Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zachary Cagaanan Taningco [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Manila, Philippines | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back / Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manila Digger | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
British School Manila | |||
GOM Academy | |||
Stallion Laguna | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Azkals Development Team | 2 | (0) |
2024 | United City | 12 | (0) |
2024– | Manila Digger | 19 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Philippines U17 | 9 | (0) |
2022 | Philippines U19 | 6 | (0) |
2025– | Philippines U23 | 5 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:27, 17 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:27, 17 August 2025 (UTC) |
Zachary Cagaanan "Ziggy" Taningco (born 8 October 2004) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and full-back for Philippines Football League club Manila Digger and the Philippines under-23 national team. [1] [2]
Taningco was born in Manila, Philippines. [1] He studied at British School Manila [3] and played youth football for Great Oaks Manor (GOM) Academy and for the youth team of PFL club Stallion Laguna. [4] He also studies in Ateneo de Manila University.
In 2022, Taningco, played for the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League during the 2022–23 season. [5] [6] He made his debut in a 2–0 loss to Stallion.
Before the start of the 2024 season, Taningco was signed by local heavyweight United City, making his debut in the league's opening matchday in a 2–0 loss to Kaya–Iloilo. [4] He became the team's starting right-back that season, though United City withdrew from the league at the season's end.
Taningco would sign for Manila Digger before the 2024–25 season, becoming a first-team starter as the club finished as runners-up in both the PFL and the Finals Series. [7] In 2025, Digger played their first-ever AFC match in the AFC Champions League Two qualifiers, where Taningco played right back as the team lost 2–1 to Persib Bandung. [8] [9]
Taningco received his first call-up to the Philippines under-17 national team in 2019 for the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship, making his debut in a 7–1 loss against Timor Leste. [10] [11] He was called up again later that year for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers. [12]
Three years later, Taningco was called up to the under-19 national team to participate in the 2022 AFF U-19 Championship, debuting in a narrow 1–0 loss to Thailand. [13] He represented the country once more later that year in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers. [5] [14]
For the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship, Taningco was once again called up for the under-23 team, and made his debut on the opening matchday as the Philippines upset Malaysia 2–0. [15] He played at right-back as the country clinched its first-ever semifinal in the competition, eventually finishing fourth. [16]