Miguel Tanton

Miguel Tanton
	Tanton playing for Kaya in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Javier Tanton
Date of birth	July 5, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	De Anza Santos
	Santa Clara Sporting
	C.F. Badalona
College career
Years	Team
2012	West Valley College
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	UE Vilissar de Mar
2013–2014	Mezcala
2015–2018	Kaya–Iloilo
2019	Ceres–Negros
International career‡
–	United States U15
2016–	Philippines
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018

Miguel Javier Tanton (born 5 July 1989) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Philippines national team. At the club level, he most recently played for Ceres–Negros in the Philippines Football League.

Early life

Tanton was born in Santa Clara, California in the United States on July 5, 1989.^[1]

International career

Tanton made a debut for the senior Philippine national football team on March 29, 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against North Korea. With OJ Porteria's suspension, Tanton was included as part of the starting eleven by head coach Thomas Dooley. He assisted Manuel Ott in making the second goal for the Philippines at the 84th minute. The match ended 3–2 in favor of the Philippines.^[2]^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 December 2018	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Vietnam	2–2	2–4	Friendly

Individual awards

2016 UFL Cup Best Midfielder

References

^ "Miguel Tanton". Kaya FC–Iloilo. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ Guerrero, Bob (30 March 2016). "Azkals vs North Korea postgame: The sweetest of victories". Rappler. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Kaya's Miguel Tanton: From Outsider to Starter". Kaya FC–Iloilo. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ "Miguel Tanton". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

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[kayaprof-1] "Miguel Tanton". Kaya FC–Iloilo. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[2] Guerrero, Bob (30 March 2016). "Azkals vs North Korea postgame: The sweetest of victories". Rappler. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[3] "Kaya's Miguel Tanton: From Outsider to Starter". Kaya FC–Iloilo. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[NFT-4] "Miguel Tanton". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

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