Natalie Oca

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Natalie Oca
Personal information
Full name Natalie Rae Oca[1]
Date of birth (2006-11-03) November 3, 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Slammers FC / Pacifica Mariners
Number 3
Youth career
Pacifica Mariners
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Philippines U-20 2 (0)
2023– Philippines 2

Natalie Rae Oca (born November 3, 2006) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Pacifica Mariners and Slammers FC. Born in the United States, she plays for the Philippines women's national team and has also played for Philippines women's national under-20 team

Early career[edit]

Oca attends Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, where she played soccer.[2]

She has committed to the Loyola Marymount Lions.[3][4]

International career[edit]

Oca plays for the Philippines women's national under-20 team.[5] She is a midfielder and played in the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.

After seeing her performance in U-20 tournaments, Oca received a call-up for the Philippines women's national team for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Natalie Oca at Global Sports Archive
  2. ^ Medow, Shawn (May 15, 2021). "Newport Harbor girls' soccer shut out by Pacifica". Daily Pilot. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Philippines Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Who's in & who's out?". Goal.com. June 7, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Natalie Oca". SoccerWire. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Carmen, Lorenzo del (March 3, 2023). "Maniti, Flanigan headline Filipinas U20 squad for AFC qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Terrado, Jonas (May 1, 2023). "Filipinas still look good to land SEA Games gold". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Football: Long, McDaniel sisters banner PH team to SEA Games". ABS-CBN News. April 30, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.