Camelo Tacusalme (born 5 August 1989)[1] is a Filipino footballer who plays for Kaya–Iloilo in the Philippines Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Camelo Perez Tacusalme | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Talisay, Negros Occidental[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kaya | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | West Negros University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–2012 | Pachanga | ||
| 2013–2016 | Ceres | ||
| 2016–2017 | JPV Marikina | 15 | (0) |
| 2018– | Kaya | 39 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Philippines | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2017 | |||
Tacusalme played for the West Negros University football team. In the United Football League, he played for Pachanga until its merger with Diliman to become Pachanga Diliman.[3] Tacusalme then moved to Ceres–La Salle and later to JP Voltes.[4] When the UFL was dissolved he remained with the club which joined the inaugural season in the Philippines Football League under the a new name, JPV Marikina.[2]
After the 2017 season he joined Kaya–Iloilo in January 2018.[5] He debuted for the club in a pre-season friendly against Sabah FA on January 25, 2018.[6]
Tacusalme also played with the Philippines national football team in a friendly match against China in Guanzhou. He played in the centerback position. His team saw a 1–8 defeat in that match.[7]