Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jerald Araquel Aquino | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Northern Mariana Islands | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tuloy | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Tan Holdings | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Teen Ayuyus | ||
2022–2023 | Tan Holdings | ||
2023 | Eleven Tiger | ||
2023– | Tuloy | ||
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:57, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
Jerald Aquino (born 25 October 2004) is a Northern Mariana Islands international footballer who currently plays for Philippines Football League club Tuloy and the Northern Mariana Islands national team. [1]
As a youth, Aquino played for Tan Holdings in the island's various junior divisions, including the under-18 league in 2019. [2] By 2021, he was competing in the Marianas Soccer League 1 with the NMI U18 national team, known as Teen Ayuyus. [3] That season, he was named as a member of the league All-Star team that would compete against the senior national team in the All-Star match. [4] The following season, he returned to Tan Holdings in the top division as the team went on to become champions of the Fall Season. [5] By 2023, Aquino had moved to Eleven Tiger FC. With the club, he won his second consecutive league championship and qualified for the inaugural Marianas Club Championship. [6] In the match, Eleven Tiger defeated Wings FC of Guam 2–1 to win the first-ever title. [7]
In 2023, Aquino joined Tuloy F.C. of the Philippines Football League. He had previously played against the club in a friendly match as a member of the under-18 national team as the squad trained in the Philippines in 2019 and trained jointly with the club in 2022. [8] [9] He was joined at the club by international teammate Dev Bachani. However, when the 2024 Philippines Football League kicked off in April 2024, neither play was part of the matchday squad. [10]
As a youth, Aquino represented the Northern Mariana Islands in 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. [11] In preparation for the qualifying campaign, the team held a training camp in the Philippines. [9] Aquino was called up to the senior national team for the 2023 Pacific Games. [12] He made his senior debut in the competition on 18 November 2023 in the team's opening match against Fiji. [13]
Northern Mariana Islands | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2023 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
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