(L-R) Arjhane Bolivar, Isabella Bandoja, Jade Ann Jalique, Lanie Ortillo and Shien Payag of Tuloy FC. Handout/Tuloy FC
MANILA — Five players from Tuloy Football Club have signed professional contracts with international teams, they announced on Thursday.
Isabella Bandoja and Lanie Ortillo, who represented the country in the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, will be based in Hong Kong where they will suit up for TSL Football Club (TSLFC), currently leading the Hong Kong Women’s League.
Meanwhile, Jade Ann Jalique, Shien Payag, and Arjhane Bolivar—core players of the Tuloy FC Women’s Team—will head to Cambodia to compete for XO United in the Cambodian Women’s League.
Their professional stints will begin this January.
“This moment goes beyond Tuloy FC,” said Father Rocky Evangelista, SDB, President of Tuloy Foundation and Tuloy Football Club. “These players represent what is possible for Philippine women’s football. Their journeys show that locally trained Filipina athletes can compete and succeed on the international stage.”
