Pete Andrei Pareja Forrosuelo (born 6 July 1999) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Philippine club United City and the Philippines national team.[2][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pete Andrei Pareja Forrosuelo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 6, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United City | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FEU Baby Tamaraws | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Far Eastern University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Azkals Development Team | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | United City | 17 | (0) |
| 2023 | Rajpracha | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Davao Aguilas | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | United City | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Philippines U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Philippines U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Philippines | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9:51, 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9:51, November 4, 2023 (UTC) | |||
College career
editForrosuelo was born in the municipality of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte.[1] He played high school football for the junior team of Far Eastern University, the Baby Tamaraws, where he won several juniors titles.[3] He would go on to play for the college team of FEU in 2019, though his stay was cut short due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[4][5]
Club career
editAzkals Development Team
editWhile still in college, he played club football for the Azkals Development Team of the PFL, making his debut in the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[6] He would register one assist and was on the bench as the ADT lost in the final.[7][8]
United City
editDuring the pre-season transfer window, he moved to United City, where he became a fixture in defense in the club's campaigns in the PFL, Copa, and AFC Champions League.[6][9] In the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara, he was a starter as United City won their first-ever title.[10][11] However, his contract with the club ended in December as the club were forced to withdraw from the PFL due to financial issues.[12]
Rajpracha
editAfter United City, Forrosuelo was signed by Thai League 2 side Rajpracha, becoming one of the first Philippine-born football players to move to the country.[13][14][15] However, he didn't feature in a first-team game for the club.
Davao Aguilas
editForrosuelo signed with former PFL side Davao Aguilas in the summer of 2023 as the club prepared for their return to club football with the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[16][17] Davao and Forrosuelo would go on a fairytale run to the final, with Davao becoming the first-ever non-league side to make the Copa Paulino Alcantara Final.[18]
International career
editPhilippines U19
editWhile still with FEU's juniors team, Forrosuelo was called up to the Philippine National U-19 team in 2018 in preparation for the AFF U19 Championship.[19][20] He made his debut in the opening match, a 2–1 win against Singapore.
Philippines U23
editForrosuelo was later called up to the Philippine National U-23 team a year later for the 2019 Merlion Cup, starting both teams' matches as they lost to Singapore and Indonesia.[21][22] He would make a brief return to the team 3 years later, featuring in the 2022 AFF U23 Championship.[23][24][7]
Philippines
editIn 2022, Forrosuelo got his first call-up to the Philippine senior team in a 4–1 friendly win over Timor-Leste.[25] He would be called up again for the 2022 AFF Championship, but couldn't make the cut due to injury.[26][27]
Honours
editUnited City
References
edit- ^ a b c "Pete Forrosuelo - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Pete Forrosuelo at Soccerway
- ^ "FEU Booters pasok sa UAAP football finals". The Philippine Star. January 23, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Guerrero, Bob (March 17, 2019). "Rookie rampage in UAAP men's football". Rappler. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Quesada, Joaquin (March 15, 2019). "League-leading FEU settles for draw versus last-seeded AdU". The FEU Advocate. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Welcome Pete Forrosuelo to UCFC". United City Football Club on Facebook. March 14, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Terrado, Jonas (February 11, 2022). "Sandro Reyes, Oliver Bias lead national team in AFF U-23 tournament". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Copa Paulino Alcantara 2021 Final - Azkals Development Team vs. Kaya FC-Iloilo". Philippines Football League on YouTube. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Yumol, David Tristan (April 19, 2022). "United City suffers second straight loss in AFC Champions League 2022". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Mendiola FC 1991 0-0 United City FC". Philippines Football League. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster 2022 - United City FC". United City F.C.
- ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 16, 2023). "United City pulls out of PFL due to investor issues". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "สโมสรฟุตบอลราชประชา ประกาศคว้าตัว พีท ฟอร์โรซูเอโล่ ปราการหลังชาวฟิลิปปินส์ เข้ามาเสริมทัพในฐานะผู้เล่นโควตาอาเซียนของทัพ ตราชฎา อย่างเป็นทางการเรียบร้อยแล้ว". Rajpracha on Facebook. January 17, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Trasada closes the market to acquire Forrosuelo Pinoy defender reinforces ASEAN players". Super Sub Thailand. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "ต่างชาติ! "ตราชฎา" คว้า "ฟอร์โรซูเอโล่" และ "วิคเตอร์" 2 แนวรับร่วมทีม". BallThat. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Davao Aguilas Football Club, Pete Andrei Forrosuelo!". Davao Aguilas FC on Facebook. July 7, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 - Davao Aguilas FC". Twitter. WeArePFL. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Rosal, Glendale (November 4, 2023). "Cebu Football Club draws Davao Aguilas, gets booted out of Copa Alcantara". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Philippines Under-19 Team Brace for AFF U19 Championship in Indonesia". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (June 28, 2018). "UP's Tacardon, San Beda star Suba lead Teen Azkals in AFF U19's". Panay News Agency. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Negrenses lead PH U-22 booters in Merlion Cup". Panay News. June 7, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Philippines Under-22 to Compete in Merlion Cup 2019". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Philippines Men's U23 to compete in AFF U23 Championship 2022". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (February 11, 2022). "Azkals bare lineup for AFF U-23 Championship". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Philippines 4-1 Timor-Leste - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Cabatbat, Erel (November 17, 2022). "May listahan na: Players invited to national training pool named". Manila Standard. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (November 17, 2022). "Azkals bring in 44 footballers for AFF ME Cup pool". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
External links
edit- Pete Forrosuelo at Soccerway