Quinley Quezada

Quinley Quezada
Personal information
Full name Quinley Mirielle Campomanes Quezada-Keča
Date of birth (1997-04-07) April 7, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Rosemead, California, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team
Manila Digger
Number 20
Youth career
2010–2012 FC Golden State
2011–2015 Rosemead H.S.
2012–2015 LA Premier FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 UC Riverside Highlanders 63 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Xinbei Hangyuan
2021 Legends FC
2021–2022 JEF United Chiba 9 (0)
2022–2023 Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
2023–2024 Perth Glory 20 (1)
2024– Manila Digger
International career
2018– Philippines 52 (23)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:11; September 22, 2023 (UTC)

Quinley Mirielle Campomanes Quezada-Keča (born April 7, 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for PFF Women's League club Manila Digger. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.[1]

Early life and education

Quinley Mirielle Campomanes Quezada[2] was born on April 7, 1997[3] to a Mexican father, Raúl Quezada, and a Filipino mother, Ruth Campomanes.[4] She attended Rosemead High School where she lettered in soccer, cross country and track. For her collegiate studies, she entered University of California, Riverside.[5]

Career

High school

Quezada played for the women's soccer team of Rosemead High School. She was named part of the First Team All-League for the 2011–2015 seasons. She was recognized as the All-Mission Valley League Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 and 2015 as well as the Female Athlete of the Year as a senior student.[5]

Quezada began her club youth soccer career in 2010 in the U14 division at FC Golden State where she played for two seasons, followed by playing for LA Premier FC for the following three seasons. Quezada was a prolific finisher, scoring over 180 goals over the course of her youth career.

College

Quezada debuted for UC Riverside Highlanders women's soccer in 2015 during the team's season opening match against the George Washington Colonials. In the 2016 season, she was the second player among the Highlanders with the most goals scored, and tied for third in terms of points with another player. In the 2017 season, she was the top two player within the team in goals scored, assists made, and points earned. In the 2018 season, Quezada finished second on the team in goals (4), assists (2), and points (10). Quezada scored the game-winning goals in the Highlanders' 1–0 victory over UNLV on September 16 and the 1–0 win over Long Beach State on October 18 on Senior Night, earning her Second Team All-Conference recognition.[5]

Club

Taiwan and United States

Quezada in 2020 played for Xinbei Hangyuan in the Taiwan Mulan Football League.[6] She also played for Legends FC of the Women's Premier Soccer League.[7]

JEF United Chiba

In mid-2021, Quezada was signed in by JEF United Chiba of the WE League of Japan.[8] She made her debut for JEF United Chiba on October 2, 2021, and was the first Filipino to play a match in the WE League. She came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in her side's 0–3 loss to Tokyo Verdy Beleza.[9] She featured in nine games for Chiba.[10]

Red Star Belgrade

Quezada moved to ZFK Red Star Belgrade of the Serbian Women's Super League in June 2022.[10]

Perth Glory

In September 2023, it was announced that Quezada would reunite with coach Alex Epakis at Perth Glory, who was a part of the Philippines coaching staff at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11]

Manila Digger

Quezada joined Manila Digger. She would play for the club at the 2024 PFF Women's Cup.[12]

International

At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Quezada was among the players that were part of the Philippines women's national football team that partook in the tournament. This meant that Quezada is the first women's soccer player of the UC Riverside Highlanders to be a part of a senior FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying roster.[1] Quezada was a starter for all four of the team's matches: the three group play matches against Jordan, China, Thailand, and the 5th-place match against Korea Republic. The team opened the tournament with a 2–1 win against host Jordan[13]

Quezada was also part of the Philippine national team roster for the 2018 AFF Women's Championship.[14] She did not feature in the Philippines opener match against Myanmar due to recovering from a minor injury sustained during training camp, where the team lost 0–4.[2] In the second match, Quezada came in as a substitute for Eva Madarang in the 60th minute[15] in the team's 3–0 win over Singapore where she scored her first international goal in the 77th minute.[16] In the third match against Vietnam, Quezada came in as a substitute in the 45th minute. In the fourth and final match of the tournament against Indonesia, Quezada would start the match and score the final goal of the match in stoppage time to help the team secure a result with a 3–3 draw after the team took a 2–0 lead into halftime but subsequently conceded 3 consecutive second-half goals.[15]

