Natalie Oca

Natalie Rae Oca (born November 3, 2006) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Pacifica Mariners and Slammers FC. Born in the United States, she plays for the Philippines women's national team and has also played for Philippines women's national under-20 team

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Rae and the surname or paternal family name is Oca.
Natalie Oca
Personal information
Full name Natalie Rae Oca[1]
Date of birth (2006-11-03) November 3, 2006
Place of birth Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Slammers FC / Pacifica Mariners
Number 3
Youth career
Pacifica Mariners
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Philippines U-20 2 (0)
2023– Philippines 2

Early career

Oca attends Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, where she played soccer.[2]

She has committed to the Loyola Marymount Lions.[3][4]

International career

Oca plays for the Philippines women's national under-20 team.[5] She is a midfielder and played in the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.

After seeing her performance in U-20 tournaments, Oca received a call-up for the Philippines women's national team for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[6][7]

References
  1. Natalie Oca at Global Sports Archive
  2. Medow, Shawn (May 15, 2021). "Newport Harbor girls' soccer shut out by Pacifica". Daily Pilot. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. "Philippines Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Who's in & who's out?". Goal.com. June 7, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. "Natalie Oca". SoccerWire. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. Carmen, Lorenzo del (March 3, 2023). "Maniti, Flanigan headline Filipinas U20 squad for AFC qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. Terrado, Jonas (May 1, 2023). "Filipinas still look good to land SEA Games gold". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  7. "Football: Long, McDaniel sisters banner PH team to SEA Games". ABS-CBN News. April 30, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.


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