Heather Marie Diosano Cooke (born 25 December 1988) is an American-born Filipino

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and reality television series participant. She plays as a defender and a

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and has been a member of the Philippines women's national team. She was drafted to play for Landsboro IF of the Swedish Women's Football League System. In 2011, she appeared on the

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reality series '' The Real World: Las Vegas'', and later appeared on '' The Challenge: Rivals II'' in 2013.

Early life

Cooke's mother, Elsie, was born in the Philippines, and emigrated to the United States at the age of 21. In 2010, she graduated from

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Club career

In 2013 she was drafted by the Washington Spirit in the NWSL Supplemental Draft. Cooke later joined Swedish third-tier club Landsbro IF in April 2014, and captained the side to a last-place finish in the 2014 season.

International goals

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

Reality television

In 2011, Cooke appeared on '' The Real World: Las Vegas'' and in 2013, she appeared on '' The Challenge: Rivals II''.

References

1988 births Living people Citizens of the Philippines through descent Women's association football defenders Women's association football forwards Filipino women's footballers Philippines women's international footballers Filipino expatriate footballers Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Filipino people of American descent American women's soccer players Loyola Greyhounds women's soccer players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden The Real World (TV series) cast members The Challenge (TV series) contestants American sportspeople of Filipino descent {{US-footy-forward-stub