Alexa Nicole Diaz (born 19 September 1993) is an American-born Filipino footballer who plays as a defender. She has been a member of the Philippines women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexa Nicole Diaz | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kennedy Catholic Lancers | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Seattle Pacific Falcons | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Philippines | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2016 (before the 2016 AFF Women's Championship) | |||
Early life edit
Diaz was born on 19 September 1993[2] to a Filipino father and a Panamanian mother[3] in Seattle, U.S.[4] She is a native of the town of Burien, Washington and attended John F. Kennedy Catholic High School.[5]
Career edit
Diaz played for the Seattle Pacific Falcons women's soccer team during her college years as a defender. [6]
Diaz was selected to be part of the Philippines women's national team that will later play in the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in Bangladesh in 2013[5] after participating in a tryout held in March 2012[3] by then-national team head coach Ernest Nierras in Corona, California.[5] However she was not able to participate due to the late arrival of her proof of citizenship.[3]
She later made her debut later that year, at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games playing in both group stage match against hosts, Myanmar and defending champions, Vietnam.[3]
Diaz also took part in the Philippines' campaign in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Jordan.[7]
Coaching edit
She is part of the coaching staff of the Pacific Northwest Soccer Club and is a holder of at least a USSF National E License.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Alexa Diaz - Women's Soccer". SPU Athletics. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Philippines - AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 - Playing Squad". AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 Press Kit. Asian Football Confederation. p. 9.
- ^ a b c d Bird, Liviu (2013). "Kickin' It in Asia". SPU Response. Seattle Pacific University. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Alexa Diaz". Pacific Northwest Soccer Club. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Moschetti, Mark (19 April 2013). "SPU's Diaz Hoping to Make World Cup Soccer Team". Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Alexa Diaz - 2014 Women's Soccer Roster". Seattle Pacific University. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Football: Philippines shocks host Jordan to open AFC Women's Asian Cup". ABS-CBN. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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