Natalie Oca

Natalie Oca
Personal information
Full name Natalie Rae Oca[1]
Date of birth (2006-11-03) November 3, 2006
Place of birth Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.61 m)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
UC San Diego Tritons
Number 3
Youth career
Pacifica Mariners
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 LMU Lions 21 (0)
2026– UC San Diego Tritons 0 (0)
International career
2023– Philippines U-20 2 (0)
2023– Philippines 5 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of March 19, 2026

Natalie Rae Oca (born November 3, 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the UC San Diego Tritons. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.

Early career

Oca attended Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, where she played soccer.[3]

She has committed to the Loyola Marymount Lions.[4][5][6]

International career

Oca plays for the Philippines women's national under-20 team.[7] She is a midfielder and played in the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.

After seeing her performance in U-20 tournaments, Oca received a call-up for the Philippines women's national team for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Natalie Oca at Global Sports Archive
  2. ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™ - Squad Lists" (PDF). The Asian Football Confederation. p. 10. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  3. ^ Medow, Shawn (May 15, 2021). "Newport Harbor girls' soccer shut out by Pacifica". Daily Pilot. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Natalie Oca - Women's Soccer". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "Philippines Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Who's in & who's out?". Goal.com. June 7, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Natalie Oca". SoccerWire. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  7. ^ Carmen, Lorenzo del (March 3, 2023). "Maniti, Flanigan headline Filipinas U20 squad for AFC qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Terrado, Jonas (May 1, 2023). "Filipinas still look good to land SEA Games gold". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Football: Long, McDaniel sisters banner PH team to SEA Games". ABS-CBN News. April 30, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.