Mia Pante
{{short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mia Pante
| image =
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| fullname = Mia Tecla Christina Pante
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|25}}
| birth_place = North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = AS Roma
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 = 2008–2013| youthclubs1 = North Shore Girls SC
| youthyears2 = 2014–2017| youthclubs2 = Mountain United FC
| youthyears3 = 2017–2021| youthclubs3 = Vancouver Whitecaps
| collegeyears1 = 2021–2024| college1 = Texas A&M Aggies | collegecaps1 = 76 | collegegoals1 = 10
| years1 = 2022 | clubs1 = TSS FC Rovers | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = Nautsa’mawt FC | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2024 | clubs3 = Burnaby FC | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = AS Roma | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1= 2018
| nationalteam1 = Canada U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1= 0
| nationalyears2= 2022
| nationalteam2 = Canada U20
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2= 1
| medaltemplates=
| club-update = May 4, 2025
| ntupdate = August 17, 2022
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Mia Tecla Christina Pante (born March 25, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Italian Serie A club AS Roma.
Early life
Pante began playing youth soccer at age five with North Shore Girls SC.{{Canada Soccer player|id=4971}} She later played youth soccer with Mountain United FC, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in August 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/mia-pante/|title=Mia Pante VWFC profile|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}} In 2020, she was named the Whitecaps Most Promising Female Player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/video/most-promising-female-player-mia-pante-6207433361001#most-promising-female-player-mia-pante-6207433361001|title=Most Promising Female Player: Mia Pante|date=November 5, 2020|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/a-closer-look-at-the-two-caps-grads-set-to-represent-canada-at-the-concacaf-u-20|title=A closer look at the two ‘Caps grads set to represent Canada at the Concacaf U-20 championship|date=February 14, 2022|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}
College career
In 2021, Pante began attending Texas A&M University, where she played for the women's soccer team.{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/mia-pante/13822|title=Mia Pante Texas A&M profile|work=Texas A&M Aggies}} On August 28, 2021, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Clemson Tigers,{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2021/8/28/soccer-aggies-upend-no-9-clemson-3-1-in-front-of-raucous-ellis-field-crowd|title=Aggies Upend No. 9 Clemson, 3-1, in Front of Raucous Ellis Field Crowd|first=Emily|last=Wedemeyer|date=August 28, 2021|work=Texas A&M Aggies}} earning her SEC Freshman of the Week honours.{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2021/8/30/soccer-olivieri-and-pante-garner-sec-weekly-honors|title=Olivieri and Pante Garner SEC Weekly Honors|date=August 30, 2021|first=Thomas|last=Dick|work=Texas A&M Aggies}} At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2021/10/31/soccer-four-aggies-earn-sec-honors|title=Four Aggies Earn SEC Honors|date=October 31, 2021|first=Thomas|last=Dick|work=Texas A&M Aggies}} Over the next three seasons, she was named to the All-SEC Second Team each year and earned the school's Assists Leader Award in 2021 and the “Farmers Fight” Perseverance Award in 2023.
Club career
In 2022, Pante played with the TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/league1-bc-caps-and-tss-women-thrill-in-end-to-end-battle|title=League1 BC: 'Caps and TSS women thrill in end-to-end battle|date=June 12, 2022|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|first=Maxim|last=Fossey}} In 2023, Pante played with Nautsa’mawt FC in League1 British Columbia.{{Cite web|url=https://league1bc.sportngin.com/roster_players/66043500|title=Mia Pante 2023 L1BC Stats|work=League1 British Columbia}} In 2024, she played with Burnaby FC.
In January 2025, she signed with Italian Serie A club AS Roma.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/72542/mia-pante-signs-for-roma|title=Mia Pante signs for Roma|date=January 4, 2025|work=AS Roma}}{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2025/1/6/soccer-pante-signs-with-top-italian-club|title=Pante Signs with Top Italian Club|date=January 6, 2025|first=Thomas|last=Dick|work=Texas A&M Aggies}}
International career
Pante is eligible to represent Canada and Italy at international level.{{Cite web|url=https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2025/01/04/canada-youth-defender-mia-pante-joins-canwnt-forward-evelyne-viens-at-as-roma/|title=Canada youth international Mia Pante joins CanWNT forward Evelyne Viens at AS Roma|date=January 4, 2025|work=Canadian Soccer Daily|first=Tom|last=Nightingale}}
In August 2018, she made her debut in the Canada national program with the Canada U15 at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. She earned call-ups to the Canada U17 for training camps to qualify for the U17 World Cup, which was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2022/1/9/soccer-pante-heads-to-canada-u20-national-team-camp|title=Pante Heads to Canada U20 National Team Camp|date=January 9, 2022|first=Thomas|last=Dick|work=Texas A&M Aggies}}{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2022/2/4/soccer-pante-earns-spot-on-canadian-u20-continental-championship-team|title=Pante Earns Spot on Canadian U20 Continental Championship Team|date=February 4, 2022|first=Thomas|last=Dick|work=Texas A&M Aggies}} She was later named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she won a bronze medal,{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2022/3/13/soccer-pante-earns-concacaf-u-20-bronze-medal-and-u-20-world-cup-berth|title=Pante Earns CONCACAF U-20 Bronze Medal and U-20 World Cup Berth|date=March 13, 2022|first=Thomas|last=Dick|work=Texas A&M Aggies}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/pante-and-ward-named-to-canada-u-20-wnt-for-concacaf-qualifying|title=Pante and Ward named to Canada U-20 WNT for Concacaf qualifying|date=February 14, 2022|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}} and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2022/8/9/soccer-pante-begins-u20-womens-world-cup-play|title=Pante Begins U20 Women’s World Cup Play|date=August 9, 2022|first=Thomas|last=Dick|work=Texas A&M Aggies}}
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|mia-tecla-christina-pante/818712}}
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Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Soccer players from North Vancouver
Category:Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer players
Category:TSS FC Rovers (women) players
Category:Nautsaʼmawt FC players
Category:AS Roma (women) players
Category:League1 British Columbia women's players