Quezada started all three group stage games for the Philippines at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand.[17] The team did not advance into the knockout stages, but did record their first ever win in the World Cup at the tournament.[18]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. July 3, 2018 Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Singapore 3–0 3–0 2018 AFF Women's Championship
2. July 9, 2018  Indonesia 3–3 3–3
3. August 3, 2019 PFF National Training Center, Carmona, Philippines  Macau 1–0 11–0 Friendly
4. 3–0
5. August 17, 2019 IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand  East Timor 1–0 7–0 2019 AFF Women's Championship
6. August 21, 2019  Thailand 1–0 2–4
7. 2–1
8. August 23, 2019  Singapore 2–0 4–0
9. December 8, 2019 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Myanmar 1–0 1–2 2019 Southeast Asian Games
10. January 30, 2022 Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India  Chinese Taipei 1–0 1–1
(4–3 pen.)
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
11. April 7, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia  Fiji 1–0 7–2 Friendly
12. 7–2
13. April 11, 2022  Fiji 2–0 0–8
14. May 9, 2022 Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam  Cambodia 4–0 5–0 2021 Southeast Asian Games
15. May 21, 2022  Myanmar 2–1 2–1
16. June 26, 2022 Terme Čatež, Brežice, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 2–1 Friendly
17. July 8, 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Malaysia 3–0 4–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship
18. December 15, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia  Papua New Guinea 6–0 9–0 Friendly
19. 8–0
20. 9–0
21. April 8, 2023 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan  Tajikistan 4–0 8–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
22. April 11, 2023  Hong Kong 4–0 4–0
23. September 22, 2023 Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou, China 2–1 3–1 2022 Asian Games

Honours

International

Philippines

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet the Malditas: See who's wearing the Philippines' colors at the Women's AFC Asian Cup in Jordan". ABS-CBN Sports. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Match Summary: Philippines v. Myanmar (2018 AFF Women's Championship)" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Philippines - AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 - Playing Squad". AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 Press Kit. Asian Football Confederation. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Quinley Quezada interview: The new style for the summer – Here come the Filipinas – Beats & Rhymes FC".
  5. ^ a b c "Quinley Quezada - 2017". The Official Athletics Site of the University of California - Riverside. University of California-Riverside. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (June 1, 2021). "PH Malditas players Bolden, Quezada to play in Japan's first women's pro football league". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Montayre, Mia (September 6, 2021). "Five PWNFT members continue pro careers overseas with new clubs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Montayre, Mia (June 1, 2021). "Bolden, Quezada to play in Japan WE League". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Morales, Luisa (October 3, 2021). "Malditas' Quezada is first Filipino to debut in Japan top flight football league". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  10. ^ a b del Carmen, Lorenzo (June 11, 2022). "Quinley Quezada transfers from Japan's Chiba to Serbia's Belgrade". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Morgan, Gareth (September 8, 2023). "Record-breaking Philippines forward joins Glory ALW squad". Perth Glory. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Terrado, Jonas (October 19, 2024). "Playing at home makes duels among Filipinas more special". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Rosemead HS Graduate Quinley Quezada Plays for Philippines in Women's Soccer World Cup Qualifying Matches". SGV West Valley Journal. UC Riverside Sports Information Department. April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  14. ^ Sevila, Jermiah (July 5, 2018). "Malditas dominate Singapore in AFF tilt". Manila Times. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Match Summary: Philippines v. Singapore (2018 AFF Women's Championship)" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  16. ^ "AFF Women's: Singapore 0-3 Philippines". Philippine Football Federation. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "Quinley Quezada - Philippines Forward". ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  18. ^ "Women's World Cup: Euphoria in Philippines after historic campaign". BBC News. July 31, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.