Anicka Castañeda


Anicka Chabeli Arrieta Castaneda is a Filipino footballer who has played for the Philippines women's national football team.

Early life and education

Anicka Castañeda was born on December 15, 1999 to Conz Castañeda and Deedee Arrieta and has a brother and an elder sister. As of 2017, she is a student at the De La Salle Zobel High School.

Career

Castañeda played for the women's junior futsal team of De La Salle Zobel. She was named junior MVP at the WNCAA in 2016. She was also the captain of the National Capital Region team that played at the secondary girls event of the 2017 Palarong Pambansa.
She was part of the Philippines women's national football team that played at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in April 2017. The national squad secured qualification with one match to spare by drawing Bahrain 1-1. She scored for the national team in a prior match against Tajikistan. Castañeda was also part of the team that competed at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
;International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.April 7, 2017Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
2–0
8–0
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2.April 7, 2017Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
7–0
8–0
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Personal life

Anicka Castañeda's sister, Sara is also a footballer who has also played for the Philippine national team.