Joyce Semacio

Joyce Omboy Semacio (born January 29, 2000) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a forward for the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the Philippines women's national team.

Joyce Semacio
Personal information
Full name Joyce Omboy Semacio
Date of birth (2000-01-29) January 29, 2000
Place of birth Davao City, Philippines
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2013 Davao FA
2014 DAVRAA
2015–2017 Davao City (futsal)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Ateneo de Manila University
International career‡
2014 Philippines U14
2017– Philippines U16
2018– Philippines 4 (2)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 9, 2018
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Omboy and the surname or paternal family name is Semacio.

Early life and education

Hailing from Davao City,[1] Joyce Omboy Semacio[2] was born on January 29, 2000.[3] She attended the Philippine College of Technology for her secondary studies and Miriam College where she is the sole female scholar for the sport of football.[4]

Career

Joyce Semacio has represented youth sides in the Davao region. At the 2013 Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Mindanao Regional Festival of Football, Semacio helped the Davao FA team win the tournament.[5] She played for the Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) football team at the 11th Del Monte Football Cup in 2015 helping the regional team win the tournament. She was named as MVP of the football tournament.[6] She also played for the Davao City futsal team at the 2015[7] and 2017 DAVRAA Meets.[8]

International career

Semacio has been part of the youth system of the Philippine women's national team. She has played for the Philippine U14 and U16 women's teams.[4] She has included in the Philippine roster for the 2014 AFC U-14 Girls Regional Championship (Southeast Asia)[1] and 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers in September 2017,[4] and was named as the MVP for the former in which she led the national team to a second place finish.[9]

Semacio debuted for the senior team in 2018 AFF Women's Championship[10] in the Philippines' 0–4 defeat to Myanmar coming in as a substitute for Anicka Castañeda in the 73rd minute.[2] She made her first start for the national team in the Singapore match where she scored her first goal in the 3–0 win against Singapore.[11]

International goals
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.July 3, 2018Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia Singapore
1–0
3–0
2018 AFF Women's Championship
2. July 9, 2018  Indonesia
2–0
3–3
3. April 1, 2019 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iran
1–0
2–0
 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4. April 5, 2019  Chinese Taipei
1–0
2–4
5. April 9, 2019  Palestine
1–0
7–0

College career

In 2020, Semacio was recruited by the Ateneo Blue Eagles women's football team.[12]

References
  1. "Philippine U14 Girls National Football Team ready for action in Vietnam". Rappler. June 5, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  2. "Match Summary: Philippines v. Myanmar (2018 AFF Women's Championship)" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. "AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship 2014 Final Registration of Players (Philippines)" (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  4. Pates, Karlo (October 5, 2014). "Teen Malditas". Sun Star Davao. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (March 6, 2013). "Davao City sweeps reg'l FOF". Sun Star Davao. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. "DAVRAA futsal girls win in Del Monte". Edge Davao. April 11, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. "DAVRAA 2015 Davao booters nip DavOr, 5-3". Mindanao Times. February 27, 2015. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (January 26, 2017). "Semacio, Calizo beef up Davao City's futsal team". Sun Star. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. Garde, Cyrus (June 18, 2018). "PH U14 Girls' settles for 2nd place in AFC". Panay News. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  10. Sevila, Jermiah (July 5, 2018). "Malditas dominate Singapore in AFF tilt". Manila Times. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  11. "AFF Women's: Singapore 0-3 Philippines". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  12. Salvanera, Juris (November 7, 2022). "ICYMI: Semacio lifts Blue Eagles in PFF Women's Cup 2022 opener". The Guidon. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
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