Kintaro Miyagi

Kintaro Miyagi is a Filipino footballer who plays for the UP Fighting Maroons. He has played for the Philippines national football team.

Kintaro Miyagi
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-14) April 14, 1998
Place of birth Tokyo
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Years Team
– Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– University of the Philippines
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Philippines U14
2012 Philippines U15
2013 Philippines U16
2016– Philippines U19 ? (1)
2017– Philippines 3 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2017

Career

Youth

While attending Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu, Miyagi played for the Magis Eagles his school's varsity team which he helped win various titles. He was also represented Mandaue in local inter-city tournaments as well as Central Visayas in regional meets such as the Palarong Pambansa.[1]

Collegiate

He decided to move to Metro Manila from Cebu after he graduated from high school to study at the University of the Philippines Diliman to take up a bachelor's degree in Physical Education. The university's football head coach, Anto Gonzales offered him a scholarship to study at the school so he could become part of UP's football team.[1]

International

Miyagi became part of the youth program of the Philippine national team in 2011. He was part of the country's U13/U14 squad representing the country in youth tournaments. He played as a defender as a national youth player. As part of the U15 team which was coached by Anto Gonzales, he played at the 2013 Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)-Frenz U-15 ASEAN Champions Trophy.[1] In 2016, he was part of the U19 squad coached by Dan Padernal for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[2]

His first call up to the senior national team was in 2017. He was part of a squad which participated at the 2017 CTFA International Tournament, a friendly tournament in Taiwan.[1] The national team is led by Marlon Maro in lieu of regular coach, Thomas Dooley since the national federation was supposed to send an under-23 team which Maro coaches.

Miyagi earned his first cap in the 3-1 win against Laos on December 1, 2017. He came in as a substitute for Phil Younghusband in the 70th minute. Playing for the senior team as a striker,[1] Miyagi scored the third goal for the Philippines in the 81st minute.[3]

References
  1. Alison, Mars (2 December 2017). "Kintaro Miyagi makes Cebu proud by scoring the Azkals third goal vs Laos". Rappler. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. Aznar, Edri (26 September 2016). "Ex-Ateneo footballer makes PHL U19 team". Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. "Report: Laos 1-3 Philippines". Philippine Football Federation. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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