Alisha Claire Mendoza del Campo (born September 20, 1999) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a

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for the Philippines women's national team.

Early life

Born on September 20, 1999 and native of

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, Alisha del Campo started playing football at age 11, often joining her brother's team play the sport.

Career

Alisha del Campo plays for the

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and has participated in the Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association and Rizal Football Association. At the PFF Women's League she played for

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and was among the top scorers of the 2016-17 season. Having never played in any youth national team, del Campo debuted for the Philippines women's national football team at age 17 at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in April 2017. She had her first international cap when she was brought in as a substitute in the Philippines' 4–0 win against the

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. She earned a place in the starting eleven in the match against

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. She scored a goal in the team's 1–5 loss to

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after she came in as a substitute in the 90th minute. In the

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, del Campo made her first hat-trick in the 4–0 rout against

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. The Philippines made their first semifinals appearance in that edition of the tournament. She was also part of the Philippine national team that played at the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Honours

International

Philippines

* Southeast Asian Games third place:

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* AFF Women's Championship:

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References

1999 births Living people Filipino women's footballers Philippines women's international footballers Women's association football players not categorized by position Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games {{Philippines-women-footy-bio-stub