Ian Araneta

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bayona and the surname or paternal family name is Araneta.

Ian Araneta

Araneta playing a match against Loyola Agila FC
Personal information
Full name	Ian Bayona Araneta[1]
Date of birth	(1982-03-02) March 2, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Barotac Nuevo, Philippines
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2014	Philippine Air Force	98	(50)
2015	→Stallion (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2002–2013	Philippines	47	(9)
2005	Philippines U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, May 5, 2013

Ian Bayona Araneta (born March 2, 1982) is a Filipino former footballer who plays as a forward who played for Stallion and Philippine Air Force. He is also a former member of the Philippines national team.

While still in his home town of Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, he was scouted by both the Army and the Air Force teams but eventually chose the Philippine Air Force where he would train and be on duty while also getting the chance to continue playing football.^[2]

As a player of the Air Force football club, he is also enlisted in the Philippine Air Force.

International career

Araneta made his international debut on 11 December 2002 in a friendly match against Singapore prior to the Tiger Cup.^[3]

He scored his first international goal six years after making his debut in a 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification match against Laos. He scored the opening goal but the Philippines failed to win, losing 1–2.^[4]

On 12 October 2010, Araneta scored his first international hat trick against Macau in the 2010 Long Teng Cup, which the Philippines eventually won 5–0.^[5] He ended up as the tournament's top scorer with four goals.^[5]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 October 2008	Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium, Cambodia	Laos	1–0	1–2	2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier
2.	10 October 2010	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	1–1	1–1	2010 Long Teng Cup
3.	12 October 2010	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Macau	2–0	5–0	2010 Long Teng Cup
4.				4–0	5–0
5.				5–0	5–0
6.	22 October 2010	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	East Timor	1–0	5–0	2010 AFF Championship qualification
7.				4–0	5–0
8.				5–0	5–0
9.	25 March 2011	Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Bangladesh	1–0	3–0	2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Philippine Air Force FC

• UFL Cup: 2009, 2011

National team

• Philippine Peace Cup: 2012
• AFC Challenge Cup: Third 2012

Individual

• Long Teng Cup Golden Boot: 1

2010

References

1. "Philippines roster - 2008 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
2. Pascual, Heidi; Payo, Jasmine; Tupas, Cedelf (June 1, 2006). "Football Paradise". FHM Philippines. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
3. Courtney, Barrie. "2002 International matches - Asia". RSSSF. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
4. Valuable lifeline for Laos, "AseanFootball.org", ASEAN Football Federation, 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2010-10-13 Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
5. Tupas, Cedelf P. (October 13, 2010). "Araneta hat trick fuels RP XI". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.

External links

• Ian Araneta at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ian Araneta – FIFA competition record (archived)