Connor Tacagni
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1993)}}
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{{BLP sources|date=October 2019}}
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{{Philippine name|Escoto|Tacagni}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Connor Tacagni
| fullname = Connor Reece Escoto Tacagni
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|9|27}}
| birth_place = Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
| height =
| currentclub = Kaya F.C.-Iloilo
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Congleton High School
| youthyears2 = 2014-2017
| youthclubs2 = San Beda University
| youthyears3 = 2014–2017
| youthclubs3 = San Beda Red Booters
| years1 = 2017-2018
| clubs1 = FC Meralco Manila
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Kaya F.C.-Iloilo
| caps2 = 41
| goals2 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Philippines U23
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Connor Reece Escoto Tacagni (born September 27, 1993){{cite web|title=Kaya FC Official Website|url=https://www.kayafc.com/player/connor-tacagni/|publisher=|accessdate=30 October 2019}} is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Philippines Football League club Kaya F.C.-Iloilo. Born in England, he has represented the Philippines U23 national team.
Club career
=San Beda College=
Tacagni began his Filipino amateur football career from 2015 to 2017 at San Beda University on a sports scholarship, joining the football team as a striker.{{Cite web |last=Reyes |first=Jaelle |date=August 17, 2014 |title=San Beda, Arellano headed to Ang Liga football final |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/66477-san-beda-arellano-ang-liga-football-final |website=rappler.com}} He played under coach Aris Caslib, who was also the U23 Philippines national team coach at the time.
=FC Meralco Manila=
Tacagni began his professional career in the Philippines Football League following a transfer to FC Meralco Manila in 2017, until the team was disestablished in 2018.
=Kaya F.C. - Iloilo=
Since 2018, Tacagni has played for Kaya F.C.–Iloilo as a member of the squad that won the Copa Paulino Alcantara in 2018. Qualifying for the AFC Cup, Tacagni played in the group stages.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-cup/1080752/afc-cup-2019-psm-makassar-see-off-kaya-fc-iloilo-to-gain-control/|title=AFC Cup 2019: PSM Makassar see off Kaya FC-Iloilo to gain control|work=FOX Sports Asia |date=April 17, 2019}}
International career
Tacagni was born in Shrewsbury, England to an English father and a Filipino mother, which made him eligible to play for England and the Philippines.
Tacagni made his international debut for the Philippines national under-23 football team at the Southeast Asian Games 2015 hosted in Singapore.
References
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[https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/connor-tacagni_prs425439/person.shtml Connor Tacagni - Player Profile - Football]
[https://sports.inquirer.net/359693/kaya-thumps-mendiola-air-force-scores Kaya thumps Mendiola; Air Force scores]
[https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-cup/1071160/afc-cup-2019-kaya-fc-iloilo-strike-at-the-death-to-deny-psm-makassar/ AFC Cup 2019: Kaya FC-Iloilo strike at the death to deny PSM Makassar]
External links
- [https://www.kayafc.com/player/connor-tacagni/ Profile] at Kaya F.C
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Category:Footballers from Shrewsbury
Category:Filipino men's footballers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of Filipino descent
Category:Filipino people of English descent
Category:British people of Filipino descent
Category:British Asian footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players
Category:Philippines Football League players