Miriam Merlin

Miriam Merlin

Personal information
Full name	Miriam V. Merlin
Date of birth	1975 or 1976 (age 49–50)
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980s	Philippines
2005–2007	Philippines (futsal)
Managerial career
1999–	De La Salle Lipa (girls)
Medal record Women's futsal Representing Philippines Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Team

Miriam "Yami" V. Merlin (born 1975 or 1976) is a Filipino former footballer who represented the Philippines in both football and futsal. She later became a long-time coach and educator.

Career

Merlin was part of the Philippine national football team in the 1980s, coached by Orlando Plagata, alongside teammates like Buda Bautista and Let Dimzon. She was scouted at the 1993 Philippine National Games in Baguio at the age of 17.

She also played for the national futsal team under coach Manny Batungbacal and competed at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, where they earned a bronze medal.

Later life

Merlin has been a long-time educator and coach. She has taught Grade 9 MAPEH education for 27 years and has coached the De La Salle Lipa girls' football/futsal team for over two decades.

Career statistics

International

Philippine women's national futsal team goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	November 13, 2005	Thai-Japanese Youth Center Hall 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–5	1–8	2005 Asian Indoor Games
2.	November 14, 2005	Thai-Japanese Youth Center Hall 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Uzbekistan	1–0	2–6