Kiara Fontanilla

Kiara Fabiola Reyes Fontanilla (born July 1, 2000) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Westcliff University Warriors. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Reyes and the surname or paternal family name is Fontanilla.

Kiara Fontanilla
Fontanilla in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kiara Fabiola Reyes Fontanilla[1][2]
Date of birth (2000-07-01) July 1, 2000[3]
Place of birth Fullerton, California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2013–2018 Arsenal FC EGSL
–2017 Norco Cougars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 NWOSU Rangers 9 (0)
2019 Cal State Fullerton Titans 0 (0)
2020–2021 Eastern Oregon Mountaineers 11 (0)
2022 Westcliff Warriors 11 (0)
International career‡
2022– Philippines 5 (0)
Honours
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner2022 PhilippinesTeam
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:20; 12 December 2022.[3]

Early life

Fontanilla was born in Fullerton, California to a Mexican mother, Fabiola (née Reyes), and a Filipino father, Francisco Fontanilla but was raised in Jurupa Valley and Eastvale.[2][5][4] Her father has roots in Baguio having moved to the United States at age seven.[6]She attended Norco High School where she graduated in 2018. She attended the Northwestern Oklahoma State University for her freshman year before moving to the California State University, Fullerton the following year.[7] She then moved to the Eastern Oregon University in 2020.[4]

Early career

Fontanilla played for the varsity women's football (soccer) team of Norco High School under head coach Daniel Graffa. She was a two-year varsity letterwinner. In her senior season in 2017, she led her team to the California Interscholastic Federation. She also played for local soccer club Arsenal FC which she helped make it to six consecutive editions of the Surf Cup from 2013 to 2018.[4]

College career

As a freshman, Fontanilla played for the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers. She became part of the Cal State Fullerton Titans women's soccer team for the 2019 season. She redshirted for her sophomore season. She was part of the Titans squad which won the Big West regular season Conference Championship and Tournament Championship. In the 2020 season, she joined the Eastern Oregon University Mountaineers.[4]

International career

Fontanilla is eligible to represent the Philippines through her Filipino father.[8] However she had to secure Filipino citizenship for herself and her father who has not been in the Philippines for the past 40 years.[9] She is part of the Philippines squad which participated in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India. A third-choice keeper for the tournament,[10] she made her senior national team debut in the Philippines' 0–4 loss to Australia.[11]

Honours

Philippines

References
  1. "Philippines - Australia Match Summary" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. "Kiara Fontanilla". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  3. Kiara Fontanilla at Soccerway. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  4. "Kiara Fontanilla - Women's Soccer". Eastern Oregon University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. "Kiara Fontanilla - 2018 - Women's Soccer". Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  6. del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 9, 2022). "After fine display vs Matildas, Kiara Fontanilla wants to pursue pro dream". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. "Kiara Fontanilla". Cal State Fullerton Athletics. Cal State Fullerton Department Of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. Carbaugh, Davis. "Former EOU soccer player set to compete for Philippine Women's National Team". The Observer. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  9. Makepeace, William (January 27, 2022). "'Just started crying' - Fontanilla's incredible path to Matildas showdown". The Football Sack. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  10. Vasavda, Mihir (January 25, 2022). "How virus dashed hopes, broke hearts of Indian women footballers". The Indian Express. Retrieved January 25, 2022. Stajcic said the Philippines were forced to play without one of their 'key players' and fielded their 'number three goalkeeper' (Fontanilla) for their Group B match against Australia
  11. Naredo, Camille (January 24, 2022). "Football: Gallant Pinays fall to dominant Australia in Women's Asian Cup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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