Sara Castañeda

Sara Isobel Arrieta Castañeda (born 5 December 1996)[1] is a Filipino footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Philippines women's national football team.

Sara Castañeda
Personal information
Full name Sara Isobel Arrieta Castañeda[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996
Place of birth San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
Playing position(s) 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 30 (3)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 24, 2016 (before the 2016 AFF Women's Championship)
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Arrieta and the surname or paternal family name is Castañeda.

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.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.April 3, 2017Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe United Arab Emirates
4–0
4–0
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2.April 5, 2017Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Iraq
3–0
4–0
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
3.April 7, 2017Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tajikistan
4–0
8–0
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
4.17 August 2019IPE Chonburi Stadium 1, Chonburi, Thailand Timor-Leste2–07–02019 AFF Women's Championship

References
  1. "AFF MYANMAR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 - FINAL REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS & OFFICIALS" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. pp. 7–8. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. Reyes, Marc Anthony (August 18, 2017). "Stage parents: Malditas have someone to watch over them during SEA Games campaign". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. Manzano, Claro Ignacio (April 4, 2016). "Sara Castañeda". The La Sallian. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 23, 2018). "Sara Castaneda sits out 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. "PH Women's Football team national pool and fixtures". Rappler. April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. "Philippines WNT Lineup For AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018". Philippine Football Federation. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.


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