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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dionicio and the second or maternal family name is Geraldino.
Giovanna Dionicio
Personal information
Full name Giovanna Laurel Dionicio Geraldino
Date of birth (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position 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 as of July 12, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals 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.

Early life

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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

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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

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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]

International career

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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

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  1. ^ "Class Of 2023 Announced". Yale Bulldogs. 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ Newton, Ronni (19 November 2018). "Hall High School Seniors Sign Letters of Intent for College Athletics". West Hartford News.
  3. ^ a b "Giovanna Dionicio Yale profile". Yale Bulldogs.
  4. ^ "Giovanna Dionicio UConn profilfe". UConn Huskies.
  5. ^ "Pair of second half tallies lift Huskies to season opening win". UConn Huskies. 20 August 2023.
  6. ^ @thectfusion (7 July 2021). "Good luck to CT Fusion II's Giovanna Dionicio" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Giovanna Dionicio 2024 UWS profile". United Women's Soccer.
  8. ^ Abrami, Alex (20 June 2024). "Find out who made Vermont Green FC's roster for inaugural women's game". Burlington Free Press.
  9. ^ @riverlightfc; (28 April 2025). "Welcoming Giovanna to the Lights" – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "Episode 170: Giovanna Dionicio, Gabriella Marte". Spreaker. 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Conn, Steve (28 February 2022). "Dionicio Helping DR in its Quest for World Cup". Yale Bulldogs.
  12. ^ Langone, Matt (7 March 2022). "Yale's Giovanna Dionicio reflects on first international goal, WC qualifying". New England Soccer Journal.
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