Kaiya Jota

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Kaiya Jota
Personal information
Full name Kaiya Rose Flintham Jota [1]
Date of birth (2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Baldwin Park, California, U.S.
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Marshall Fundamental Secondary School
Whitfield SC Hawaii
Los Angeles Breakers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Stanford Cardinal
International career‡
2022– Philippines 1 (0)
2024– England U19 0 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:30; 17 October, 2024 (UTC)

Kaiya Rose Flintham Jota (born February 5, 2006) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stanford Cardinal in the United States, the Philippines national team, and England under-19s.

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Early career

Jota attended Marshall Fundamental Secondary School, where she played soccer. [3] She has been named to the Mission Valley League First Team for three consecutive years, and in 2022 she was named to the CIF All-League [3]

She committed to play college soccer for the Stanford Cardinals starting in 2024. [3]

International career

Jota was born in the United States to a Filipino father and an English mother, making her eligible to play for England, Philippines or the United States at international level. [3]

Philippines

Jota played for Philippines in two fixtures in the U20 Asian Cup qualifiers in March 2023, losing 6–0 to China [4] and getting sent off against Laos. [5]

Jota was first invited to train for the Philippines during their September 2022 training camp in California. [6] [7] Due to her inability to obtain her Philippine passport in time for the friendly match against New Zealand, she was unable to make the matchday list.

In October 2022, Jota received her first official call-up for the Philippines in their training camp and friendlies against Costa Rica. [8] A couple of months later, Jota was once again called up for the Philippines for their friendlies against Papua New Guinea. [9] [10] She made her debut for the Philippines in a 9–0 win against Papua New Guinea, coming in as a substitute, replacing Olivia McDaniel in the second half. [11] [12]

Jota was included in the team's lineup for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [13] [14] She did not feature in any games but trained with the team in New Zealand. [2]

England

On 16 October 2024, Hobson was called up to the England under-19 team for Algarve Cup matches against Netherlands and Norway. [15]

Personal life

Jota's sister, Asia, is also a soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Bethany Lutheran College in NCAA Division III. [16] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Filipinas Set For Sydney Camp, Face PNG In Friendly Matches". Philippine Football Federation. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Terrado, Reuben (August 9, 2023). "Kaiya Jota grateful for unbelievable World Cup experience as a teen". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Pasadena Student, Kaiya Jota, Is Goalie in 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup ‹ ColoradoBoulevard.net". www.coloradoboulevard.net. July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Match Report of China PR U20 vs Philippines U20 - 2023-03-08 - AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualification - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Match Report of Philippines U20 vs Lao PDR U20 - 2023-03-10 - AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualification - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ Cabatbat, Erel (September 1, 2022). "Busy Christmas and New Year for the Azkals". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (September 4, 2022). "Filipinas to welcome back Chandler McDaniel, field 4 newcomers in friendly vs New Zealand". Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (October 2, 2022). "Filipinas retain core for Costa Rica friendlies". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ Morales, Luisa (December 7, 2022). "Filipinas end year with Sydney camp, face Papua New Guinea in friendlies". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ Li, Matthew (December 7, 2022). "Filipinas name pool for Papua New Guinea friendlies". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Filipinas Score Big Win, End 2022 In Style". Philippine Football Federation. December 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  12. ↑ Morales, Luisa (December 15, 2022). "Filipinas end year with 9-goal demolition of Papua New Guinea". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Marshall Senior Kaiya Jota Makes it to the 2023 Philippine National Women's Football Team – Pasadena Schools". www.pasadenanow.com. July 11, 2023. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Fifa Women's World Cup 2023 team list of all participating countries". BBC News Pidgin. July 18, 2023. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  15. ↑ McHugh, Beth (October 17, 2024). "England WU19s squad named for Algarve Cup trip". England Football. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  16. ↑ "S2 EP13 Asia, Kaiya and Jim Jota". mybalitz.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Asia Jota - Women's Soccer - Bethany Lutheran College Athletics". Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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