Maya Alcantara
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| Full name | Maya Taylor Rosales Alcantara[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000年07月22日) July 22, 2000 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kaya–Iloilo | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
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| College career | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Saint Mary's Gaels | 54 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Georgetown Hoyas | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kaya–Iloilo | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Philippines | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:00; 26 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:28; 13 July 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||
Maya Taylor Rosales Alcantara (born July 22, 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for PFF Women's League club Kaya–Iloilo and the Philippines women's national team.
College career
[edit ]Saint Mary's College of California
[edit ]Alcantara played her first four years of collegiate soccer at Saint Mary's College of California.[2]
Georgetown University
[edit ]In 2022, Alcantara pursued her graduate studies at Georgetown University. She was included in the women's soccer team squad.[3]
International career
[edit ]Philippines
[edit ]Alcantara was included in the Philippines squad for a month-long training camp in Australia. The training camp was part of the national team's preparation for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam.[4] [5] [6]
Alcantara made her debut for the Philippines in a 7–0 win against Singapore in the 2022 AFF Women's Championship.[7] [8] She made her second appearance for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Malaysia.[9] Philippines ended up winning the 2022 AFF Women's Championship title.[10]
Career statistics
[edit ]- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | April 8, 2023 | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | Tajikistan | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
Honours
[edit ]Philippines
References
[edit ]- ^ "Match Summary : Philippines v Singapore : Line-ups" (PDF). Aseanfootball.org. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Maya Alcantara - Women's Soccer - SMC California Athletics". Smcgaels.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Maya Alcantara - Women's Soccer - Georgetown University Athletics". guhoyas.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Filipinas Head To Australia For SEA Games Preparations". Philippine Football Federation . March 31, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 31, 2022). "Malditas No More: PWNFT to carry 'Filipinas' as moniker". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Alcantara Adds Team Philippines Experience to Soccer Resume". Smcgaels.com. May 16, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Fenix, Ryan (July 7, 2022). "Filipinas delight home fans with dominant win over Singapore". GMA News. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Pedralvez, Bong (July 7, 2022). "Filipinas whip Singaporeans to seize Group A lead in AFF Women's soccer tilt". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Fenix, Ryan (July 9, 2022). "Filipinas' depth on full display and other things we learned as PH trounces Malaysia". GMA News. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Beltran, Nelson (July 31, 2022). "Alcantara Football Field in Valenzuela unveiled". PhilStar Global. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Filipino women's footballers
- 21st-century Filipino sportswomen
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Philippines women's international footballers
- American women's soccer players
- Soccer players from California
- Saint Mary's Gaels women's soccer players
- Georgetown Hoyas women's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Filipino descent
- SEA Games competitors for the Philippines
- Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (women) players
- PFF Women's League players
- Southeast Asian women's football biography stubs
- Filipino football biography stubs
- American women's soccer biography stubs