Draft:Gabrielle Baker

Gabrielle Baker
Personal information
Full name Gabrielle Lyn Morales Baker
Date of birth (2007-05-10) 10 May 2007 (age 17)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
PDA Blue
Rutgers Prep Argonauts
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Philippines U17 3 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Gabrielle Lyn Morales Baker (born 10 May 2007) is a Filipino-American footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Philippines women's national under-17 football team at international level.

Early life

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Baker currently attends Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey, where she plays for the Argonauts varsity soccer team.[1] She helped the Argonauts win their NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship 3–1 over DePaul during her sophomore year.[2][3] As a junior, she was named All State First Team after helping her team win their second straight state championship title.[4][5] She also plays youth club soccer for PDA Blue of Elite Clubs National League.[6]

International career

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In March 2024, Baker was first called up for Philippines U-17 national team, where she attended a training camp with the Filipinas U17 in California, USA.[7][8] A few days later, she then received her first call-up to the Philippines senior women's national team for friendlies against South Korea.[9][10][11][12][13]

In May 2024, Baker was selected as part of the Filipinas U17 squad for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in Bali, Indonesia.[14][15][16] She made her international debut on 6 May in a match against Indonesia U-17 where the Philippines won 6–1.[17][18] She featured in all three group stage matches during the tournament.[19][20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "Gabrielle Baker". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ Kipp, Matt. "Girls Soccer: Rutgers Prep vs DePaul in NJSIAA Non-Public B Final at Kean University in Union on Sunday, November 13, 2022". nj.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ Gantaifis, Nick (13 November 2022). "Rutgers Prep girls soccer takes down DePaul to return to the top in Non-Public B". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 All-State Girls Soccer, 1st Team". nj.com. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  5. ^ Caruso, Anne-Marie (10 November 2023). "Rutgers Prep defeats DePaul in the Non-Public B girls soccer state final". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Gabrielle Baker". SoccerWire. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ^ Philippine WNT [@PilipinasWNFT] (26 March 2024). "30 Filipinas U17 are participating in a training camp in the U.S. in preparation for U17 Women's Asian Cup which will take place in Bali, Indonesia from May 6-19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "U.S. Based Youth Players Earning International Call-Ups in March 2024". SoccerWire. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  9. ^ Javier, Nikole (31 March 2024). "Filipinas face South Korea in FIFA friendlies". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  10. ^ Suing, Ivan (1 April 2024). "Filipinas thrilled to face Koreans". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  11. ^ Pedralvez, Bong (31 March 2024). "Filipinas face Koreans in friendly ties". Malaya. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  12. ^ Leyba, Olmin (2 April 2024). "Filipinas play a pair of friendlies against South Korea". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  13. ^ Batallones, Jeck (4 April 2024). "Football: Filipinas brace for tough challenge vs. South Korea". ABS-CBN.
  14. ^ Philippine WNT [@PilipinasWNFT] (4 May 2024). "Here's the list of 23 players that will be competing in the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup on these dates" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. ^ Pedralvez, Bong (5 May 2024). "Young Filipinas launch bid in Bali". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  17. ^ "U-17 Women's Asian Cup Results 2024: Indonesia Beaten By Philippines 1-6". VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  18. ^ Naredo, Camille (6 May 2024). "Young Filipinas clobber Indonesia for winning start to U17 Asian Cup". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Gabrielle Baker". Soccer Way. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Highlights of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2024-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  21. ^ "AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2024: South Korea vs. Philippines-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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