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

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

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 January 27, 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India  Indonesia
6–0
6–0
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

International

Philippines

References

  1. ^ "Malea Cesar". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Malea Cesar at Soccerway. Retrieved January 28, 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Calvert., Violi (May 20, 2022). "Focus: Filipinas' and one of their Young Players, Malea Cesar". Australian Filipina. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Malditas keep core of SEA Games team for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Katrina Guillou, three others set for PWNFT debut in Asian Cup". Tiebreaker Times. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "PH women feel 'big weight off the shoulders' after upset of Thailand". Rappler. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "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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