Kintaro Miyagi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 14, 1998 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | University of the Philippines | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Philippines U14 | ||
| 2012 | Philippines U15 | ||
| 2013 | Philippines U16 | ||
| 2016– | Philippines U19 | ? | (1) |
| 2017– | Philippines | 3 | (1) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2017 | |||
Kintaro Miyagi is a Filipino footballer who plays for the UP Fighting Maroons. He has played for the Philippines national football team.
Career
Youth
While attending Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu, Miyagi played for the Magis Eagles his school's varsity team which he helped win various titles. He was also represented Mandaue in local inter-city tournaments as well as Central Visayas in regional meets such as the Palarong Pambansa.[1]
Collegiate
He decided to move to Metro Manila from Cebu after he graduated from high school to study at the University of the Philippines Diliman to take up a bachelor's degree in Physical Education. The university's football head coach, Anto Gonzales offered him a scholarship to study at the school so he could become part of UP's football team.[1]
International
Miyagi became part of the youth program of the Philippine national team in 2011. He was part of the country's U13/U14 squad representing the country in youth tournaments. He played as a defender as a national youth player. As part of the U15 team which was coached by Anto Gonzales, he played at the 2013 Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)-Frenz U-15 ASEAN Champions Trophy.[1] In 2016, he was part of the U19 squad coached by Dan Padernal for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[2]
His first call up to the senior national team was in 2017. He was part of a squad which participated at the 2017 CTFA International Tournament, a friendly tournament in Taiwan.[1] The national team is led by Marlon Maro in lieu of regular coach, Thomas Dooley since the national federation was supposed to send an under-23 team which Maro coaches.
Miyagi earned his first cap in the 3-1 win against Laos on December 1, 2017. He came in as a substitute for Phil Younghusband in the 70th minute. Playing for the senior team as a striker,[1] Miyagi scored the third goal for the Philippines in the 81st minute.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Alison, Mars (2 December 2017). "Kintaro Miyagi makes Cebu proud by scoring the Azkals third goal vs Laos". Rappler. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Aznar, Edri (26 September 2016). "Ex-Ateneo footballer makes PHL U19 team". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Report: Laos 1-3 Philippines". Philippine Football Federation. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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