senior team for the first time. [10] On 19 February 2022, she scored her first international goal in a 4–0 victory over the Cayman Islands in a 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification match. [11]
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