Isabella Pasion

Isabella Edquilane Pasion (born November 28, 2006) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Lebanon Trail Blazers. Born in the United States, she plays for the Philippines women's national team.[2] Selected as a reserve, she is one of the four 16-year-old players selected for the 2023 Women's World Cup.[2] She has also played for the Philippines women's national under-20 team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Edquilane and the surname or paternal family name is Pasion.
Isabella Pasion
Personal information
Full name Isabella Edquilane Pasion[1]
Date of birth (2006-11-28) November 28, 2006
Place of birth Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lebanon Trail Blazers
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Philippines U-20 (1)
2023 Philippines

Early life

Pasion was born on November 28, 2006, in North Texas.[3][4] Pasion attends Lebanon Trail High School in Frisco, Texas.[5]

Career

Pasion is a member of the Philippines women's national under-20 football team.[6] In early 2023, Pasion played in the AFC women's under-20 qualifiers, where she was featured in three matches.[6] She scored in their match against the Hong Kong national under-20 football team.[6]

In April 2023, Pasion was called up to the Philippines women's national football team for the Asian Football Confederation Olympic qualifiers.[5] The coaching staff saw her performance at the under-20 matches, which led to her inclusion on the team.[5] She played in five qualifying matches.[5] At the age of 16, Pasion was selected for the Philippines women's national football team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as a reserve.[4] She was named one of the team's three reserve players.[4][7] She trained with the team while in New Zealand as a reserve player.[8]

Pasion is a midfielder.[6]

References
  1. Isabella Pasion at Global Sports Archive
  2. Hasson, Devin (July 21, 2023). "The Global Stage: Lebanon Trail's Pasion to compete for The Philippines national team at Women's World Cup". Star Local Media. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. Ibraham, David (July 18, 2023). "Youngest Female Footballers in 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup". Femme Futbol. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. "A 16-year-old girl from North Texas will represent the Philippines in the 2023 Women's World Cup". wfaa.com. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  5. "Frisco Girl To Represent Philippines In The 2023 Women's World Cup". localprofile.com. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  6. "Football: Stajcic calls up 16-year-old Pasion for Olympic qualifiers". ABS-CBN News. April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  7. "Philippine Women's Football Team names 23-player lineup for FIFA Women's World Cup". GMA News Online. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  8. Morales, Luisa (August 4, 2023). "How Filipinas teen Isabella Pasion got better even as a World Cup reserve". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved August 5, 2023.


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