Malea Cesar

Malea Louise Engesser Cesar (born December 9, 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Blacktown City. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.[2]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Engesser and the surname or paternal family name is Cesar.
Malea Cesar
Personal information
Full name Malea Louise Engesser Cesar[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-09) December 9, 2003
Place of birth Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Blacktown City
Number 41
Youth career
Sunset HS Apollos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Blacktown City 12 (1)
International career‡
2022– Philippines 30 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 PhilippinesTeam
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third placeVietnam 2021Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:38; August 5, 2023 (UTC)

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.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1January 27, 2022Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Indonesia
6–0
6–0
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

Philippines

References
  1. "Malea Cesar". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. Malea Cesar at Soccerway. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  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. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. "PH women feel 'big weight off the shoulders' after upset of Thailand". Rappler. 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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