Chantelle Maniti

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mariona and the surname or paternal family name is Maniti.

Chantelle Maniti

Personal information
Full name	Chantelle Lourdes Mariona Maniti[1][2]
Date of birth	(2005-01-03) January 3, 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Wetherill Park, New South Wales, Australia
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
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 Women's football Representing the  Philippines ASEAN Women's Championship Winner 2022 Philippines Team Southeast Asian Games 2021 Vietnam Team
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:00; 16 December 2022 (UTC)

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.

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

References

1. "Chantelle Maniti Stats". fbref.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
2. "Chantelle Maniti - Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
3. Calvert, Violi (April 15, 2022). "Focus: Filipinas' Only Fil-Aussie Player, Chantelle Maniti". Australian Filipina. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
4. "Philippines Under-18 Women's Team To Compete In AFF U18 Women's Championship". Philippine Football Federation. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
5. Morales, Luisa (July 23, 2022). "After women's AFF win, Filipinas U18 test mettle in Indonesia". PhilStar Global. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
6. del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 23, 2022). "Fresh off AFF triumph, Flanigan, Maniti join Filipinas U18 in Indonesia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
7. "Match summary - AUS U18 (W) vs PHI U18 (W)" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
8. "Filipinas Head To Australia For SEA Games Preparations". Philippine Football Federation. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
9. del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 31, 2022). "Malditas No More: PWNFT to carry 'Filipinas' as moniker". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
10. Fenix, Ryan (April 12, 2022). "Filipinas thrash Fiji in friendlies, but bigger tests await with SEA Games looming". GMA News. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
11. Naredo, Camille B. (April 18, 2022). "Football: Stajcic pleased with Filipinas' improvement after 2 friendlies". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
12. "Chantelle Maniti on kicking a new goal every day". Daily Telegraph. May 6, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2022.