Patrice Impelido
Personal information
Full name Patrice Mae San Pedro Impelido
Date of birth (1987-10-09) 9 October 1987
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Center back
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Western Michigan Broncos 72 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sikat
International career‡
2005– Philippines 61 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2014[1]

Patrice Mae San Pedro Impelido (born October 9, 1987) is an Australian-born Filipina footballer and currently an assistant coach for the Philippines.[2]

Early life

Patrice Impelido was born in Sydney, Australia on 9 October 1987.[3] Her family has roots tracing to the Philippines and moved to Australia because of a job transfer Impelido's father received. In 1990, Impelido's family moved to the United States following another job transfer her father received. Her family settled in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.[4][5]

Impelido started playing football at a young age and because of her family's connection with the sport. Patrice's sister Angeline, who is four years older than her, served as a role model to her and stated that football was one of her sister's interest. Impelido's father was also a coach and taught her the game.[5]

International career

Philippine head coach Marlon Maro invited Patrice Impelido to try out for the team and was accepted to the national team. Her older sister Angeline Impelido was already playing for the national team at that time and later played football with her during the 2005 and 2007 Southeast Asian Games. Impelido was first called up to the Philippine national team for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games where she played as a midfielder. She later played as a scoring center back for her national team. She made her first international goal against Laos at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw. She was also credited for scoring the sole goal against the Japanese U–23 team at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship which ended in a 1–4 defeat. Impelido had turns with assuming the role of team captain with Samantha Nierras.[4][5][6][7]

At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Impelido was designated as captain[8] of the national team along with Tahnai Annis[9] though Impelido herself has yet to play in an Asian Cup match.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 December 2007Municipality of Tumbon Mueangpug Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Laos
1–1
2–2
2007 Southeast Asian Games
2.17 September 2012Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Singapore
1–0
7–2
2012 AFF Women's Championship
3.15 August 2017UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Malaysia
1–0
2–1
2017 Southeast Asian Games

References

  1. ↑ "Malditas Pilipinas: 2013 in Review". Women's Soccer United. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Guerrero, Bob (28 April 2015). "PH Women's Nat'l Football team faces AFF challenge". Rappler. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "1 - Western Michigan University Athletics Department" (PDF). Western Michigan University. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Pilipinas Football | Patrice Impelido". Malditas Pilipinas Football. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Sievers, Roger. "Impelido becomes Broncos bright spot". Western Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Broncos' Impelido will Represent Philippines at Southeast Asian Games". Western Michigan University. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Pimentel, Benjamin (20 July 2011). "From the Azkals to the Malditas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Patrice Impelido And Inna Palacios Longing To Make History Against Thailand". Philippine Football Federation. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Malditas: See who's wearing the Philippines' colors at the Women's AFC Asian Cup in Jordan". ABS-CBN Sports. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.


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