Tara Allison Borromeo Shelton (born June 26, 2001) is a footballer who plays as a defender for DLSU Lady Booters. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.

Tara Shelton

Personal information
Full name	Tara Allison Borromeo Shelton[1]
Date of birth	(2001-06-26) June 26, 2001 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth	Edmonds, Washington, U.S.
Position(s)	Defender[1]
Club information
Current team	DLSU Lady Booters
Youth career
Years	Team
201?–2019	Holy Names Cougars
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	DLSU Lady Booters
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Philippines U16	4	(0)
2019–	Philippines	15	(1)
Honours Women's football Representing the  Philippines AFF Women's Championship Winner 2022 Philippines Team
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:35; July 19, 2022 (UTC)[2]

Early life and education

Shelton was born in the United States in Edmonds, Washington.[2] She has roots in the Philippines, particularly in Cavite and Manila.^{[citation needed]} She has attended the Holy Names Academy[3] and later the De La Salle University.

Career

Shelton was part of the Holy Names Academy's football (soccer) team.[3] After graduating from Holy Names in 2019, she had committed to play for Pacific Lutheran University in the US NCAA.[4][5]

She moved to the Philippines, where she played for the De La Salle University's women's football team which played in the PFF Women's League.

International career

Shelton has represented the Philippines internationally. She has been part of the national team rosters which competed at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games[6][7] and the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.[2] She was also included in the final roster for the competition proper.[8] Shelton scored her first international senior goal in a 3–0 friendly win against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Brežice, Slovenia, through a left-footed strike from outside the box.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 23, 2022	Terme Čatež, Brežice	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

International

Philippines

• AFF Women's Championship: 2022

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