Marisa Park
{{Short description|Filipino footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marisa Park
| image = Marisa Park 2013.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Park in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|08|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Alexandria, Virginia, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=3}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2007–2008
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs1 = Reston FC
| youthclubs2 =
|collegeyears1 = 2009–2012
|college1 = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|collegecaps1 = 89 | collegegoals1 = 8
| years1 = 2014
| clubs1 = Braddock Road Stars Elite
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = IL Sandviken
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 2013–
| nationalteam1 = Philippines
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update = January 3, 2014{{cite news|title=Malditas Pilipinas: 2013 in Review|url=http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/malditas-pilipinas-2013-review/|accessdate=3 February 2015|publisher=Women's Soccer United|date=3 January 2014}}
}}
{{Filipino name|de Vera|Park}}
Maria Luisa de Vera Park (born 25 August 1991) is a Filipino international footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Early life and education
Park was born in Alexandria, Virginia on August 25, 1991, to Randy and Mavee Park. She studied at Langley High School and later at the Wake Forest University where she graduated in May 2013 with a degree in business and enterprise management.{{cite web|title=Deacon Bio - 15 Marisa Park|url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/park_marisa00.html|publisher=Wake Forest Sports|accessdate=3 February 2015}}
Career
=Youth and college=
Park played for Reston FC. She also played for her varsity team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 2009 to 2013. She has the fourth-most appearance in the history of Wake Forest's program, appearing 89 times for the team. Park scored eight goals, 10 assists and 26 points in her Wake Forest Career. She was also part of the Demon Deacons team that won its first ACC Championship in 2010 and was named as part of the 2010 ACC All-Tournament Team.{{cite news|last1=Botoman|first1=Alex|title=Marisa Park Called Up to Philippines National Team|url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/050313aaa.html|accessdate=3 February 2015|publisher=Wake Forest Athletic Communications|location=Winston-Salem, North Carolina|date=3 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907043709/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/050313aaa.html|archive-date=7 September 2013|url-status=dead}}
=Senior club=
Marisa Park plays for the Braddock Road Stars Elite as a midfielder and captain of the team. Park scored the first goal in the whole history of Braddock on their match against the Washington Spirit Reserves which the team lost with the scoreline 4–1.{{cite news|last1=Parker|first1=Kevin|title=W-League: Spirit Reserves open with 4-1 win over Braddock Road|url=http://www.allwhitekit.com/?p=12947|accessdate=3 February 2015|work=All White Kit|date=18 May 2014}} Park received an honorable mention for the first week of the 2014 W-League season.{{cite news|title=Wildcats' Rincon Named Player of the Week|work=New Jersey Wildcats|publisher=W-League|date=2014|location=Tampa, Florida}} In 2015, she transferred to Norwegian club, IL Sandviken which plays at the Toppserien.{{cite web|title=#PWNT|url=https://twitter.com/PHL_WNFT/status/575270337002217472|accessdate=17 April 2015|work=Twitter|publisher=PHL Football WNT|quote=player Marisa Park will be heading to Bergen, Norway to play for IL Sandviken of the Toppserien.}}
International career
Park who was then a senior student at Wake Forest, was called up to the Philippines women's national team for the qualification phase of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup which was held in 2013. Park made her FIFA International debut against Thailand and also became the first Demon Deacon to be called up to a senior women's national team for a competitive match.{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Marisa|title=Marisa Park Philippines National Team Blog: Entry 2|url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/061213aaa.html|accessdate=3 February 2015|work=Wake Forest Women's Soccer ('13)|date=12 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203125000/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/061213aaa.html|archive-date=3 February 2015|url-status=dead}}
Park previously played for the Philippine national team competing against football clubs at the LA Vikings Cup which was held in November 2012. She was named part of the squad that participated at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.{{cite news|title=Meet the Malditas: See who's wearing the Philippines' colors at the Women's AFC Asian Cup in Jordan|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/football/news/2018/04/06/meet-malditas-39933|accessdate=6 April 2018|work=ABS-CBN Sports|date=6 April 2018}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| class=wikitable
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | rowspan=2| 25 May 2013 | rowspan=2| Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | rowspan=2| {{fbw|BGD}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | rowspan=2| 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifier |
| 2. | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 10 September 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon | {{fbw|INA}} | style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | 2013 AFF Women's Championship |
Other career
Marisa Park works for Berkeley Research Group in the Washington DC office where her work focuses on the healthcare industry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisapark15/|title=Marisa Park LinkedIn Bio|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Philippines squad 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Marisa}}
Category:American sportspeople of Filipino descent
Category:Wake Forest University alumni
Category:Filipino women's footballers
Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen
Category:Philippines women's international footballers
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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