Tahnai Lauren Rivera Annis (born June 20, 1989) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team, where she serves as captain.[2]

Tahnai Annis

Annis with the 2022 AFF Women's Championship trophy
Personal information
Full name	Tahnai Lauren Rivera Annis
Date of birth	(1989-06-20) June 20, 1989 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Zanesville, Ohio, United States
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Florida Gators	96	(38)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Þór/KA	62	(19)
National team‡
2018–	Philippines	27	(11)
Teams managed
2016–2017	Averett Cougars (asst.)
Honours Women's football Representing the  Philippines AFF Women's Championship Winner 2022 Philippines Team Southeast Asian Games 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:55; 12 October 2022 (UTC)

College career

Annis played for the women's soccer team of the University of Florida at NCAA Division I from 2008 to 2011. She scored a total of 38 goals and made 16 assists in 96 matches for the Gators. In 2008, Annis became part of the SEC All-Freshman Team and SoccerBuzz.com Freshman All-America squad and in 2010 was also an All-American and member of the Southeastern Conference's All-Second Team.[3]

Club career

After college, Annis played professionally for Þór/KA of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top flight women's league in Iceland, from 2012 to 2014 starting in 62 matches and scoring 19 goals for the club. She helped the club win the league title in 2012 and earned the club's 2013 MVP award.[3] She has played at the UEFA Women's Champions League with the Icelandic club.[4]

International career

Tahnai Annis is eligible to play for the Philippines women's national football team through her mother Myla, who traces her roots to Lucena. She joined the national team in January 2018 in a training camp in the United States and eventually named as part of the final roster of the Philippines for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Jordan and was designated as captain.[5] Patrice Impelido also serves as co-captain for the national team for the continental tournament.[2]

In the Philippines' first group stage match against host Jordan which ended in a 2–1 win, Annis had her first international cap.[6] Annis scored her first goal for the Philippines in their 2–1 win against Nepal in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers held in September 2021.[7]

Coaching career

The women's soccer team of Averett University had Annis as their assistant coach.[3]

Personal life

A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Annis graduated from the University of Florida in 2012 where she obtained a minor in business administration and a bachelor's degree in sport management. She entered Averett University to pursue a master's degree in business administration which has a focus in marketing.[3]

Openly a member of the LGBT community, Annis is an Athlete Ally pro ambassador.[8][9]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Annis goal.

List of international goals scored by Tahnai Annis

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	September 18, 2021	JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Nepal	1–1	2–1	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2	September 24, 2021	JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hong Kong	1–0	2–1	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
3	January 27, 2022	Shri Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India	Indonesia	3–0	6–0	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
4				5–0
5	April 7, 2022	Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia	Fiji	4–0	7–2	Friendly
6				5–0
7	April 22, 2022	Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia	Tonga	16–0	16–0	Friendly
8	May 11, 2022	Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–0	1–2	2021 Southeast Asian Games
9	July 6, 2022	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Singapore	3–0	7–0	2022 AFF Women's Championship
10	July 10, 2022	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Indonesia	1–1	4–1	2022 AFF Women's Championship
11	July 15, 2022	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Vietnam	2–0	4–0	2022 AFF Women's Championship

Honours

Philippines

• Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
• AFF Women's Championship: 2022

References