Quinley Quezada Explained

Quinley Quezada
Fullname:Quinley Mirielle Campomanes Quezada-Keča
Birth Date:7 April 1997
Birth Place:Rosemead, California, United States
Height:1.68 m
Position:Midfielder / Forward
Currentclub:Manila Digger
Clubnumber:20
Youthyears1:2010–2012
Youthclubs1:FC Golden State
Youthyears2:2011–2015
Youthclubs2:Rosemead H.S.
Youthyears3:2012–2015
Youthclubs3:LA Premier FC
Collegeyears1:2015–2018
College1:UC Riverside Highlanders
Collegegoals1:9
Collegecaps1:63
Years1:2020
Clubs1:Xinbei Hangyuan
Years2:2021
Clubs2:Legends FC
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:JEF United Chiba
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2022–2023
Clubs4:Red Star Belgrade
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–2024
Clubs5:Perth Glory
Caps5:20
Goals5:1
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:Manila Digger
Club-Update:28 May 2024
Nationalyears1:2018–
Nationalteam1:Philippines
Nationalcaps1:52
Nationalgoals1:23
Nationalteam-Update:10:11; September 22, 2023 (UTC)

Quinley Mirielle Campomanes Quezada-Keča (born April 7, 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for PFF Women's League club Manila Digger. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.[1]

Early life and education

Quinley Mirielle Campomanes Quezada[2] was born on April 7, 1997[3] to a Mexican father, Raúl Quezada, and a Filipino mother, Ruth Campomanes.[4] She attended Rosemead High School where she lettered in soccer, cross country and track. For her collegiate studies, she entered University of California, Riverside.[5]

Career

High school

Quezada played for the women's soccer team of Rosemead High School. She was named part of the First Team All-League for the 2011–2015 seasons. She was recognized as the All-Mission Valley League Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 and 2015 as well as the Female Athlete of the Year as a senior student.[5]

Quezada began her club youth soccer career in 2010 in the U14 division at FC Golden State where she played for two seasons, followed by playing for LA Premier FC for the following three seasons. Quezada was a prolific finisher, scoring over 180 goals over the course of her youth career.

College

Quezada debuted for UC Riverside Highlanders women's soccer in 2015 during the team's season opening match against the George Washington Colonials. In the 2016 season, she was the second player among the Highlanders with the most goals scored, and tied for third in terms of points with another player. In the 2017 season, she was the top two player within the team in goals scored, assists made, and points earned. In the 2018 season, Quezada finished second on the team in goals (4), assists (2), and points (10). Quezada scored the game-winning goals in the Highlanders' 1–0 victory over UNLV on September 16 and the 1–0 win over Long Beach State on October 18 on Senior Night, earning her Second Team All-Conference recognition.[5]

Club

Taiwan and United States

Quezada in 2020 played for Xinbei Hangyuan in the Taiwan Mulan Football League.[6] She also played for Legends FC of the Women's Premier Soccer League.[7]

JEF United Chiba

In mid-2021, Quezada was signed in by JEF United Chiba of the WE League of Japan.[8] She made her debut for JEF United Chiba on October 2, 2021, and was the first Filipino to play a match in the WE League. She came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in her side's 0–3 loss to Tokyo Verdy Beleza.[9] She featured in nine games for Chiba.[10]

Red Star Belgrade

Quezada moved to ZFK Red Star Belgrade of the Serbian Women's Super League in June 2022.[10]

Perth Glory

In September 2023, it was announced that Quezada would reunite with coach Alex Epakis at Perth Glory, who was a part of the Philippines coaching staff at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11]

International

At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Quezada was among the players that were part of the Philippines women's national football team that partook in the tournament. This meant that Quezada is the first women's soccer player of the UC Riverside Highlanders to be a part of a senior FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying roster.[1] Quezada was a starter for all four of the team's matches: the three group play matches against Jordan, China, Thailand, and the 5th-place match against Korea Republic. The team opened the tournament with a 2–1 win against host Jordan[12]

Quezada was also part of the Philippine national team roster for the 2018 AFF Women's Championship.[13] She did not feature in the Philippines opener match against Myanmar due to recovering from a minor injury sustained during training camp, where the team lost 0–4.[2] In the second match, Quezada came in as a substitute for Eva Madarang in the 60th minute[14] in the team's 3–0 win over Singapore where she scored her first international goal in the 77th minute.[15] In the third match against Vietnam, Quezada came in as a substitute in the 45th minute. In the fourth and final match of the tournament against Indonesia, Quezada would start the match and score the final goal of the match in stoppage time to help the team secure a result with a 3–3 draw after the team took a 2–0 lead into halftime but subsequently conceded 3 consecutive second-half goals.[14]

