Ella Patrice Totengco Fajardo (born March 15, 2003) is a Filipino basketball player who plays

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for the

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team and has represented the Philippine national team in international competitions.

Career

Early years

Fajardo learned the fundamentals of playing basketball by attending a Milo-Best Center in the Philippines. In the United States she attended

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, playing for her high school's basketball team. In her senior year, Fajardo helped her school win the championship securing her a scholarship at

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College

Fajardo announced in July 2021 her commitment to play for

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sides

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. The

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in the Philippines also tried to recruit her.

National team

Fajardo, a native of Bergenfield, New Jersey, is eligible to play for the Philippines through both of her parents. She holds dual citizenship. Fajardo has played for the Philippine women's 3x3 team which won a bronze medal in the 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup in

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and reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in

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. She debuted for the Philippine women's team at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fajardo, Ella 2003 births Living people American sportspeople of Filipino descent Basketball players from New Jersey Filipino women's basketball players Gill St. Bernard's School alumni People from Bergenfield, New Jersey Philippines women's national basketball team players Point guards Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey Citizens of the Philippines through descent American women's basketball players Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Southeast Asian Games competitors for the Philippines Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball