Jessica Miclat

Jessica Anne Delgado Miclat (born 8 October 1998)[2] is an American-born Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aris Limassol and the Philippines women's national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Delgado and the surname or paternal family name is Miclat.
Jessica Miclat
Personal information
Full name Jessica Anne Delgado Miclat[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998
Place of birth Pomona, California, U.S.
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aris Limassol
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 UC Irvine Anteaters 73 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 AaB 2 (0)
2021– Aris Limassol
National team
2018– Philippines 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Background

Miclat grew up in the United States[3] and was born to a Mexican mother and a Filipino father who hailed from Sampaloc, Manila in the Philippines.[4] She was born in Pomona, California but considers Ontario, another city in the same state as her hometown and has two older brothers.[5]

She played collegiate football, or soccer as it is called in the country. She played for the women's team of the UC Irvine Anteaters of the University of California, Irvine.[4] She made 73 appearances for the team scoring a total of six goals from 2016 to 2019. In her senior team she was named part of the 2019 All Big West First team.[5]

In February 2021, Miclat was signed in to play for Danish club AaB Kvinder of the Elitedivisionen.[3] Prior to signing up with AaB Kvinder, Miclat had negotiations with clubs in Spain, Belgium, Iceland, and Norway.[4] She moved to Cyprus in September 2021 to play for Aris Limassol.[6][7]

Jessica Miclat has also played for the Philippines women's national team in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup. She has four caps for the national team as of February 2021.[4]

References
  1. "JESSICA ANNE DELGADO MICLAT". AFC. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. "Philippines - AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 - Playing Squad". AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 Press Kit. Asian Football Confederation. p. 9.
  3. "AaB-kvinder henter forstærkninger i USA" [AaB Kvinder signs in reinforcements from the USA]. Nordjyske (in Danish). February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. Montayre, Mia (February 15, 2021). "PWNFT standout Jessica Miclat signs with AaB Kvinder". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. "Jessica Miclat - Women's Soccer". UCI Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. "Εγγράφηκε η Πανταζή, ζητήθηκε της Σαβόι, απέκτησε και διεθνή με τις Φιλιππίνες". Ginekio.com (in Greek). September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. Montayre, Mia (September 6, 2021). "Five PWNFT members continue pro careers overseas with new clubs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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