""My dad had to do everything by himself, I hope I am making him proud.""
""My dad is kind of a crazy man. I get my weird side from him, I think. He's had a cool life, both my parents have, they both came from Nepal," she told the BBC."
""My dad is such a family man, he still helps out our family back in Nepal. My culture means a lot to me, my mum speaks to me in Nepalese at home. I reply in English though, I am so bad at it. I used to be fluent and go back to Nepal a few times a year," the 24-year-old added."
Asmita Ale is a Leicester City defender born in Britain to parents who emigrated from Nepal. Her father, Amrit, served about 19 years as a Gurkha soldier and was a talented squash player who trained for Nepal's national squad before the South Asian Games were cancelled after 9/11; he competed regularly for the Army. Ale joined Aston Villa at eight and signed her first professional contract at 18 in 2019, becoming the first footballer of Nepalese origin to sign a professional contract in England. Her family maintains strong sporting habits and cultural ties, and her parents continue to support relatives in Nepal. Ale joined the Foxes permanently in summer 2024 after an earlier loan spell.
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