Michael Asong
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Cangco Asong[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1998 | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manila Digger | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | San Beda University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Mendiola 1991 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Stallion Laguna | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Mendiola 1991 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Vic West | ||
| 2025– | Manila Digger | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Philippines U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Philippines U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Philippines U23 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:54, 16 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:54, 16 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Michael Cangco Asong (born 3 October 1998) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Philippines Football League club Manila Digger.[1][2]
From 2015 to 2019, he played as goalkeeper for the Red Lions of San Beda University, winning two NCAA championships within that span.[3][4] In early 2020, he left San Beda to pursue professional football with San Beda-based club Mendiola 1991.[5]
Club career
In 2020, Asong joined Mendiola 1991 of the Philippines Football League. However, the club's season was abruptly cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He would play several matches for the club in the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara and the following season of the PFL.[6][7]
Before the start of the 2022–23 season, he transferred to Stallion Laguna, where he made seven appearances as the first-team keeper and helped the club finish third.[8][9] He returned to Mendiola to conclude the season. However, later that year, he would move to Canada and play amateur football with Vic West.[10]
He would return to the Philippines two years later, signing with Manila Digger to fill in after the departure of Yuya Kuriyama. The club finished second in both the 2024–25 PFL and the succeeding Finals Series,[11] qualifying for AFC Competitions for the first time. He made a first-team appearance in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two qualifying rounds as Manila Digger lost 2–1 to Persib Bandung of Indonesia.[12]