Draft:Isabella Bandoja
| Team information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Current team | Tuloy | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Tuloy | (54) | |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Philippines (futsal) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 18, 2024 | |||
Isabella Bandoja is a Filipino footballer who plays for the women's team of Tuloy F.C..
Early life
[edit]At 14 years old, Bandoja was admitted by the Tuloy sa Don Bosco; a foundation for abandoned and indigent children ran by Catholic priest Rocky Evangelista. Football was initially just a hobby for Bandoja but she was able to pursue the sport more seriously after the foundation established a football program for girls.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Bandoja would play for her foundation's club Tuloy F.C. in the PFF Women's League. She would be the top scorer for the 2018 and 2019–20 seasons.[2][3]
Bandoja did not play in the 2022 PFF Women's Cup but returned to the PFFWL for the 2023 season.[4] Along with Dela Salle's Angelica Teves, Bandoja was named co-awardee of the golden boot with both women 19 goals each for the season.[5].
International
[edit]Bandoja has been part of pool of the Philippines women's national team since 2019.[6] She has been invited to take part in the team's training camp at least thrice; the latest being in 2023.[7][8]She has yet to make her first international cap.[7] Bandoja would be named part of the Philippine squad for the 2024 Pinatar Cup[6][9] and later for the pair of friendlies against South Korea in April 2024.[10]
She has played for the Philippines national futsal team at the 2023 PFF Women’s Tri Nations Futsal Invitational where the team finished second.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation keeps fulfilling dreams". The Philippine Star. December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Azures, Rom (December 24, 2023). "Football: Tuloy FC's Bandoja relishes previous PWNFT call-up". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "DLSU Lady Booters 3-peat PFF Women's League winner". Panay News. February 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Montayre, Mia (June 30, 2023). "PFFWL: Tuloy romps UP; Manila Diggers stun UST". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Kaya FC-Iloilo crowned PFF Women's League champion". Manila Bulletin. November 13, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Terrado, Jonas (February 18, 2024). "Rising from Tuloy Foundation, Bandoja gets flag call". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (December 28, 2023). "Tuloy FC's Bandoja vows to work hard to earn Filipinas spot". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "New Filipinas coach Mark Torcaso calls up 28 players ahead of Asian Games". GMA News. September 1, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Javier, Nikole (February 15, 2024). "Filipinas all set for second stint in Pinatar Cup". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 2, 2024). "Nina Mathelus, 15, called up for two Filipinas friendlies vs Korea". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 13, 2024.