Sara Bantan Eggesvik is a 23 year old Norwegian-Filipina currently playing for KIL Hemne in the Norwegian second league. She played for Charlton Athletic last year, but returned to Norway to study in Trondheim. I remember her as a good midfielder when she played in Toppserien for Grand Bodø a few years ago, and her performances there eventually lead to her transfer to England. I have no clue whether she would ever like to feature for the Philippine national team though (or if she is considered by the Philippine FF), but on her instagram she has posted pictures of herself from Manila and Davao City, so at least she has some connection to the country besides ancestry. I might keep you posted on the further development of her career if you're interested.
Not the senior national team, but she has a couple of matches for U19 back in January 2016. I don't think that will stop her from playing for the Philippines if that's what she wants.
We shall see! I'm trying to coax out that desire if there's any I'd rather she realize she wants to rather than us wanting and making it look like we're forcing her hehe.
Btw @Bauser how did you know she's also Filipino? We're interviewing her later If you have any questions you'd like to be asked, let me know
I tend to sift through all information I come over about Norwegian Toppserien clubs, and Eggesvik stood out when she played for a rather weak Grand Bodø team a few years ago. The way she carried herself on the field, she looked destined to play for a better team. She is a strong runner with the ball and has good passing skills, but I didn't expect her transfer to Charlton. That made headlines in local media and articles about her were published. I think it was around that time I became aware of her Filipino roots. Well, I just wonder what her plans are for the future football wise. The season here is over now. Will she stay in KIL Hemne? If you're going to publish the interview online somewhere, please post a link to it.
@Bauser Are you in Norway or in Trondheim? (Gosh gotta start getting used to the Norwegian language) I actually explained to her how i knew about her and told about you! Maybe someday i can arrange for you two to meet Sure will most definitely do, there are two outlets who will use the interview. I think my colleague will beat me to an article first haha. I'll post either as soon as they are up PS: I asked her about playing for the Philippines and it seems she's very interested
I promised you an article, here you go https://www.philstar.com/sports/202...ilipino-norwegian-booter-tearing-pitch-norway It's not mine but it's a good one
@Bauser i put out the full interview transcript here on Pinay Futbol. the feedback has been great! fans want to see her on the next Philippine squad for the World Cup/AFC qualifiers after she expressed interest in the team haha! https://www.facebook.com/PinayFutbol/posts/3565841893514688
Thanks for the link! It would be cool if she was selected. Keep us updated on upcoming fixtures. It will be fun to follow this team in the qualifiers regardless if Eggesvik is in the squad or not.
Thank you!! It really is up to her, if she does not have a Philippine passport yet she really has to work for it
Didn't the Philippines women's team have a load of FilAm girls on the roster at one point? My daughter was training with them back in 2014, and suddenly they all left, including their stateside scouts.
Not sure if you mean 2013 or 2018 Women's Asian Cup but yes it's true. Normal i guess when the management or the approach changes. In any case, i wrote this article just now: https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/path-to-fifa-womens-world-cup-opens-up-for-pwnft/199030
Yes, I had my year wrong. It was 2013, when they held a camp in Southern California. Seemed to have real solid players and organization. But later many of the FilAm college players complained about foriegn bias during camp in the Philippines, even though far more skilled than most of the home grown players. Hope the management will clean things up.
I think the current strategy is to make sure there is room for the homegrown talent to grow and develop by getting the international exposure too. Also makes sense to work with the local talent because they are together more or in the same place more than players brought over from overseas, the team chemistry would be easier to build that way. There have been some foreign based players who moved into the country, that's good too and something the federation welcomes very much.
Hey @Bauser you might want to see this https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=140830051139392 I was really surprised they included Sara here, almost like they're teasing her to come on over and really join the team But it would be really nice if she did! We have another great midfielder, an attacking mid, would be nice to partner with her. What's funny is that she is also named Sara (Castañeda) and should be fun watching them work together hehe.
It's quite some month that this thread doesn't get any updates; since, I've got some news from Italy, I guess it's worth resuming it to talk about one of the historical "big names" of Filipino NT: Eva Madarang. Some months ago, she had been signed by Roma Calcio Femminile, in Italian Serie B (2nd Division). Please, note that it's a different club from Roma Woman, that's the club affiliated with the men's team that plays in 1st Division, just ending at 5th place and going to play the final of Coppa Italia vs Milan; this one, instead, it's the more historical indipendent women's club. This season wasn't an easy one for Roma Calcio Femminile and they needed a difficult away win at the last match-day to avoid being relegated to Serie C (3rd Division). Well, Roma Calcio Femminile managed to win 0-4 in Cesena and Madarang was one of the scorers. It was her only goal this season, but she made it count.
Yes! We posted about her goal of course hehe Watch @evamadarang score her first ⚽️ for @ROMAcfem! The @PilipinasWNFT forward finished off a pass into the box by teammate Ana Lucia Martinez for a 41st minute goal. Eva's team ended their #SerieBFemminile season with a big 4-0 win over Cesena to avoid relegation! 📹 FIGC pic.twitter.com/vh9O36jDVG— Pinay Futbol (@PinayFutbol) May 24, 2021 And i wrote about the recruitment etc So Sorry i often forget to share here But thank you for sharing and doing the work for me @blissett !!
You are forgiven! By the way, in that article you mention Cathrine Graversen, who had been signed by Pomigliano (and, this time, you had remembered to post about her signing here also! ). Now, Pomigliano has just been promoted to Serie A (1st Division) at the end of this season, but I couldn't find trace of Gravesen in Pomigliano's line-ups from their last games: did she leave the club during the season?
She did i wrote about her too ehe She was unhappy at the club i think, i wish i could have gotten her to stay but seemed she already made up her mind.
Oh btw, in case anyone is interested here's my latest article on Eva Madarang's first season and first goal with Roma https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/eva-madarang-cherishes-amazing-first-goal-with-roma-cf/209156
AAAAAAAAAND here's my article about Sarina Bolden and Quinley Quezada being picked up by Japanese clubs in the historic new WE League https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/bolden-quezada-to-play-in-japan-we-league/209544