Marisa Park
Quick Facts
Biography
Maria Luisa de Vera Park is a Filipino international footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Early life and education
Park was born in Alexandria, Virginia on August 25, 1991 to Randy and Mavee Park. She studied at Langley High School and later at the Wake Forest University where she graduated in May 2013 with a degree in business and enterprise management.
Career
Youth and college
Park played for Reston FC. She also played for her varsity team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 2009-2013. She has the fourth-most appearance in the history of Wake Forest's program, appearing 89 times for the team. Park scored eight goals, 10 assists and 26 points in her Wake Forest Career. She was also part of the Demon Deacons team that won its first ACC Championship in 2010 and was named as part of the 2010 ACC All-Tournament Team.
Senior club
Marisa Park plays for the Braddock Road Stars Elite as a midfielder and captain of the team. Park scored the first goal in the whole history of Braddock on their match against the Washington Spirit Reserves which the team lost with the scoreline 4–1. Park received an honorable mention for the first week of the 2014 W-League season. In 2015, she transferred to Norwegian club, IL Sandviken which plays at the Toppserien.
International career
Park who was then a senior student at Wake Forest, was called up to the Philippines women's national team for the qualification phase of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup which was held in 2013. Park made her FIFA International debut against Thailand and also became the first Demon Deacon to be called up to a senior women's national team for a competitive match.
Park previously played for the Philippine national team competing against football clubs at the LA Vikings Cup which was held in November 2012. She was named part of the squad that participated at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 May 2013 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifier | ||
2. | ||||||
3. | 10 September 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon | Indonesia | 2013 AFF Women's Championship |
Other career
Marisa Park works for Berkeley Research Group in the Washington DC office where her work focuses on healthcare industry.