Anicka Castañeda
{{short description|Filipino footballer}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Filipino name|Arrieta|Castañeda}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anicka Castañeda
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| caption = Castañeda with her bronze medal from the 2021 Southeast Asian Games
| fullname = Anicka Chabeli Arrieta Castañeda{{Soccerway|id=811940|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}{{GSA player|id=anicka-castaneda/175867|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Marc Anthony|title=Stage parents: Malditas have someone to watch over them during SEA Games campaign|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/261158/stage-parents-malditas-someone-watch-sea-games-campaign|access-date=February 6, 2018|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 18, 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|15|mf=y}}{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Philippines (PHI) |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023}}
| birth_place = Mandaluyong, Philippines
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| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = De La Salle University
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 = –2017
| youthclubs1 = De La Salle Zobel
| youthyears2 = 2017
| youthclubs2 = National Capital Region
| collegeyears1 = 2017–2022
| college1 = De La Salle University
| collegeyears2 = 2024-
| college2 = De La Salle University
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = Mount Druitt Town Rangers
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| nationalyears1 = 2017–
| nationalteam1 = Philippines
| nationalcaps1 = 38
| nationalgoals1 = 11
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| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Women's football}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{PHI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFF Women's Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2022 Philippines|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Vietnam|Team}}
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Anicka Chabeli Arrieta Castañeda (born December 15, 1999) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mount Druitt Town Rangers and the Philippines women's national team.
Personal life
Castañeda was born on December 16, 1999.{{cite web|title=Castaneda, Anicka|url=http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Athlete/ProfilePage/6291|website=KL 2017 Results System|access-date=February 6, 2018}} She has a brother and an elder sister, Sara Castañeda, who is also a footballer and has played for the national team as well. She attended high school at De La Salle Zobel before moving to De La Salle University.{{cite news |last1=Capule |first1=Danielle Erika |last2=Reyes |first2=Alfonso |title=Sister act: Castañeda sisters go for the goal |url=https://thelasallian.com/2019/02/17/sister-act-castaneda-sisters-go-for-the-goal/ |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=The LaSallian |date=17 February 2019}}
Career
Castañeda played for the women's junior futsal team of De La Salle Zobel. She was named junior MVP at the WNCAA in 2016.{{cite news|title=DLSZ, CKSC, CEU dribblers keep titles; DLSZ, SBCA tossers prevai|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/dlsz-cksc-ceu-dribblers-keep-titles-dlsz-sbca-tossers-prevail/297874/|access-date=February 6, 2018|work=Manila Times|date=November 22, 2016}} She was also the captain of the National Capital Region team that played at the secondary girls event of the 2017 Palarong Pambansa.{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Julian Rikki|title=Panganiban leads NCR past CAR in secondary girls futsal|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/specials/palarong-pambansa/168147-panganiban-ncr-car-secondary-futsal|access-date=February 6, 2018|work=Rappler|date=April 27, 2017}}
Castañeda was part of the Philippines women's national football team that played at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in April 2017. The national squad secured qualification with one match to spare by drawing Bahrain 1–1.{{cite news|title=Malditas tie Bahrain|url=http://tempo.com.ph/2017/04/12/malditas-tie-bahrain/|access-date=February 6, 2018|work=Tempo|date=April 12, 2017}} She scored for the national team in a prior match against Tajikistan.{{cite news|last1=Tupas|first1=Cedelf|title=Pinays on the front foot|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/245864/pinays-front-foot|access-date=February 6, 2018|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=April 23, 2017}} Castañeda was also part of the team that competed at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
After high school, Castañeda joined the women's team of the De La Salle University but has yet to feature in the UAAP since Season 80. She was unavailable for Season 80 due to national team commitments while an injury made her unavailable for Season 81. Season 82 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Sara Castaneda relishes super-sub role in historic Asian Cup campaign |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/sara-castaneda-relishes-super-sub-role-in-historic-asian-cup-campaign/231192 |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=8 February 2022}}
She would play for the Philippines at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, helping her squad qualify for their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023. Along with Meryll Serrano, she was the only native-born Filipina on the World Cup squad; 18 of her 22 teammates were born in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/philippines-womens-world-cup-american-players-120010167.html |title=The making of America's other Women's World Cup team: The Philippines |first=Henry |last=Bushnell |website=Yahoo Sports |date=20 July 2023 |access-date=25 July 2023}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | rowspan=2| April 7, 2017 | rowspan=2|Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe | rowspan=2| {{fbw|TJK}} | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 8–0 | rowspan=2| 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | style="text-align:center;"| 7–0 | |||||
| 3. | rowspan=2| April 7, 2022 | rowspan=4|Wanderers Football Park, Sydney | rowspan="2" | {{fbw|FIJ}} | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 7–2 | rowspan=6| Friendly |
| 4. | style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | |||||
| 5. | rowspan=2| April 22, 2022 | rowspan=2| {{fbw|TGA}} | style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 16–0 | ||
| 6. | style="text-align:center;"| 11–0 | |||||
| 7. | rowspan=2| April 30, 2022 | rowspan="2" |Valentine Sports Park, Sydney | rowspan=2| {{fbw|TGA}} | style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 | |
| 8. | style="text-align:center;" | 3–0 | |||||
| 9. | May 9, 2022 | Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả | {{fbw|CAM}} | style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 | style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 | 2021 Southeast Asian Games |
| 10. | July 6, 2022 | rowspan=2|Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | {{fbw|SGP}} | style="text-align:center;"| 7–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 7–0 | rowspan=2|2022 AFF Women's Championship |
| 11. | July 8, 2022 | {{fbw|MAS}} | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 |
Honours
=International=
==Philippines==
- Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
- AFF Women's Championship: 2022
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Mandaluyong
Category:Footballers from Metro Manila
Category:Filipino women's footballers
Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Philippines women's international footballers
Category:Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Category:De La Salle University alumni
Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
Category:SEA Games medalists in football
Category:Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
Category:2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (women) players
Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
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