Maya Alcantara
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| Full name | Maya Taylor Rosales Alcantara[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 22, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
Saint Mary's College of California
Alcantara played her first four years of collegiate soccer at Saint Mary's College of California.[2]
Georgetown University
In 2022, Alcantara pursued her graduate studies at Georgetown University. She was included in the women's soccer team squad.[3]
International career
Philippines
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
- 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 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
Honours
Philippines
References
- ↑ "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.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Filipino women's footballers
- 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