Chantelle Lourdes Mariona Maniti (born January 3, 2005) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Blacktown Spartans. Born in Australia, she represents the Philippines women's national team.
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| Full name | Chantelle Lourdes Mariona Maniti[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 3, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wetherill Park, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Blacktown Spartans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Wetherill Park Westerners | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | Sydney United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Football New South Wales Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023- | Blacktown Spartans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Philippines U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Philippines | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:00; 16 December 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Maniti was born in Wetherill Park, the third of four children to Filipino and El Salvadoran parents.[3]
Career
Youth
Maniti started playing football when she was six years old. She had her youth football at Wetherill Park Westerners, Sydney United, and Football New South Wales Institute, her current club.
International career
Maniti was born in Australia to a Filipino father and an El Salvadoran mother, which made her eligible to represent Australia, Philippines, and El Salvador at international level.
Philippines U18
Maniti was included in the 27-player line up of the Philippines U18 for the 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship in Palembang, Indonesia.[4][5][6]
Maniti was named as captain in her debut for Philippines U18 in a 4–0 defeat against Australia U18.[7]
Philippines
Maniti was included in the Philippines squad for a month-long training camp in Australia. The training camp was part of the national team's preparation for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam.[8][9]
She made her debut for the Philippines in a 7–2 win against Fiji, coming in as a substitute replacing Jessica Miclat in the 81st minute.[10][11]
Personal life
Maniti's older brother Jacob is also a footballer and a current Philippines U23 player. [12]Their younger brother Michael is also part of the national team; he plays for the U16 team
Honours
International
Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
- ASEAN Women's Championship: 2022