Kiara Fabiola Reyes Fontanilla (born July 1, 2000) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Westcliff University Warriors. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.

Kiara Fontanilla

Personal information
Full name	Kiara Fabiola Reyes Fontanilla[1][2]
Date of birth	(2000-07-01) July 1, 2000 (age 22)[3]
Place of birth	Fullerton, California, United States
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Westcliff University Warriors
Number	42
Youth career
Years	Team
2013–2018	Arsenal FC EGSL
–2017	Norco Cougars
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	NWOSU Rangers	9	(0)
2019	Cal State Fullerton Titans	0	(0)
2020–2021	Eastern Oregon Mountaineers	11	(0)
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Philippines	4	(0)
Honours Women's football Representing the  Philippines AFF Women's Championship Winner 2022 Philippines Team
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:10; 8 July 2022.[3]

Early life

Fontanilla was born in Fullerton, California to a Mexican mother, Fabiola (née Reyes), and a Filipino father, Francisco Fontanilla but was raised in Jurupa Valley and Eastvale.[2][5][4] Her father has roots in Baguio having moved to the United States at age seven.[6]She attended Norco High School where she graduated in 2018. She attended the Northwestern Oklahoma State University for her freshman year before moving to the California State University, Fullerton the following year.[7] She then moved to the Eastern Oregon University in 2020.[4]

Early career

Fontanilla played for the varsity women's football (soccer) team of Norco High School under head coach Daniel Graffa. She was a two-year varsity letterwinner. In her senior season in 2017, she led her team to the California Interscholastic Federation. She also played for local soccer club Arsenal FC which she helped make it to six consecutive editions of the Surf Cup from 2013 to 2018.[4]

College career

As a freshman, Fontanilla played for the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers. She became part of the Cal State Fullerton Titans women's soccer team for the 2019 season. She redshirted for her sophomore season. She was part of the Titans squad which won the Big West regular season Conference Championship and Tournament Championship. In the 2020 season, she joined the Eastern Oregon University Mountaineers.[4]

International career

Fontanilla is eligible to represent the Philippines through her Filipino father.[8] However she had to secure Filipino citizenship for herself and her father who has not been in the Philippines for the past 40 years.[9] She is part of the Philippines squad which participated in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in India. A third-choice keeper for the tournament,[10] she made her senior national team debut in the Philippines' 0–4 loss to Australia.[11]

Honours

International

Philippines

• AFF Women's Championship: 2022

References

External links

• Kiara Fontanilla on Twitter