Malea Cesar

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Malea Cesar
Personal information
Full name Malea Louise Engesser Cesar [1]
Date of birth (2003-12-09) December 9, 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Trinity Tigers
Number 26
Youth career
0000 Sunset HS Apollos
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Trinity Tigers 19 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Blacktown City 12 (1)
International career
2022– Philippines 30 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Vietnam 2021 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:38; August 5, 2023 (UTC)

Malea Louise Engesser Cesar (born December 9, 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Trinity Tigers. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team. [2]

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International career

Cesar was born in the United States to a Filipino father and American mother. [3] She was part of the Philippines team for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers but never appeared in a game. [4] Cesar was also part of the squad which participated in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India. [5] She made her senior national team debut in the Philippines' 1–0 win against Thailand. [6] She scored her first international goal during stoppage time in the Philippines' 6–0 win against Indonesia. [7]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1January 27, 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
6–0
6–0
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

International

Philippines

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References

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