Ian Bayona Araneta (born March 2, 1982) is a Filipino former

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who plays as a

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who played for

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and

Philippine Air Force The Philippine Air Force (PAF) ( tgl, Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas, , Army of the Air of the Philippines) ( es, Ejército Aérea del Filipinas, , Ejército de la Aérea de la Filipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forc ...

. He is also a former member of the Philippines national team. While still in his home town of

Barotac Nuevo Barotac Nuevo, officially the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo ( hil, Banwa sang Barotac Nuevo, tgl, Bayan ng Barotac Nuevo), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

, he was scouted by both the

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and the

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teams but eventually chose the Philippine Air Force where he would train and be on duty while also getting the chance to continue playing football. As a player of the Air Force football club, he is also enlisted in the

International career

Araneta made his international debut on 11 December 2002 in a

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against

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prior to the

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. He scored his first international goal six years after making his debut in a 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification match against Laos. He scored the opening goal but the Philippines failed to win, losing 1–2.Valuable lifeline for Laos
"AseanFootball.org", ASEAN Football Federation, 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2010-10-13 On 12 October 2010, Araneta scored his first international hat trick against

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in the 2010 Long Teng Cup, which the Philippines eventually won 5–0. He ended up as the tournament's top scorer with four goals.

International goals

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

Honours

Club

;Philippine Air Force FC *

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National team

* Philippine Peace Cup:

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: Third

Individual

* Long Teng Cup Golden Boot: 1 ::

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References

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* * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Iloilo Philippine Air Force personnel Filipino footballers Association football forwards Philippines international footballers Philippine Air Force F.C. players Stallion Laguna F.C. players Visayan people {{Philippines-footy-bio-stub