Gavin Muens
Filipino footballer (born 2004)
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Gavin Alonzo Muens (German pronunciation: [Müns];[2] (born October 24, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League side Kaya–Iloilo, he plays for the Philippines national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Alonzo Muens | ||
| Date of birth | October 24, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaya–Iloilo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | West Sound FC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Washington Premier FC | ||
| 2018–2020 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Washington Huskies[1] | 0 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | ADT | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Kaya–Iloilo | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | → One Taguig (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Philippines U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Philippines U22 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Philippines U23 | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | Philippines | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:31, 20 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Muens was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, to a German father and Filipino mother.[4]
Club career
Youth
He began his youth career in Washington State at local club West Sound FC before joining Washington Premier in 2020.
Senior
Muens made three appearances for ADT in The Philippines Football League, scoring one goal.[5] Muens signed for FC Schweinfurt 05 for the 2023–24 season.[6] He made his début as a substitute on 4 November 2023 against SV Schalding-Heining.[7]
International career
In 2023 Muens was called up to The Philippines U22 squad for the 2023 SEA Games, playing in all four group games.[8] He retained his place in the squad for the Asian Cup Qualifiers later that year in Thailand, scoring against Bangladesh at Chonburi Stadium.[9] He is the second youngest debutant on the senior national team where he earned his first cap versus Jordan at Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar.[citation needed]
Style of play
In 2023 Washington Huskies head coach Jamie Clark stated "Gavin has more international experience than any player we have ever recruited. He’s got full international caps with the Philippine’s national team and has played all over the world in incredible settings. He’s a very talented midfielder with the ability to pull strings, but also works box-to-box. Gavin will enroll early and we’re excited to start working with him."[10]
Media
Muens appeared in Football Manager 2024, a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega; he appears in each updated version up to and including Football Manager 2026 (officially abbreviated as FM26).[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Schweinfurt 05 | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honours
Kaya–Iloilo
- Philippines Football League Champion: 2024–25