Jessica Anne Delgado Miclat (born October 8, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for PFF Women's League side Stallion Laguna. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.

Jessica Miclat
Personal information
Full name Jessica Anne Delgado Miclat[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Pomona, California, U.S.
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Stallion Laguna
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 UC Irvine Anteaters 73 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 AaB 7 (0)
2021 Aris Limassol 15 (5)
2024– Stallion Laguna 0 (0)
International career
2018– Philippines 28 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
AFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48; 29 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:55; 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Early life

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Miclat grew up in the United States[3] and was born to a Mexican mother and a Filipino father who hailed from Sampaloc, Manila in the Philippines.[4] She was born in Pomona, California but considers Ontario, another city in the same state as her hometown and has two older brothers.[5]

Playing career

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Collegiate

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She played collegiate football, or soccer as it is called in the country. She played for the women's team of the UC Irvine Anteaters of the University of California, Irvine.[4] She made 73 appearances for the team scoring a total of six goals from 2016 to 2019. In her senior team she was named part of the 2019 All Big West First team.[5]

Club

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In February 2021, Miclat was signed in to play for Danish club AaB Kvinder of the Elitedivisionen.[3] Prior to signing up with AaB Kvinder, Miclat had negotiations with clubs in Spain, Belgium, Iceland, and Norway.[4] She moved to Cyprus in September 2021 to play for Aris Limassol.[6][7]

International

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Jessica Miclat has also played for the Philippines women's national team in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[4]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. January 27, 2022 Shri Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India   Indonesia
4–0
6–0
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

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International

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Philippines

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References

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  1. ^ "JESSICA ANNE DELGADO MICLAT". AFC. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Philippines - AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 - Playing Squad". AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 Press Kit. Asian Football Confederation. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b "AaB-kvinder henter forstærkninger i USA" [AaB Kvinder signs in reinforcements from the USA]. Nordjyske (in Danish). February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Montayre, Mia (February 15, 2021). "PWNFT standout Jessica Miclat signs with AaB Kvinder". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Jessica Miclat - Women's Soccer". UCI Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Εγγράφηκε η Πανταζή, ζητήθηκε της Σαβόι, απέκτησε και διεθνή με τις Φιλιππίνες". Ginekio.com (in Greek). September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Montayre, Mia (September 6, 2021). "Five PWNFT members continue pro careers overseas with new clubs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 6, 2021.