Jerald Aquino

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| name = Jerald Aquino

| fullname = Jerald Araquel Aquino

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|10|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Northern Mariana Islands

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| position = Defender

| currentclub = Tuloy

| clubnumber = 18

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021

| youthclubs1 = Tan Holdings

| years1 = 2021–2022

| clubs1 = Teen Ayuyus

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| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = Tan Holdings

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| years3 = 2023

| clubs3 = Eleven Tiger

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| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Tuloy

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| nationalyears1 = 2023–

| nationalteam1 = Northern Mariana Islands

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalteam-update = 13:57, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

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Jerald Aquino (born 25 October 2004) is a Northern Mariana Islands international footballer who currently plays for Philippines Football League club Tuloy and the Northern Mariana Islands national team.{{cite web |title=Tuloy FC-Team Roster |url=https://pfl.org.ph/team/tuloy-fc/ |publisher=Philippines Football League |access-date=29 October 2024}}

Club career

As a youth, Aquino played for Tan Holdings in the island's various junior divisions, including the under-18 league in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Monroyo |first1=Roselyn |title=TanHoldings stretches streak to seven |date=5 November 2019 |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/sports/tanholdings-stretches-streak-to-seven/article_7cfd3abc-903a-54a1-b6cf-4b3d513024a4.html |publisher=The Saipan Tribune |access-date=29 October 2024}} By 2021, he was competing in the Marianas Soccer League 1 with the NMI U18 national team, known as Teen Ayuyus.{{cite web |last1=Monroyo |first1=Roselyn |title=NMI U18, TanHoldings move to semis |date=30 November 2021 |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/sports/nmi-u18-tanholdings-move-to-semis/article_3985b203-63de-518b-aba7-6613671f1642.html |publisher=The Saipan Tribune |access-date=29 October 2024}} That season, he was named as a member of the league All-Star team that would compete against the senior national team in the All-Star match.{{cite web |last1=Sablan, Jr. |first1=James |title=Mark Esalan, Eric Barajas to lead M-League All-Stars in match against NMI National Team |date=23 June 2021 |url=https://www.mvariety.com/sports/mark-esalan-eric-barajas-to-lead-m-league-all-stars-in-match-against-nmi-national/article_fdb6979a-d353-11eb-916f-8bddd8219d73.html |publisher=Marianas Variety |access-date=29 October 2024}} The following season, he returned to Tan Holdings in the top division as the team went on to become champions of the Fall Season.{{cite web |title=Tan Holdings FC, Hana FC are men's soccer champs |date=30 November 2022 |url=https://www.nmifa.com/single-post/tan-holdings-fc-hana-fc-are-men-s-soccer-champs |publisher=Northern Mariana Islands Football Association |access-date=29 October 2024}} By 2023, Aquino had moved to Eleven Tiger FC. With the club, he won his second consecutive league championship and qualified for the inaugural Marianas Club Championship.{{cite web |title=Eleven Tiger vs Wings FC in Marianas Club Championship |date=14 December 2023 |url=https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/eleven-tiger-vs-wings-fc-in-marianas-club-championship/article_9d349764-99c1-11ee-9b8e-e7e6ad2b5103.html |publisher=Marianas Variety |access-date=29 October 2024}} In the match, Eleven Tiger defeated Wings FC of Guam 2–1 to win the first-ever title.{{cite web |last1=Gases |first1=Leigh |title=Eleven Tiger claws way to championship |date=20 December 2023 |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/sports/eleven-tiger-claws-way-to-championship/article_0a2369f4-9e27-11ee-a378-afb2894efc16.html |publisher=The Saipan Tribune |access-date=29 October 2024}}

In 2023, Aquino joined Tuloy F.C. of the Philippines Football League. He had previously played against the club in a friendly match as a member of the under-18 national team as the squad trained in the Philippines in 2019 and trained jointly with the club in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Roselyn |first1=Monroyo |title=Teen Ayuyus gear up for AFC tournament |date=30 July 2019 |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/sports/teen-ayuyus-gear-up-for-afc-tournament/article_dfe46af8-481e-5246-b93d-f7423a4ae776.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |ref=The Saipan Tribune}}{{cite web |title=NMI U17, U20 continue prep for AFC qualifiers |date=9 August 2022 |url=https://www.nmifa.com/single-post/nmi-u17-u20-continue-prep-for-afc-qualifiers |publisher=Northern Mariana Islands Football Association |access-date=29 October 2024}} He was joined at the club by international teammate Dev Bachani. However, when the 2024 Philippines Football League kicked off in April 2024, neither play was part of the matchday squad.{{cite web |last1=Malihan |first1=Drew |title=Jalique shines as Tuloy FC puts 5 past Manila Montet |url=https://www.dugout.ph/2024/04/jalique-shines-as-tuloy-fc-puts-5-past.html#google_vignette |publisher=dugout.ph |access-date=29 October 2024}}

International career

As a youth, Aquino represented the Northern Mariana Islands in 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.{{cite web |last1=Sablan, Jr. |first1=James |title=NMI Men's U20 National Team to compete in Jordan |date=5 September 2022 |url=https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nmi-men-s-u20-national-team-to-compete-in-jordan/article_fff9223c-2c37-11ed-8bcb-239f026406e1.html |publisher=Marianas Variety |access-date=29 October 2024}} In preparation for the qualifying campaign, the team held a training camp in the Philippines. Aquino was called up to the senior national team for the 2023 Pacific Games.{{cite web |last1=Gases |first1=Leigh |title=NMI nat'l soccer teams off to Solomons and China |date=15 November 2023 |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/sports/nmi-nat-l-soccer-teams-off-to-solomons-and-china/article_471de4ca-82ba-11ee-b505-732c3777f273.html |publisher=The Saipan Tribune |access-date=29 October 2024}} He made his senior debut in the competition on 18 November 2023 in the team's opening match against Fiji.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/92992/Jerald_Aquino.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=29 October 2024}}