Pete Forrosuelo

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Pete Forrosuelo
Personal information
Full name Pete Andrei Pareja Forrosuelo [1]
Date of birth (1999-07-06) July 6, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
United City
Number 99
Youth career
FEU Baby Tamaraws
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Far Eastern University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Azkals Development Team 3 (0)
2022 United City 17 (0)
2023 Rajpracha 0 (0)
2023–2024 Davao Aguilas 8 (0)
2024– United City 2 (0)
International career
2018 Philippines U19 5 (0)
2019–2022 Philippines U23 5 (0)
2022– Philippines 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9:51, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9:51, November 4, 2023 (UTC)

Pete Andrei Pareja Forrosuelo (born 6 July 1999) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a defender for Philippine club United City and the Philippines national team. [2] [1]

Contents

College Career

Forrosuelo was born in the municipality of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte. [1] He played high school football for the junior team of Far Eastern University, the Baby Tamaraws, where he won several juniors titles. [3] He would go on to play for the college team of FEU in 2019, though his stay was cut short due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [4] [5]

Club Career

Azkals Development Team

While still in college, he played club football for the Azkals Development Team of the PFL, making his debut in the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara. [6] He would register one assist and was on the bench as the ADT lost in the final. [7] [8]

United City

During the pre-season transfer window, he moved to United City, where he became a fixture in defense in the club's campaigns in the PFL, Copa, and AFC Champions League. [6] [9] In the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara, he was a starter as United City won their first-ever title. [10] [11] However, his contract with the club ended in December as the club were forced to withdraw from the PFL due to financial issues. [12]

Rajpracha

After United City, Forrosuelo was signed by Thai League 2 side Rajpracha, becoming one of the first Philippine-born football players to move to the country. [13] [14] [15] However, he didn't feature in a first-team game for the club.

Davao Aguilas

Forrosuelo signed with former PFL side Davao Aguilas in the summer of 2023 as the club prepared for their return to club football with the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara. [16] [17] Davao and Forrosuelo would go on a fairytale run to the final, with Davao becoming the first-ever non-league side to make the Copa Paulino Alcantara Final. [18]

International career

Philippines U19

While still with FEU's juniors team, Forrosuelo was called up to the Philippine National U-19 team in 2018 in preparation for the AFF U19 Championship. [19] [20] He made his debut in the opening match, a 2–1 win against Singapore.

Philippines U23

Forrosuelo was later called up to the Philippine National U-23 team a year later for the 2019 Merlion Cup, starting both team's matches as they lost to Singapore and Indonesia. [21] [22] He would make a brief return to the team 3 years later, featuring in the 2022 AFF U23 Championship. [23] [24] [7]

Philippines

In 2022, Forrosuelo got his first call-up to the Philippine senior team in a 4–1 friendly win over Timor-Leste. [25] He would be called up again for the 2022 AFF Championship, but couldn't make the cut due to injury. [26] [27]

Honours

United City

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