Malea Cesar

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Engesser and the surname or paternal family name is Cesar.
Malea Cesar
Personal information
Full name Malea Louise Engesser Cesar[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-09) December 9, 2003 (age 20)
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 Apps (Gls)
2023– Trinity Tigers 19 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Blacktown City 12 (1)
International career‡
2022– Philippines 30 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
ASEAN Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place Vietnam 2021 Team
*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

References

  1. ^ "Malea Cesar". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Malea Cesar at Soccerway. Retrieved January 28, 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  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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