| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kimmi Ascanio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2008-01-21) January 21, 2008 (age 16)[2] | ||
| 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[3] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | San Diego Wave | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | United States U-17 | 5 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 8, 2024 | |||
Kimmi Ascanio (born January 21, 2008) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the San Diego Wave of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States under-17 national team. She was signed by the Wave at age 16 in 2024.
Ascanio was born in Orlando and raised in Doral, Florida.[4] Her parents were born and raised in Venezuela, her father in Caracas and her mother in Valencia.[5] She played youth soccer for Florida United Soccer Club of the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL), with which she won two state titles.[4]
The San Diego Wave signed Ascanio to a three-year contract in March 2024 under the league's Under-18 Entry Mechanism.[4] She made her professional debut as a second-half substitute against Racing Louisville on April 13.[6] 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.[7] She is the youngest active player in the league as of May 2024[update].[8]
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.[4][9] 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.[4][10]
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San Diego Wave FC – current squad
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