Orange County SC is pleased to announce the signing of defender Charlie Asensio for the 2024 season. Asensio most recently was signed with Austin FC and has ten caps at various levels of the United States Youth National Teams.
The 23-year-old Roswell, GA native completed his second professional season with Austin FC, where he was also sent on loan to Austin FC II. He was named to Austin FC’s CONCACAF Champions League roster for one match. Asensio made 24 appearances and played 1,805 minutes for the ATXFC II, while helping lead the team to a MLS Next Pro Playoff Championship.
“I am so excited to be joining this amazing club and am very grateful for the opportunity,” Asensio said. “The team had a very successful season last year and I look forward to contributing in any way possible to even more success this upcoming year. I can’t wait to play in front of this incredible fanbase and bring them home a trophy!”
Asensio played one season previously in the USL Championship, on loan from Austin, with the Charleston Battery in 2022. He tallied two assists in just under 1,100 minutes with Charleston in 15 appearances in his first professional season.
“We are excited to add Charlie to the squad,” OCSC President of Soccer Operations and General Manager Peter Nugent said. “He is a player who is very comfortable in possession and looks to be progressive with the ball from deeper areas, all qualities we wanted to add to the group this season. His technical abilities will provide healthy competition within our backline in 2024.”
Before turning professional, Asensio came up through the Atlanta United academy like fellow new teammates Ben Barjolo and Bryce Jamison. Asensio played his collegiate career at Clemson University for four seasons. He provided nine assists in 82 appearances for the Tigers, and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team in 2018, All-ACC Second Team in 2019 and helped lead Clemson to a NCAA College Cup title in 2021. He has also appeared 10 times at various levels for the USYNT, most recently making three caps for the USMNT U-19 squad under Tab Ramos.
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Orange County SC sign defender Charlie Asensio, January 2024
Name: Charlie Asensio
Pronunciation: CHAR-lee Ah-SEHN-see-oh
Position: Defender
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 150 lbs
Born: January 18, 2000
Hometown: Roswell, GA
Previous Club: Austin FC II (MLS Next Pro)