Makenna Dominguez
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File:UNC vs VT (Nov 2024) 03.jpg Dominguez with North Carolina in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Makenna Malia Dominguez Caluya | ||
| Date of birth | June 19, 2003 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LA Surf | |||
| Strikers FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 32 | (0) |
| 2025 | LSU Tigers | 22 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Wake FC | 9 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Colorado Storm | 13 | (11) |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Riveters | 4 | (1) |
| 2026– | AEK | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2024– | El Salvador | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 28, 2024 | |||
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Makenna Malia Dominguez Caluya (born June 19, 2003) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder Greek A Division club AEK. Born in the United States, she plays for the El Salvador national team. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the LSU Tigers, winning the 2024 national championship with the Tar Heels.
Early life
Dominguez grew up in Sierra Madre, California, the daughter of Leanne and Ed Dominguez, and has an older brother.[1] She attended Flintridge Preparatory School, where she captained the soccer team for two years and led them to a CIF Southern Section title, being named all-league four times and All-American by TopDrawerSoccer.[1] She played DA club soccer for LA Surf and Strikers FC.[1] She committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels as a sophomore.[2]
College career
Dominguez played in 8 games for the North Carolina Tar Heels as a freshman in 2021.[1] In 2022, she sat out the entire season as the Tar Heels reached the national title game, then made 2 appearance in her junior year in 2023.[1] In 2024, she finished her senior year with 22 appearances, starting 11, and 2 assists,[3] as the Tar Heels won their 23rd national title and first since 2012.[4] She then transferred to the LSU Tigers for 2025, playing in 22 games, starting 14, and recording 3 assists.[5] She helped the Tigers reach the SEC tournament final, losing on penalties, and the NCAA tournament third round.[5] During her college years, she also played in the USL W League for Wake FC, the Colorado Storm, and the Pittsburgh Riveters, reaching the league final with the Storm in 2024.[6]
Club career
In June 2026, Dominguez signed her first professional contract with Greek club AEK Athens,[7] becoming the fifth active Salvadoran international playing in Europe.[8]
International career
Dominguez received her first call-up to the El Salvador national team in the lead-up to the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[9] She made her international debut on February 17, 2024, starting in a 3–1 win against Guatemala in the Gold Cup qualification play-off.[10] In October 2025, she was again called up to El Salvador and commented that she hoped the national team would have more regular camps like other countries.[11]
Honors
North Carolina Tar Heels
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Makenna Dominguez". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (September 17, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: Sept. 17–23". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ↑ Rubio, Enrique (2024-12-10). "Makenna Domínguez es campeona del fútbol universitario en Estados Unidos". El Gráfico (in español). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ↑ Koh, Michael (2024-12-09). "UNC Women's Soccer Beats Wake Forest to Win 23rd National Championship". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Makenna Dominguez". LSU Tigers. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ↑ Davis, Ryan (2024-08-01). "Check The Box – A Makenna Dominguez Story". Heels on Parade. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
"NC Courage U23 claims 2024 USL W League title after second-half comeback". USL W League. 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
"NCAA champ, international Dominguez to join Riveters". Pittsburgh Riveters SC. 2026-05-12. Retrieved 2026-07-16. - ↑ "«Κιτρινόμαυρη» η Μακένα Ντομίνγκεζ!" (in Ελληνικά). AEK Athens F.C. 2026-07-16. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Tovar, Diego (2026-07-16). "Salvadoreña Makenna Domínguez ficha por club en Europa". El Gráfico (in español). Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Navarette, Josué (2024-02-12). "Selecta Femenina define su lista de jugadoras rumbo a la Copa Oro W". El Diario de Hoy (in español). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ↑ Makenna Dominguez at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ "Makenna Domínguez ilusionada con los Juegos Centroamericanos". El Gráfico (in español). 2025-10-17. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
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- CS1 español-language sources (es)
- CS1 Ελληνικά-language sources (el)
- 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
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate women's footballers in Greece
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