Shelby Salvacion

Shelby Serhee Salvacion (born 6 February 1992)[1] is a Filipino women's international footballer who has played for the Philippines women's national football team.

Shelby Salvacion
Personal information
Full name Shelby Serhee Salvacion
Date of birth (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Sacramento State 46 (28)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Philippines
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Serhee and the surname or paternal family name is Salvacion.

High school career

Salvacion attended Branham High School in San Jose, California where she played for the school's soccer team for four years and was a member of the school's track and field team as a senior. She was named part of the Second Team All-County by local news outfit The Mercury News. She was named as MVP of the Blossom Valley Athletic League, in which her school was a part of, after scoring 12 goals with eight assist. She was part of an all-league selection for her first two seasons and was named to the First Team all-BVAL honors in her junior year. She also played club soccer for MVLA Storm and won the 2008 and 2009 Pleasanton Rage Tournament with the club.[2]

College career

Salvacion played for the Sacramento State Hornets, the women's soccer team of her college, California State University, Sacramento as a forward. She played from 2011 to 2015 although she was a redshirt during her freshman year in 2010.[2]

International career

Salvacion became part of the Philippine national team in late 2012 after participating in a training camp in Southern California organized by then head coach Ernie Nierras.[3]

was part of the squad that participated at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in Bangladesh.[4] She also received a call up to the Philippine national team for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games[5] but was not part of the final lineup.[6]

She also played for the Philippines at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship and was called up again for the same tournament's 2016 edition.[7]

References
  1. "AFF MYANMAR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 - FINAL REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS & OFFICIALS" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "Shelby Salvacion". Hornet Sports.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Salvacion earns spot on Philippine women's national soccer team". Hornet Sports.com. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. Leyba, Olmin (27 May 2013). "PH Malditas achieved milestone despite loss". ABS-CBN News. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. "Two women's soccer players called up to Philippine National Team". The State Hornet. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. "SEA GAMES 2013: Foreign Reinforcements for Philippines Women". aseanfootball.org. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. "Pinay Power to be tested at AFF Championship". Rappler. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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