Marielle Benitez
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 Benitez with the Philippine national team in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marielle Benitez–Javellana | ||
| Birth name | Marielle Moya Benitez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Quezon City, Philippines | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Green Archers United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| c.1995–1998 | PAREF Woodrose[2] | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| c.2001–2004 | De La Salle University[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| SQS United FC | |||
| c. 2016–? | Green Archers United | ||
| International career | |||
| Philippines | 61 | (5) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marielle Benitez–Javellana (born 2 October 1981) is a Filipino footballer who formerly played for the Philippine women's national football team. She plays in the midfield position. She is also a sports news anchor.
Benitez was born on 2 October 1981 in Quezon City, Philippines.[1] She first took up various sports in her childhood such as tennis, gymnastics, martial arts, basketball, swimming, volleyball, and underwater hockey.[3] She started playing football when she was on her first year in high school.[1] She first took up the sport at PAREF Woodrose. By her third year, De La Salle coach, Hans Smit took notice of Benitez.[4] Graduating from PAREF Woodrose in 1998,[5] she decided to attend the De La Salle University. She later attained two degrees – in Psychology and Marketing Management.[4]
