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Dominguez with North Carolina in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Makenna Malia Dominguez Caluya | ||
Date of birth | (2003-06-19) June 19, 2003 (age 21) | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | LSU Tigers | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 32 | (0) |
2025– | LSU Tigers | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2024– | El Salvador | 4 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 28, 2024 |
Makenna Malia Dominguez Caluya (born June 19, 2003) is a college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the LSU Tigers. Raised in the United States, she represents El Salvador at the international level. She previously played for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she won the 2024 national championship.
Early life and college career
Dominguez grew up in Sierra Madre, California, the daughter of Leanne and Ed Dominguez, and has an older brother. She attended Flintridge Preparatory School, where she captained the soccer team for two years and led them to a CIF Southern Section title. She was named all-league four times and TopDrawerSoccer All-American once. She played DA club soccer for LA Surf and Strikers FC. She committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels as a sophomore. During college, she played in the USL W League with Wake FC in 2023 and reached the W League final with the Colorado Storm in 2024.
North Carolina Tar Heels, LSU Tigers
Dominguez spent four seasons with the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2021 to 2024. She made only 10 appearances through her first three years and did not play the season that North Carolina made the 2022 national championship game. In her senior season, Dominguez made 22 appearances (11 starts) and recorded 2 assists. She was unused in the final of the NCAA tournament as North Carolina won their 23rd national title and first since 2012. After graduating from North Carolina, Dominguez transferred to the LSU Tigers for her graduate season.
International career
Dominguez received her first call-up to the El Salvador national team ahead of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. She made her international debut on February 17, 2024, starting in a 3–1 win against Guatemala in the Gold Cup qualification play-off. She appeared in all 3 games (2 starts) for El Salvador at the Gold Cup.
Honors
North Carolina Tar Heels
References
- ^ "Makenna Dominguez". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- Shealer, Sheldon (September 17, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: Sept. 17–23". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- Davis, Ryan (August 1, 2024). "Check The Box – A Makenna Dominguez Story". Heels on Parade. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- "NC Courage U23 claims 2024 USL W League title after second-half comeback". USL W League. July 20, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- Rubio, Enrique (December 10, 2024). "Makenna Domínguez es campeona del fútbol universitario en Estados Unidos". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- Koh, Michael (December 9, 2024). "UNC Women's Soccer Beats Wake Forest to Win 23rd National Championship". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- "Soccer Signs National Champion Graduate Transfer Out of North Carolina". LSU Tigers. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- Navarette, Josué (February 12, 2024). "Selecta Femenina define su lista de jugadoras rumbo a la Copa Oro W". El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved December 19, 2024.
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External links
- This article has no link in Wikidata
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California
- People from Sierra Madre, California
- American women's soccer players
- Salvadoran women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- El Salvador women's international footballers
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
- LSU Tigers women's soccer players