Mia Pante
FullnameMia Tecla Christina Pante
Birth dateMarch 25, 2003 (age 23)
Birth placeNorth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
PositionMidfielder
CurrentclubVancouver Rise FC
(on loan from AS Roma)
Clubnumber22
Youthyears 12008–2013
Youthclubs 1North Shore Girls SC
Youthyears 22014–2017
Youthclubs 2Mountain United FC
Youthyears 32017–2021
Youthclubs 3Vancouver Whitecaps
Collegeyears 12021–2024
College 1Texas A&M Aggies
Collegecaps 176
Collegegoals 110
Years 12022
Clubs 1TSS FC Rovers
Years 22023
Clubs 2Nautsa’mawt FC
Caps 25
Goals 23
Years 32024
Clubs 3Burnaby FC
Caps 33
Goals 31
Years 42025–
Clubs 4AS Roma
Caps 46
Goals 40
Years 52026–
Clubs 5→ Vancouver Rise FC (loan)
Caps 51
Goals 50
Nationalyears 12018
Nationalteam 1Canada U15
Nationalcaps 14
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22022
Nationalteam 2Canada U20
Nationalcaps 210
Nationalgoals 21
Club-updateMay 19, 2026
NtupdateAugust 17, 2022

Mia Tecla Christina Pante (ˈmi.a ˈpan.te 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.[1] She later played youth soccer with Mountain United FC, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in August 2017.[2] In 2020, she was named the Whitecaps Most Promising Female Player.[3][4]

College career

In 2021, Pante began attending Texas A&M University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[5] On August 28, 2021, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Clemson Tigers,[6] earning her SEC Freshman of the Week honours.[7] At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.[8] 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.[5]

Club career

In 2022, Pante played with the TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia.[9] In 2023, Pante played with Nautsa’mawt FC in League1 British Columbia.[10] In 2024, she played with Burnaby FC.

In January 2025, she signed with Italian Serie A club AS Roma.[11][12] 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.”[13]

International career

Pante is eligible to represent Canada and Italy at international level.[14]

In August 2018, she made her debut in the Canada national program with the Canada U15 at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[1] 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.[15][16] She was later named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she won a bronze medal,[17][18] and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[19]

References

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  2. ^ "Mia Pante VWFC profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC
  3. ^ "Most Promising Female Player: Mia Pante". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "A closer look at the two ‘Caps grads set to represent Canada at the Concacaf U-20 championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Mia Pante Texas A&M profile". Texas A&M Aggies
  6. ^ Wedemeyer, Emily (August 28, 2021). "Aggies Upend No. 9 Clemson, 3-1, in Front of Raucous Ellis Field Crowd". Texas A&M Aggies
  7. ^ Dick, Thomas (August 30, 2021). "Olivieri and Pante Garner SEC Weekly Honors". Texas A&M Aggies
  8. ^ Dick, Thomas (October 31, 2021). "Four Aggies Earn SEC Honors". Texas A&M Aggies
  9. ^ Fossey, Maxim (June 12, 2022). "League1 BC: 'Caps and TSS women thrill in end-to-end battle". Vancouver Whitecaps FC
  10. ^ "Mia Pante 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia
  11. ^ "Mia Pante signs for Roma". AS Roma. January 4, 2025.
  12. ^ Dick, Thomas (January 6, 2025). "Pante Signs with Top Italian Club". Texas A&M Aggies
  13. ^ "Vancouver Rise FC Sign Hometown Midfielder Mia Pante On-Loan From AS Roma". Vancouver Rise FC. February 6, 2026.
  14. ^ Nightingale, Tom (January 4, 2025). "Canada youth international Mia Pante joins CanWNT forward Evelyne Viens at AS Roma". Canadian Soccer Daily
  15. ^ Dick, Thomas (January 9, 2022). "Pante Heads to Canada U20 National Team Camp". Texas A&M Aggies
  16. ^ Dick, Thomas (February 4, 2022). "Pante Earns Spot on Canadian U20 Continental Championship Team". Texas A&M Aggies
  17. ^ Dick, Thomas (March 13, 2022). "Pante Earns CONCACAF U-20 Bronze Medal and U-20 World Cup Berth". Texas A&M Aggies
  18. ^ "Pante and Ward named to Canada U-20 WNT for Concacaf qualifying". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 14, 2022.
  19. ^ Dick, Thomas (August 9, 2022). "Pante Begins U20 Women’s World Cup Play". Texas A&M Aggies