Malea Cesar

Malea Cesar
Personal information
Full name	Malea Louise Engesser Cesar
Date of birth	December 9, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Trinity Tigers
Number	26
Youth career
0000	Sunset HS Apollos
College career
Years	Team
2023–	Trinity Tigers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023	Blacktown City
International career‡
2022–	Philippines
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the Philippines
ASEAN Women's Championship
Southeast Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:38; August 5, 2023 (UTC)

Malea Louise Engesser Cesar (born December 9, 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Trinity Tigers. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.^[2]

International career

Cesar was born in the United States to a Filipino father and American mother.^[3] She was part of the Philippines team for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers but never appeared in a game.^[4] Cesar was also part of the squad which participated in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India.^[5] She made her senior national team debut in the Philippines' 1–0 win against Thailand.^[6] She scored her first international goal during stoppage time in the Philippines' 6–0 win against Indonesia.^[7]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	January 27, 2022	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India	Indonesia	6–0	6–0	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

International

Philippines

Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
ASEAN Women's Championship: 2022

References

^ "Malea Cesar". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ Malea Cesar at Soccerway. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ Calvert., Violi (May 20, 2022). "Focus: Filipinas' and one of their Young Players, Malea Cesar". Australian Filipina. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Malditas keep core of SEA Games team for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ "Katrina Guillou, three others set for PWNFT debut in Asian Cup". Tiebreaker Times. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ "PH women feel 'big weight off the shoulders' after upset of Thailand". Rappler. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ "Women's Asian Cup: Philippines moves on to quarterfinals, blanks Indonesia". Sports.inquirer.net. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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[1] "Malea Cesar". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[2] Malea Cesar at Soccerway. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[Calvert._2022-3] Calvert., Violi (May 20, 2022). "Focus: Filipinas' and one of their Young Players, Malea Cesar". Australian Filipina. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[4] "Malditas keep core of SEA Games team for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[5] "Katrina Guillou, three others set for PWNFT debut in Asian Cup". Tiebreaker Times. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[6] "PH women feel 'big weight off the shoulders' after upset of Thailand". Rappler. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[7] "Women's Asian Cup: Philippines moves on to quarterfinals, blanks Indonesia". Sports.inquirer.net. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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