Malea Cesar

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Malea Cesar
Cesar in 2025
Personal information
Full name Malea Louise Engesser Cesar[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-09) December 9, 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Trinity Tigers
Number 26
Youth career
Sunset HS Apollos
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Trinity Tigers 19 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Blacktown City 12 (1)
2025– Corinthians 7 (1)
International career
2022– Philippines 37 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
ASEAN Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Thailand Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 22, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 17, 2025

Malea Louise Engesser Cesar (born December 9, 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Trinity Tigers.[3] Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.

Early life

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Cesar was born in the United States to former Filipino athlete Ben Cesar and an American mother.[4]

International career

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She was part of the Philippines team for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers but never appeared in a game.[5] Cesar was also part of the squad which participated in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India.[6] She made her senior national team debut in the Philippines' 1–0 win against Thailand.[7] She scored her first international goal during stoppage time in the Philippines' 6–0 win against Indonesia.[8]

Personal life

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Malea Cesar's father, Ben Cesar, is a sprinter who competed in the 1991 SEA Games. Her sister, Naomi, is also an athlete who won a gold medal at the 2025 SEA Games for the women's 800 m event.[9]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 January 27, 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Error creating thumbnail:  Indonesia
6–0
6–0
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honors

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Philippines

References

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