Rosalina Anastasia Santoro Estrada (born 30 July 2002) is an Ecuadorian

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who plays as a

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for American college team Alcorn State Lady Braves and the Ecuador women's national under-20 team. Born in the United States, she has previously played for the senior Dominican Republic women's national team.

Early life

Santoro was born and raised in

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to a Dominican father of Italian descent and an Ecuadorian mother.

High school and college career

Santoro has attended the

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in Pembroke Pines, Florida and the

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in Lorman,

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Club carrier

Quito Futbol Club (2024).

International career

Santoro made her senior debut for the Dominican Republic on 18 February 2021 as a 86th-minute substitution in a 1–1 friendly home draw against

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. In December 2021, she participated in a microcycle for the Ecuador women's national under-20 team.

References

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