Marisa Park
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marisa Luisa de Vera Park | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Virginia | ||
| Height | 5.3 ft (1.6 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | IL Sandviken | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Reston FC | ||
| 2009–2013 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014 | Braddock Road Stars Elite | 12 | (6) |
| 2015– | IL Sandviken | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Philippines | 5 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Marisa Luisa Park is a Filipino international footballer who plays for IL Sandviken at the Toppserien.
Early life and education
Park was born in Alexandria, Virginia on August 25, 1991 to Randy and Mavee Park. She studied at Langley High School and later at the Wake Forest University where she graduated in May 2013 with a degree in business and enterprise management.[2]
Career
Youth and college
Park played for Reston FC. She also played for her varsity team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 2009-2013. She has the fourth-most appearance in the history of Wake Forest's program, appearing 89 times for the team. Park scored eight goals, 10 assists and 26 points in her Wake Forest Career. She was also part of the Demon Deacons team that won its first ACC Championship in 2010 and was named as part of the 2010 ACC All-Tournament Team.[3]
Senior club
Marisa Park plays for the Braddock Road Stars Elite as a midfielder and captain of the team. Park scored the first goal in the whole history of Braddock on their match against the Washington Spirit Reserves which the team lost with the scoreline 4–1.[4] Park received an honorable mention for the first week of the 2014 W-League season.[5] In 2015, she transferred to Norwegian club, IL Sandviken which plays at the Toppserien.[6]
International career
Park who was then a senior student at Wake Forest, was called up to the Philippines women's national team for the qualification phase of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup which was held in 2013. Park made her FIFA International debut against Thailand and also became the first Demon Deacon to be called up to a senior women's national team for a competitive match.[3][7]
Park previously played for the Philippine national team competing against football clubs at the LA Vikings Cup which was held in November 2012.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 May 2013 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka |  Bangladesh | | | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 May 2013 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh | | | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
References
- ↑ "Malditas Pilipinas: 2013 in Review". Women's Soccer United. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Deacon Bio - 15 Marisa Park". Wake Forest Sports. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 Botoman, Alex (3 May 2013). "Marisa Park Called Up to Philippines National Team". Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Wake Forest Athletic Communications. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Parker, Kevin (18 May 2014). "W-League: Spirit Reserves open with 4-1 win over Braddock Road". All White Kit. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Wildcats’ Rincon Named Player of the Week". New Jersey Wildcats (Tampa, Florida: W-League). 2014.
- ↑ "#PWNT". Twitter. PHL Football WNT. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
player Marisa Park will be heading to Bergen, Norway to play for IL Sandviken of the Toppserien.
- ↑ Park, Marisa (12 June 2013). "Marisa Park Philippines National Team Blog: Entry 2". Wake Forest Women's Soccer ('13). Retrieved 3 February 2015.