Malea Cesar
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| Full name | Malea Louise Engesser Cesar[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 9, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Trinity Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunset HS Apollos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Trinity Tigers | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Blacktown City | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Philippines | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:38; August 5, 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Malea Louise Engesser Cesar (born December 9, 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Trinity Tigers. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.[2]
International career
[edit]Cesar was born in the United States to a Filipino father and American mother.[3] She was part of the Philippines team for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers but never appeared in a game.[4] Cesar was also part of the squad which participated in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India.[5] She made her senior national team debut in the Philippines' 1–0 win against Thailand.[6] She scored her first international goal during stoppage time in the Philippines' 6–0 win against Indonesia.[7]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | January 27, 2022 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India |  Indonesia | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
Honours
[edit]International
[edit]Philippines
[edit]- Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
- ASEAN Women's Championship: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "Malea Cesar". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Malea Cesar at Soccerway. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Calvert., Violi (May 20, 2022). "Focus: Filipinas' and one of their Young Players, Malea Cesar". Australian Filipina. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Malditas keep core of SEA Games team for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Katrina Guillou, three others set for PWNFT debut in Asian Cup". Tiebreaker Times. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "PH women feel 'big weight off the shoulders' after upset of Thailand". Rappler. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Women's Asian Cup: Philippines moves on to quarterfinals, blanks Indonesia". Sports.inquirer.net. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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