Joana Houplin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joana Vaya Malinao Michaelson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Koronadal, Philippines | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Western Washington Vikings | 73 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Issaquah Gunners | ||
| 2012–2014 | Seattle Reign FC (reserve team) | ||
| 2014 | Seattle Sounders Women | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Philippines | 11 | (12) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of May 1, 2015[1] | |||
Joana Vaya Malinao Michaelson (born 12 February 1990), née Houplin, is a Filipino-American association football coach and former international footballer who played as a midfielder for Seattle Sounders Women. Houplin was also the top scorer at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship scoring 8 goals.
Joana Houplin was born in the Philippines on February 12, 1990.[1] She has both Philippine and United States citizenship.[2] Houplin later moved to England at age 4 and later to the United States at 12.[3]
She attended the Olympia High School and also the Western Washington University where she obtained a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2012. She pursued graduate studies in sports science in the same university.[2]
