Sara Castañeda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Isobel Arrieta Castañeda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1996 | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| De La Salle Zobel | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | De La Salle University | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Philippines U16 | ||
| – | Philippines U19 | ||
| 2015– | Philippines | (3) | |
| ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 July 2016 (before the 2016 AFF Women's Championship) | |||
Sara Castañeda (born 5 December 1996)[1] is a Filipino footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Philippines women's national football team.
Youth and collegiate career
Sara Castañeda was born to Conz Castañeda and Deedee Arrieta and has a younger brother and sister.[2] Castaneda took up the sport of football at age 5, after witnessing her brother play for the Makati Football Club. She attended De La Salle Zobel for her high school studies and was part of her school's football team. During her high stint, she was awarded the Athlete of the Year twice.[3]
She later played for the football team of her college, De La Salle University.[3] With her team, she competed in 2016 in the UAAP Season 78 football tournaments and scored in the final against UP Lady Maroons but lost with 1-2. She became after the tournament Rookie of the Year.
International career
Before her stint with her college, Castañeda has already played for the under-16 and under-19 Philippine national football teams. She made her debut for the senior team at age 18 on May 2015 at the 2015 AFF Women's Championship.[3] She also participated in the 2016 edition.
Castañeda helped the Philippines qualify for their first AFC Women's Asian Cup since the qualification stage was introduced. She scored 4 goals in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in 2017 including the equalizer in the 1-1 tie against Bahrain that secured the Philippines qualification for the 2018 edition of the continental tournament.[4]
Despite her contribution to the qualification she had to secure a berth for the Philippine squad that will participate at the final tournament of the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup. By February 2018 she was removed from the national pool[4] but was later reinstated.[5] She was included in the final-23 roster for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 April 2017 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe |  | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 2. | 5 April 2017 |  | ||||
| 3. | 7 April 2017 |  | ||||
References
- 1 2 "AFF MYANMAR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 - FINAL REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS & OFFICIALS" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony (18 August 2017). "Stage parents: Malditas have someone to watch over them during SEA Games campaign". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 Manzano, Claro Ignacio (4 April 2016). "Sara Castañeda". The La Sallian. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- 1 2 del Carmen, Lorenzo (23 February 2018). "Sara Castaneda sits out 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "PH Women's Football team national pool and fixtures". Rappler. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Philippines WNT Lineup For AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018". Philippine Football Federation. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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