Malea Cesar | |
Fullname: | Malea Louise Engesser Cesar[1] |
Birth Date: | 9 December 2003 |
Birth Place: | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
Height: | 1.63m |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Trinity Tigers |
Clubnumber: | 26 |
Youthclubs1: | Sunset HS Apollos |
Collegeyears1: | 2023– |
College1: | Trinity Tigers |
Collegecaps1: | 19 |
Collegegoals1: | 1 |
Years1: | 2023 |
Clubs1: | Blacktown City |
Caps1: | 12 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
Nationalteam1: | Philippines |
Nationalcaps1: | 30 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
Cesar was born in the United States to a Filipino father and American mother.[2] She was part of the Philippines team for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers but never appeared in a game.[3] Cesar was also part of the squad which participated in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India.[4] She made her senior national team debut in the Philippines' 1–0 win against Thailand.[5] She scored her first international goal during stoppage time in the Philippines' 6–0 win against Indonesia.[6]
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.