Samantha Nierras

Samantha Camille Dacanay Nierras is a Filipino international footballer.

Samantha Nierras

Personal information
Full name	Samantha Camille Dacanay Nierras
Date of birth	(1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Fremont, California, United States
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	La Salle Lady Booters
International career‡
2003/4?–2013	Philippines	46	(3)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 3, 2014[1]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Dacanay and the surname or paternal family name is Nierras.

Early life

Nierras was born on July 16, 1989, in Fremont, California, in the United States.^[2] She was raised in California and later moved to the Philippines in 1999.^[3]

Youth career

She was first involved in football at the age of 8, when she joined kiddie soccer tournaments sponsored by Milpitas' City Police Department.^[3]

Samantha Nierras played for the La Salle Lady Booters varsity team as a football player. She played at midfield position. Nierras was named MVP of the UAAP Season 72 when she led her team to the championships as team captain.^[4][5]

International career

Nierras first played at the international level at age 14 for the under-19 team. Months later she made her international debut for the senior team. She was team captain at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers and 2013 Southeast Asian Games^[5]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 October 2011	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane	Thailand	1–5	1–5	2011 AFF Women's Championship
2.	21 October 2011	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane	Malaysia	2–2	2–2	2011 AFF Women's Championship
3.	17 September 2012	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City	Singapore	6–1	7–2	2012 AFF Women's Championship

Personal life

Samantha Nierras' father, Ernie Nierras, is a football coach and the former head coach of the Philippine women's national team.^[6] Her involvement in the national team prompted her father's to take the job as one of the two team manager of the team under head coach Marlon Maro.^[3] Samantha credits her family for introducing the sport of football.^[4]

References

1. "Malditas Pilipinas: 2013 in Review". Women's Soccer United. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
2. "Women's Full National Team". Philfootball.info. Philippine Football Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
3. Castillo, Musong (5 November 2005). "Pint sized dynamo born to play big-time". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 21. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
4. Manzano, Ronaldo (29 March 2013). "Sam Nierras: Football Muse". The Lasallian. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
5. "Pilipinas Futbol – Samantha Nierras". Malditas Pilipinas Football. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
6. Sacamos, Karlo (8 May 2013). "Nierras says Malditas capable of 'unbelievable things' in Asian Cup qualifiers". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 3 February 2015.