Dionesa Tolentin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 25, 2000 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Far Eastern University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kaya | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Philippines | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Philippines (futsal) | 3 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 11, 2025 (UTC) | |||
Dionesa Tolentin (born June 25, 2000[1]) is a Filipino footballer who plays for the Philippines women's national team.
Career
[edit]College career
[edit]Tolentin has played for the Lady Tamaraw Booters of the Far Eastern University (FEU), a team which also partook in the PFF Women's League. FEU won the 2022 PFF Women's Cup where Tolentin was named as the Most Valuable Player.[2] She left FEU in December 2024, but not before helping the Tamaraws win the women's football title for UAAP Season 87.[3] Overall she helped her team win three UAAP titles.[4] She captained for her collegiate team.[5]
International career
[edit]Football
[edit]Tolentin has played for the Philippine national team. She debuted at the 2019 AFF Women's Championship when it was still coached by Let Dimzon.[6][7]
She made her return to the national team now under Mark Torcaso in February 2024 in a friendly against Finland.[8][9]
Futsal
[edit]Tolentin was called up to become part of the Philippine national futsal team that took part at the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers.[10] She scored a goal in her women's futsal debut in the Philippines' 4–1 opener win against Kuwait.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Tolentin hails from Zamboanga del Norte. She pursued a degree in education at the Far Eastern University.[5]
International goals
[edit]Futsal
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | January 11, 2025 | Yunusobod Sport Complex, Tashkent |  Kuwait |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification | [11] |
| 2. | January 15, 2025 |  Turkmenistan |
2–0 | 2–0 | [12] |
Honors
[edit]- FEU Lady Booters
- Individual
- PFF Women's Cup Most Valuable Player: 2022
- UAAP Golden boot: 2024 (Season 86)
- UAAP Most Valuable Player: 2024 (Season 86)
- UAAP Best striker: 2024 (Season 86)
References
[edit]- ^ "Dionesa Tolentin Career Stats - Pinatar Cup". ESPN (SG). Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "PFF Women's Cup: FEU takes cup after two-goal rout of UP". Tiebreaker Times. December 18, 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (December 17, 2024). "Dionesa Tolentin credits Let Dimzon for her success in emotional FEU farewell". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (January 12, 2025). "Philippines opens AFC Women's Futsal qualis with commanding win over Kuwait". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "Dionesa Tolentin balances captainship for FEU, national team duties". Tiebreaker Times. October 4, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "WOMEN: Philippines confirm semis spot after win over Singapore". Chonburi: Asean Football Federation. August 23, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (March 5, 2024). "Dionesa Tolentin relishes Pinatar experience as she returns to FEU". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Filipinas fall to Finland in friendly ahead of Pinatar Cup". One Sport. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Terrado, Jonas (February 29, 2024). "Filipinas lose to Slovenia to wrap up Pinatar Cup bid". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Javier, Nikole (January 9, 2025). "Katrina Guillou, Bella Flanigan eye another World Cup stint following PH futsal team call-up". GMA News. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (January 11, 2025). "Guillou brace powers PH in Futsal Asian Cup qualifier opener". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ Terrado, Jonas (January 17, 2025). "Historic Asian Cup stint now within Filipinos' reach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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- Filipino women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Far Eastern University alumni
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines women's footballers
- Philippines women's international footballers
- Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (women) players
- 2000 births
- Sportspeople from Zamboanga del Norte
- Filipino women's futsal players
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