Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kimmi Ascanio [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | January 21, 2008||
Place of birth | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Florida United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | San Diego Wave | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | United States U-17 | 13 | (5) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024 |
Kimmi Ascanio (born January 21, 2008) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was signed by the Wave at the age of 16 in 2024. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Ascanio was born in Orlando and raised in Doral, Florida. [3] Her parents were born and raised in Venezuela, her father in Caracas and her mother in Valencia. [4] She played youth soccer for Florida United Soccer Club of the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL), with which she won two state titles. [3]
The San Diego Wave signed Ascanio to a three-year contract in March 22, 2024, through the league's Under-18 Entry Mechanism. [3] She made her professional debut as a second-half substitute against Racing Louisville on April 13. [5] She made her first start and recorded her first assist in a 2–1 win against Bay FC on April 27, making her the third-youngest goal contributor in NWSL history. [6] She is the youngest active player in the league as of May 2024 [update] . [7]
Ascanio trained with the United States national youth team beginning at the under-15 level, where she helped win the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. [3] [8] She was the youngest member of the national under-17 squad at the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she scored a hat trick in six minutes in their 7–1 semifinal win over Haiti and added another goal in the final to help beat Mexico 4–0. [3] [9]
Ascanio started every game for the United States as they placed third at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, their best result since 2008. [10] She scored in a 2–0 win over Nigeria in the quarterfinals. [11]
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Playoffs [b] | Continental [c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
San Diego Wave FC | 2024 | NWSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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