Tara Allison Borromeo Shelton (born June 26, 2001) is a footballer who plays as a defender for DLSU Lady Booters. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.

Tara Shelton
Personal information
Full name Tara Allison Borromeo Shelton[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-26) June 26, 2001 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Edmonds, Washington, U.S.
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
DLSU Lady Booters
Youth career
2015–2019 Holy Names Cougars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– DLSU Lady Booters
International career
2016 Philippines U16 4 (0)
2019– Philippines 15 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:35; July 19, 2022 (UTC)[2]

Early life and education edit

Shelton was born in the United States in Edmonds, Washington.[2] She has roots in the Philippines, particularly in Cavite and Manila.[citation needed] She has attended the Holy Names Academy[3] and later the De La Salle University.

Career edit

Shelton was part of the Holy Names Academy's football (soccer) team.[3] After graduating from Holy Names in 2019, she had committed to play for Pacific Lutheran University in the US NCAA.[4][5]

She moved to the Philippines, where she played for the De La Salle University's women's football team which played in the PFF Women's League.

International career edit

Shelton has represented the Philippines internationally. She has been part of the national team rosters which competed at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games[6][7] and the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.[2] She was also included in the final roster for the competition proper.[8] Shelton scored her first international senior goal in a 3–0 friendly win against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Brežice, Slovenia, through a left-footed strike from outside the box.[9]

International goals edit

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. June 23, 2022 Terme Čatež, Brežice   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours edit

International edit

Philippines edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Tara Shelton at Soccerway. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Tara Shelton". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Congratulations to HNA Soccer on their great season!". Holy Names Academy. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "19 Cougars Commit to College Competition" (PDF). Cougar Corner. Holy Names Academy: 1. May 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "2018-19 National League Commits | 19U Girls". US Youth Soccer. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (September 13, 2021). "Malditas keep core of SEA Games team for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Philippine Women's National Team Make their Home Bow in the 30th Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. November 25, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Rosale, Dale (January 12, 2022). "Roster of PH women's football team for AFC Asian Cup bared". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (June 24, 2022). "Shelton, Bolden strike as Filipinas rout Bosnia in friendly". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 24, 2022.