Quezada started all three group stage games for the Philippines at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand.[16] The team did not advance into the knockout stages, but did record their first ever win in the World Cup at the tournament.[17]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. July 3, 2018 Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia3–0 3–0 2018 AFF Women's Championship
2. July 9, 2018 3–3 3–3
3.August 3, 2019PFF National Training Center, Carmona, Philippines1–011–0Friendly
4.3–0
5. August 17, 2019 IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand 1–0 7–0 2019 AFF Women's Championship
6.August 21, 2019 1–02–4
7.2–1
8.August 23, 2019 2–0 4–0
9.December 8, 2019 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 1–0 1–2 2019 Southeast Asian Games
10.January 30, 2022 Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India 1–0 1–1
(4–3 pen.)
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
11.April 7, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia 1–0 7–2 Friendly
12. 7–2
13. April 11, 2022 2–0 0–8
14. May 9, 2022 Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam 4–0 5–0 2021 Southeast Asian Games
15. May 21, 2022 2–1 2–1
16. June 26, 2022 Terme Čatež, Brežice, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 2–1 Friendly
17. July 8, 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 3–0 4–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship
18. December 15, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia 6–0 9–0 Friendly
19. 8–0
20. 9–0
21. April 8, 2023 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan 4–0 8–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
22. April 11, 2023 4–0 4–0
23. September 22, 2023 Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou, China 2–1 3–1 2022 Asian Games

Honours

International

Philippines

2022

Notes and References

  1. News: Meet the Malditas: See who's wearing the Philippines' colors at the Women's AFC Asian Cup in Jordan. April 9, 2018. ABS-CBN Sports. April 6, 2018.
  2. Web site: Match Summary: Philippines v. Myanmar (2018 AFF Women's Championship) . ASEAN Football Federation . July 1, 2018.
  3. Book: AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 Press Kit. Asian Football Confederation. 9. Philippines - AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 - Playing Squad.
  4. Web site: Quinley Quezada interview: The new style for the summer – Here come the Filipinas – Beats & Rhymes FC.
  5. Web site: Quinley Quezada - 2017. The Official Athletics Site of the University of California - Riverside. University of California-Riverside. April 9, 2018.
  6. News: Yumol . David Tristan . PH Malditas players Bolden, Quezada to play in Japan's first women's pro football league . https://web.archive.org/web/20210601093824/https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/6/1/PH-Malditas-Bolden-Quezada-Japan.html . dead . June 1, 2021 . June 1, 2021 . CNN Philippines . June 1, 2021 . en.
  7. News: Montayre . Mia . Five PWNFT members continue pro careers overseas with new clubs . September 6, 2021 . Tiebreaker Times . September 6, 2021.
  8. News: Montayre . Mia . Bolden, Quezada to play in Japan WE League . June 1, 2021 . Tiebreaker Times . June 1, 2021.
  9. News: Morales . Luisa . Malditas' Quezada is first Filipino to debut in Japan top flight football league . October 3, 2021 . The Philippine Star . October 3, 2021.
  10. News: del Carmen . Lorenzo . Quinley Quezada transfers from Japan's Chiba to Serbia's Belgrade . 11 June 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . 11 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Morgan . Gareth . 2023-09-08 . Record-breaking Philippines forward joins Glory ALW squad . 2023-09-08 . Perth Glory.
  12. News: Rosemead HS Graduate Quinley Quezada Plays for Philippines in Women's Soccer World Cup Qualifying Matches. April 9, 2018. SGV West Valley Journal. UC Riverside Sports Information Department. April 4, 2018.
  13. News: Sevila . Jermiah . Malditas dominate Singapore in AFF tilt . July 9, 2018 . Manila Times . July 5, 2018.
  14. Web site: Match Summary: Philippines v. Singapore (2018 AFF Women's Championship) . ASEAN Football Federation . July 1, 2018.
  15. Web site: AFF Women's: Singapore 0-3 Philippines . Philippine Football Federation . July 9, 2018. July 4, 2018 .
  16. Web site: Quinley Quezada - Philippines Forward . 2023-09-08 . ESPN . en.
  17. News: 2023-07-31 . Women's World Cup: Euphoria in Philippines after historic campaign . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-09-08.