Maya Alcantara
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| Full name | Maya Taylor Rosales Alcantara[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 22, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kaya–Iloilo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Saint Mary's Gaels | 54 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Georgetown Hoyas | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kaya–Iloilo | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Philippines | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:00; 26 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:28; 13 July 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Maya Taylor Rosales Alcantara (born July 22, 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for PFF Women's League club Kaya–Iloilo and the Philippines women's national team.
Saint Mary's College of California
Alcantara played her first four years of collegiate soccer at Saint Mary's College of California.[2]
Georgetown University
In 2022, Alcantara pursued her graduate studies at Georgetown University. She was included in the women's soccer team squad.[3]
International career
Philippines
Alcantara was included in the Philippines squad for a month-long training camp in Australia. The training camp was part of the national team's preparation for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam.[4][5][6]
Alcantara made her debut for the Philippines in a 7–0 win against Singapore in the 2022 AFF Women's Championship.[7][8] She made her second appearance for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Malaysia.[9] Philippines ended up winning the 2022 AFF Women's Championship title.[10]
