Friday Camaclang

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Friday Camaclang
Personal information
Birth name Andrea Friday Mancuyas Camaclang
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
19891995 Colegio de San Agustin
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19961999 University of the Philippines
20032005 Los Angeles Valley College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Riptide F.C.
North Hollywood Extreme
F.C. Los Angeles
2006–? Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.
National team
1996–2007 Philippines ? (~2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Friday Camaclang is a Filipino football player. Camaclang was a member of the Philippine women's national team. She played for Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. of the FA Women's Premier League in England.

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Early career

Camaclang played high school varsity in Collegio de San Agustin in Makati.[ citation needed ] She first played football at age three [1] and her skills were further honed at the Makati football school. There she was able to play in international competitions such as the Helsinki Cup in Finland, the Gothia Cup in Sweden and the Pondus Cup in Denmark.[ citation needed ]

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She also played for the varsity team of the University of the Philippines. [2]

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The University of the Philippines is a state university system in the Philippines, and is the country's national university. Founded by the American colonial government on June 18, 1908 for the Filipinos, it was established through the ratification of Act No. 1870 of the 1st Philippine Legislature to provide "advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to give professional and technical training" to eligible students regardless of "age, sex, nationality, religious belief and political affiliation". UP has institutional autonomy as the country's national university as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500.

Club career

Seeking to play a more tactical style of football, Camaclang went to the United States where she got involved with the Penn State to University of Portland and the Women's Soccer Association. [2]

She joined minor clubs in the United States, FC Los Angeles, North Hollywood Extreme and semi-pro team Riptide F.C.[ citation needed ] She then enrolled for further studies in Los Angeles Valley College, then joining its women's soccer team. [1]

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In 2006, she signed with Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. of the FA Women's Premier League [3] [4] to play for them at least in the 2006-07 season. [5]

The 15th season of the FA Women's Premier League.

International career

Camaclang first joined the Philippine national team in 1996. [5] She was part of the Philippine squad that participated at the 1999 AFC Women's Championship where she scored two goals against Nepal. She underwent a two-month training in the United States before the tournament. [6] She also played at the Southeast Asian Games. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Filipina Star Shined for Valley". Valley Star News. November 26, 2003. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Velasco, Bill (16 September 2006). "Plyometrics: a new way to make champions". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "Camclang signs up for Seagulls". People's Daily Online. November 9, 1999. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  4. "Camclang signs up for Seagulls". The official AFC website. September 22, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2009.[ dead link ]
  5. 1 2 Velasco, Bill (15 September 2006). "Pinay booter to play in English Premier League". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. "Philippines Beats Nepal 5-0 in Asian Women's Football Game". People's Daily. 9 November 1999. Retrieved 26 January 2017.