Shelah Cadag

Shelah Cadag
Personal information
Full name Shelah Mae Robiso Cadag[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-05) August 5, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kitaotao, Bukidnon, Philippines
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kaya–Iloilo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–? University of Santo Tomas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Kaya–Iloilo
2024Odisha (loan)
International career
2018– Philippines 6 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 29, 2019

Shelah Mae Robiso Cadag is a Filipina footballer who plays as a forward for Kaya–Iloilo of the PFF Women's League.

Career

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College

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Shelah Mae Cadag played for the women's football team of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) which plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the PFF Women's League.

In UAAP Season 80, Cadag helped UST secure a place in the women's football final by scoring a brace in her collegiate team's second match against the De La Salle University which ended in a 5–2 win for UST.[2] The UAAP Season 80 women's football final was contested by the same two teams with De La Salle winning 2–1 over UST. Cadag scored the sole goal for UST and was named the Best Striker for the season.[3]

Club

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Cadag joined Kaya–Iloilo on November 5, 2022.[4] She would be named the Most Valuable Player for the 2023 PFF Women's League season, where Kaya won its first ever league title.[5]

In February 15, 2024, Kaya announced that she would be loaned to Indian Women's League club Odisha until March.[6]

International career

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Cadag made her first appearance for the Philippines women's national football team in the first round of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in November 2018.[7] The Philippines won 9–0 over Singapore on their first match in the qualifiers on November 4, 2018, where Cadag managed to score a hat-trick.[8][9] Cadag repeated the same feat in the Philippines' 5–1 win over Mongolia on November 11.[10]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. November 4, 2018 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan  Singapore 1–0 9–0 2020 Summer Olympics qualification
2. 2–0
3. 5–0
4. November 8, 2018  Tajikistan 1–1 3–1
5. November 11, 2018  Mongolia 1–0 5–1
6. 2–0
7. 5–1

Honors

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Kaya–Iloilo

Odisha

UST Lady Booters

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football 2020 Asian Qualifiers Match Schedule". Women's Soccer United. September 2, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "UST advances to UAAP women's football Finals". ABC-CBN News. March 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Suing, Ivan Luis (April 5, 2018). "La Salle outplays UST for UAAP crown". The Varsitarian. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Shelah Cadag". Kaya FC–Iloilo. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kaya FC-Iloilo crowned PFF Women's League champion". Manila Bulletin. November 13, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Shelah Cadag Joins Odisha FC on Loan – Kaya FC–Iloilo". Kaya F.C.–Iloilo. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "PWNFT ready for first Olympic football qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  8. ^ Co, Adrian Stewart (November 6, 2018). "Philippine women booters pound on Singapore in 2020 Olympics qualifier". Panay News. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Fantastic starts for Philippines, Tajikistan". Asian Football Confederation. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  10. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (November 11, 2018). "Shela Mae Cadag scores thrice anew to power the Philippines past Mongolia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.