Marisa Park
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 Park in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Luisa de Vera Park[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Reston FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 89 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Braddock Road Stars Elite | 12 | (6) |
| 2015 | IL Sandviken | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Philippines | 5 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 3, 2014[2] | |||
Maria Luisa de Vera Park (born 25 August 1991) is a professional international footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.
Park was born in Alexandria, Virginia on August 25, 1991, to Randy and Mavee Park. She studied at Langley High School and later at the Wake Forest University where she graduated in May 2013 with a degree in business and enterprise management.[3]
Career
Youth and college
Park played for Reston FC. She also played for her varsity team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 2009 to 2013. She has the fourth-most appearance in the history of Wake Forest's program, appearing 89 times for the team. Park scored eight goals, 10 assists and 26 points in her Wake Forest Career. She was also part of the Demon Deacons team that won its first ACC Championship in 2010 and was named as part of the 2010 ACC All-Tournament Team.[4]
Senior club
Marisa Park plays for the Braddock Road Stars Elite as a midfielder and captain of the team. Park scored the first goal in the whole history of Braddock on their match against the Washington Spirit Reserves which the team lost with the scoreline 4–1.[5] Park received an honorable mention for the first week of the 2014 W-League season.[6] In 2015, she transferred to Norwegian club, IL Sandviken which plays at the Toppserien.[7]
