{{short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2003)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mia Pante | image = | image_size = | caption = | 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 = Vancouver Rise FC<br>(on loan from AS Roma) | clubnumber = 22<!--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 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2026– | clubs5 = → Vancouver Rise FC (loan) | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1= 2018 | nationalteam1 = Canada U15 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1= 0 | nationalyears2= 2022 | nationalteam2 = Canada U20 | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2= 1 | medaltemplates= | club-update = May 19, 2026 | ntupdate = August 17, 2022 }}
'''Mia Tecla Christina Pante''' ({{IPA|it|ˈmi.a ˈpan.te|lang}} born March 25, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League, on loan from Italian Serie A club AS Roma.
==Early life== Pante began playing youth soccer at age five with North Shore Girls SC.<ref name=canada>{{Canada Soccer player|id=4971}}</ref> She later played youth soccer with Mountain United FC, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/mia-pante/|title=Mia Pante VWFC profile|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}</ref> In 2020, she was named the Whitecaps Most Promising Female Player.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
==College career== In 2021, Pante began attending Texas A&M University, where she played for the women's soccer team.<ref name=aggies>{{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}}</ref> On August 28, 2021, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Clemson Tigers,<ref>{{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}}</ref> earning her SEC Freshman of the Week honours.<ref>{{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}}</ref> At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=aggies />
==Club career== In 2022, Pante played with the TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2023, Pante played with Nautsa’mawt FC in League1 British Columbia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://league1bc.sportngin.com/roster_players/66043500|title=Mia Pante 2023 L1BC Stats|work=League1 British Columbia}}</ref> In 2024, she played with Burnaby FC.
In January 2025, she signed with Italian Serie A club AS Roma.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In February 2026, she was loaned to Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League for the 2026 season, with Rise's sporting director Stephanie Labbé saying of her signing “Mia is a fantastic addition to our team, and I am thrilled to bring her home to play in front of her home city.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanrisefc.com/news/vancouver-rise-fc-sign-hometown-midfielder-mia-pante-on-loan-from-as-roma|title=Vancouver Rise FC Sign Hometown Midfielder Mia Pante On-Loan From AS Roma |date=February 6, 2026|work=Vancouver Rise FC}}</ref>
==International career== Pante is eligible to represent Canada and Italy at international level.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In August 2018, she made her debut in the Canada national program with the Canada U15 at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.<ref name=canada /> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> She was later named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she won a bronze medal,<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Canada Soccer|4971}} * {{Soccerway|mia-tecla-christina-pante/818712}}
{{Vancouver Rise FC squad}} <!--{{AS Roma (women) squad}}-->
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pante, Mia}} Category:Living people Category:2003 births Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:Soccer players from North Vancouver Category:Sportswomen from British Columbia Category:Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer players Category:TSS FC Rovers (women) players Category:Nautsaʼmawt FC players Category:Burnaby FC players Category:AS Roma (women) players Category:British Columbia Premier League (women) players Category:Serie A (women's football) players Category:Canada women's youth international soccer players Category:Vancouver Rise FC players Category:Northern Super League players