External links
- Giovanna Dionicio at Soccerway
- Giovanna Dionicio at Accion Deportiva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Light FC | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2025– | River Light FC | 0 | (0) |
| 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 who plays for USL W League club River Light FC. Born in the United States, she plays for the Dominican Republic 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 2025, she joined USL W League club River Light FC. [9]
In 2020, she played with the Dominican Republic U20. [10]
In 2021, she was called up to the Dominican Republic senior team for the first time. [11] 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. [12]
