Kaiya Jota

Kaiya Rose Flintham Jota (born February 5, 2006) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Philippines women's national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Flintham and the surname or paternal family name is Jota.
Kaiya Jota
Personal information
Full name Kaiya Rose Flintham Jota[1]
Date of birth (2006-02-05) February 5, 2006
Place of birth Baldwin Park, California, U.S.
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles Breakers
Youth career
Marshall Fundamental Secondary School
Whitfield SC Hawaii
Los Angeles Breakers
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Philippines 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:30; December 23, 2022 (UTC)

International career

Jota was born in the United States to a Filipino father and an English mother, making her eligible to play for England, Philippines or the United States at international level.

Philippines

Jota was first invited to train for the Philippines during their September 2022 training camp in California.[2][3] Due to her inability to obtain her Philippine passport in time for the friendly match against New Zealand, she was unable to make the matchday list.

In October 2022, Jota received her first official call-up for the Philippines in their training camp and friendlies against Costa Rica.[4] A couple of months later, Jota was once again called-up for the Philippines for their friendlies against Papua New Guinea.[5][6] She made her debut for the Philippines in a 9–0 win against Papua New Guinea, coming in as a substitute, replacing Olivia McDaniel in the second half.[7][8]

Personal life

Jota's sister, Asia, is also a soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Bethany Lutheran College in NCAA Division III.[9][10]

References
  1. "Filipinas Set For Sydney Camp, Face PNG In Friendly Matches". Philippine Football Federation. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. Cabatbat, Erel (September 1, 2022). "Busy Christmas and New Year for the Azkals". Manila Standard. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. Agcaoili, Lance (September 4, 2022). "Filipinas to welcome back Chandler McDaniel, field 4 newcomers in friendly vs New Zealand". Inquirer. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. del Carmen, Lorenzo (October 2, 2022). "Filipinas retain core for Costa Rica friendlies". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. Morales, Luisa (December 7, 2022). "Filipinas end year with Sydney camp, face Papua New Guinea in friendlies". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  6. Li, Matthew (December 7, 2022). "Filipinas name pool for Papua New Guinea friendlies". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  7. "Filipinas Score Big Win, End 2022 In Style". Philippine Football Federation. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  8. Morales, Luisa (December 15, 2022). "Filipinas end year with 9-goal demolition of Papua New Guinea". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  9. "S2 EP13 Asia, Kaiya and Jim Jota". mybalitz.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  10. "Asia Jota - Women's Soccer - Bethany Lutheran College Athletics". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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