// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Giovanna Dionicio? A dionicio decision maker?
| 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 | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 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) |
| 2024 | Vermont Green | ||
| 2025 | River Light | ||
| 2026 | Sporting CT | ||
| 2026– | Sligo Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Dominican Republic U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Dominican Republic | 10 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of February 26, 2024 | |||
Giovanna Laurel Dionicio Geraldino (born September 20, 2001) is a footballer who plays for League of Ireland Women's Premier Division club Sligo Rovers. Born in the United States, she plays for the Dominican Republic national team.
Early life
[edit]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]
College career
[edit]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]
Club career
[edit]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 August 2026 she joined Irish club Sligo Rovers who play in the top level of women's football in Ireland.
International career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Class Of 2023 Announced". Yale Bulldogs. 10 May 2019.
- ↑ Newton, Ronni (19 November 2018). "Hall High School Seniors Sign Letters of Intent for College Athletics". West Hartford News.
- 1 2 "Giovanna Dionicio Yale profile". Yale Bulldogs.
- ↑ "Giovanna Dionicio UConn profilfe". UConn Huskies.
- ↑ "Pair of second half tallies lift Huskies to season opening win". UConn Huskies. 20 August 2023.
- ↑ @thectfusion (7 July 2021). "Good luck to CT Fusion II's Giovanna Dionicio" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Giovanna Dionicio 2024 UWS profile". United Women's Soccer.
- ↑ Abrami, Alex (20 June 2024). "Find out who made Vermont Green FC's roster for inaugural women's game". Burlington Free Press.
- ↑ @riverlightfc; (28 April 2025). "Welcoming Giovanna to the Lights" – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Episode 170: Giovanna Dionicio, Gabriella Marte". Spreaker. 4 May 2020.
- ↑ Conn, Steve (28 February 2022). "Dionicio Helping DR in its Quest for World Cup". Yale Bulldogs.
- ↑ Langone, Matt (7 March 2022). "Yale's Giovanna Dionicio reflects on first international goal, WC qualifying". New England Soccer Journal.
External links
[edit]- Giovanna Dionicio at Soccerway
- Giovanna Dionicio at Accion Deportiva
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic women's footballers
- Dominican Republic women's international footballers
- American women's soccer players
- American people of Dominican Republic descent
- Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
- Women's association football midfielders
- United Women's Soccer players
- Vermont Green FC players
- Yale Bulldogs women's soccer players
- UConn Huskies women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Connecticut
- 21st-century American sportswomen