Nathanael Ace Pineda Villanueva (born October 25, 1995) is a Filipino

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

Career

Villanueva played for the college team

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. He appeared for Meralco Manila and

Kaya F.C.–Iloilo Kaya Futbol Club–Iloilo (, also known as Una Kaya Futbol Club, Inc.,) is a Philippines, Filipino professional association football, football club based in Iloilo City. They play in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the highest tier of foo ...

in the professional

. On May 12, 2018, Villanueva was named man of the match for his performance in Kaya's 2–0 win over Ceres–Negros. He saved

Bienvenido Marañón Bienvenido Morejón Marañón (; born May 15, 1986), also known as Bienve, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Villarubia and the Philippines national team. Born in Spain, Bienve played in the lower leagues of his birt ...

's penalty kick in the 20th minute, and was instrumental in ending Ceres' five-match winning streak. He joined

Cebu F.C. Dynamic Herb Cebu Football Club (also known as DH Cebu or Cebu FC) is a Philippines, Filipino professional association football, football club based in Cebu City. The team plays in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top-flight league of f ...

in 2021. Villanueva was named in the

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' squad for the

2018 Bangabandhu Cup The 2018 Bangabandhu Gold Cup or simply 2018 Bangabandhu Cup was an international association football tournament organized by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This wa ...

and

2019 AFC Asian Cup The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 ...

, but is yet to earn a senior international cap.

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Nathanael Villanueva
at WorldFootball.com * 1995 births Living people Filipino men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Loyola F.C. players Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for the Philippines Cebu F.C. players Philippines Football League players {{Philippines-footy-bio-stub