Maya Alcantara

Maya Taylor Rosales Alcantara (born July 22, 2000) is an American-born Filipino footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Georgetown University and the Philippines women's national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Rosales and the surname or paternal family name is Alcantara.
Maya Alcantara
Personal information
Full name Maya Taylor Rosales Alcantara[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-22) July 22, 2000
Place of birth Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
Legends IE
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Saint Mary's Gaels 54 (4)
2022 Georgetown Hoyas 22 (0)
International career‡
2022– Philippines 7 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 PhilippinesTeam
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:05; 16 December 2022 (UTC)

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.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.April 8, 2023Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan Tajikistan6–08–02024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours

Philippines

References
  1. "Match Summary : Philippines v Singapore : Line-ups" (PDF). Aseanfootball.org. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. "Maya Alcantara - Women's Soccer - SMC California Athletics". Smcgaels.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. "Maya Alcantara - Women's Soccer - Georgetown University Athletics". guhoyas.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  4. "Filipinas Head To Australia For SEA Games Preparations". Philippine Football Federation. March 31, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  5. del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 31, 2022). "Malditas No More: PWNFT to carry 'Filipinas' as moniker". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  6. "Alcantara Adds Team Philippines Experience to Soccer Resume". Smcgaels.com. May 16, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  7. Fenix, Ryan (July 7, 2022). "Filipinas delight home fans with dominant win over Singapore". GMA News. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Beltran, Nelson (July 31, 2022). "Alcantara Football Field in Valenzuela unveiled". PhilStar Global. Retrieved August 26, 2022.


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