Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mimi Omosefe Asom [1] | ||
Date of birth | December 19, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Princeton Tigers | 72 | (43) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Arna-Bjørnar | 12 | (4) |
2020 | Benfica | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 16, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 15, 2020 |
Mimi Omosefe Asom (born December 19, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays for as a forward. [2] [3] [4]
On January 14, 2020, she signed with Benfica along with fellow countrywoman Alana O'Neill. [5] She made her debut on February 9, 2020 being subbed on in a 5–0 win over Estoril Praia on the round 14 of the 2019–20 Campeonato Nacional Feminino. [6] She scored her first goal by scoring a poker against Amora for the 2019–20 Taça de Portugal Feminina quarterfinals. [7]
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