Katrina Jacqueline Rivera Guillou (born December 19, 1993) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Hammarby. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.

Katrina Guillou
Personal information
Full name Katrina Jacqueline Rivera Guillou[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Hammarby
Number 16
Youth career
Bishop Ireton Cardinals
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 UNCW Seahawks 80 (30)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 ONS 8 (2)
2016–2017 Lugano 14 (0)
2018 ONS 15 (6)
2019–2020 Morön 49 (21)
2021–2023 Piteå 61 (12)
2024– Hammarby 0 (0)
International career
2022– Philippines 37 (12)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00; 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Early life and education edit

Guillou was born to a Filipino mother, Lorna (née Rivera), and a French father, Yves Guillou, in Washington, D.C.[2][3] A native of Fort Washington, Maryland, she attended the Bishop Ireton High School in Virginia for her secondary studies and later the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) for her collegiate studies.[2]

College career edit

From 2012 to 2015, Guillou played for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's soccer (football) team which competes in the Colonial Athletic Association Division 1.[4] In her senior year, she helped the Seahawks secure an at-large berth for the NCAA Division I.[2]

Club career edit

Oulu Nice Soccer edit

After graduating from UNCW, Guillou signed up to play for Finnish club Oulu Nice Soccer in 2016.[5][6] She made 8 appearances and 2 goals for the club in the 2016 Naisten Liiga season.[7]

Lugano edit

In August 2016, Guillou left Finland to join Swiss club FF Lugano 1976. She appeared in 13 matches in the regular season and helped Lugano advance to the playoffs where she played one more game in the final round of 2016–17 Nationalliga A.[8]

Oulu Nice Soccer edit

In 2018, Guillou returned to Finland signing with former club Oulu Nice Soccer until the end of 2018 Naisten Liiga season where she scored 6 goals in 15 matches.[9][7]

Morön BK edit

In December 2018, Guillou joined Swedish Elitettan club Morön BK.[10][11] During the 2019 season, she scored 8 goals in 23 games.[7]

Guillou remained with Morön BK for the 2020 Elitettan season. She appeared in all 26 games and scored 13 goals.[7] The club finished in third place.[12] During a Swedish Cup match against Piteå IF on 7 October, Guillou scored a hat-trick helping Morön to a 4–3 victory and a berth in the 2020–21 Swedish Cup Group Stage.[13][7]

Piteå IF edit

In December 2020, Damallsvenskan club Piteå IF signed Guillou on a 1+1 year deal.[14] She played 3 seasons for the club scoring 12 goals in 61 matches.[7]

Hammarby edit

On 16 April 2024, Guillou signed with Damallsvenskan side Hammarby.[15]

International career edit

When she was still a college player, her coach convinced her to join a national team. Two years prior to the Asian Cup, she sent the Philippine Football Federation a highlight reel of her earlier part of her stint in Sweden which led to her securing a Philippine passport in order for her to be able to play for the national team.[16]

Guillou made her first cap for the Philippines in the national team's 1–0 win against Thailand at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[17] In that same tournament, she scored her first international goal for the Philippines in their final group match, a 6–0 win against Indonesia.[18] On April 11, 2022, Guillou scored her first international hat-trick in a friendly against Fiji, which the Philippines won 8–0.[19]

Guillou played for the Philippines in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In their opening match against Switzerland, Guillou scored in the 16th minute but was offsides.[20]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 12 November 2023[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ONS 2016 Naisten Liiga 8 2 8 2
Total 8 2 8 2
FF Lugano 1976 2016–17 Nationalliga A 14 0 14 0
Total 14 0 14 0
ONS 2018 Naisten Liiga 15 6 15 6
Total 15 6 15 6
Morön BK 2019 Elitettan 23 8 0 0 23 8
2020 26 13 1 3 27 16
Total 49 21 1 3 50 24
Piteå IF 2021 Damallsvenskan 13 1 4 3 17 4
2022 24 7 4 0 28 7
2023 24 4 1 1 25 5
Total 61 12 9 4 70 16
Hammarby 2024 Damallsvenskan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 147 41 10 7 157 48
  1. ^ Includes Swedish Cup

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. January 27, 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune   Indonesia 1–0 6–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2. April 11, 2022 Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney   Fiji 3–0 8–0 Friendly
3. 4–0
4. 6–0
5. June 26, 2022 Terme Čatež, Brežice   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 2–1 Friendly
6. July 8, 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila   Malaysia 2–0 4–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship
7. July 17, 2022   Thailand 2–0 3–0
8. October 7, 2022 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela   Costa Rica 1–1 1–1 Friendly
9. December 15, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney   Papua New Guinea 2–0 9–0 Friendly
10. 7–0
11. September 22, 2023 Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou   Hong Kong 3–1 3–1 2022 Asian Games
12. October 26, 2023 Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia   Chinese Taipei 2–1 4–1 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours edit

Philippines

References edit

  1. ^ "Philippines – Australia Match Summary" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Katrina Guillou – Women's Soccer". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Atencio, Peter (January 20, 2022). "Momentum on side of PH women's booters vs. Thais". Manila Standard. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's Soccer".
  5. ^ "Former Seahawk standouts land pro soccer contracts". Port City Daily. May 6, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Former Seahawk Guillou signs pro contract". WECT News 6. Gray Television, Inc. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Philippines – K. Guillou – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Katrina Guillou – Performance data | Soccerdonna". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Kymppipaikka.fi. "ONS:lle amerikkalainen paluumuuttaja" [American returnee for ONS]. www.kymppipaikka.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  10. ^ Edman, Anton (December 23, 2018). "Här är Moröns nästa nyförvärv från USA: "Som Messi I spelsättet"" [Here's Morön's next signing from the U.S.: "Like Messi in the way she plays"]. norran.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Ekström, David (January 2, 2019). "Katrina Guillou: "Jag har alltid velat spela i Sverige"" [Katrina Guillou: "I've always wanted to play in Sweden"]. norran.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Lundgren, Erik Grahn (November 18, 2020). "Genomgång: Moröns succésäsong I siffror och statistik" [Review: Morön's successful season in numbers and statistics]. norran.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Lundgren, Erik Grahn (October 7, 2020). "Guillou sänkte Piteå med hattrick: "De gjorde det enkelt för mig"" [Guillou sank Piteå with a hat-trick: "They made it easy for me"]. norran.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Sandberg, Per (December 7, 2020). "Piteå IF värvar amerikansk målskytt: "Piteå känns bäst"" [Piteå IF signs American goalscorer: "Piteå feels the best"]. pt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "Katrina Guillou klar för Bajen" [Katrina Guillou ready for Bajen]. hammarbyfotboll.se. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  16. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (January 22, 2022). "Being part of PWNFT was a long-time coming for Katrina Guillou". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  17. ^ Lozada, Bong (January 21, 2022). "PH upsets Thailand in 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  18. ^ Moriones, Gil (January 28, 2022). "Malditas boost World Cup chances after historic march to WAC QF's". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  19. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (April 11, 2022). "Guillou has hat-trick as Filipinas rout Fiji anew in friendly". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  20. ^ Terrado, Jonas (July 21, 2023). "Fairy tale start scratched by offside flag as Filipinas lose to Swiss in Women's World Cup". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  21. ^ "Philippines - K. Guillou - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  22. ^ "Katrina Guillou - Performance data - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  23. ^ "Philippines defeat Thailand to lift historic crown". the-AFC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.