Angeline Chua
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angeline Chua Kai Yi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[3] | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2019 | Singapore | 32 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Seychelles | ||
| 2023–2025 | Fiji | ||
| 2026 | Singapore U16 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 September 2020[2] | |||
Angeline Chua Kai Yi (born 7 November 1988), known as Angeline Chua, is a Singaporean women's football manager who leads the Fiji women's national football team, and a former footballer who played as a midfielder for the Singapore women's national team. She was previously Seychelles Football Federation's director of women's football and head coach of Seychelles women's senior national team.
Coaching career
[edit]Chua started coaching when she was a polytechnic student, coaching Arion Football Academy's U-4 to U-8 age groups.[4]
Chua subsequently became the assistant coach of the Singapore women's football team's U-14 and U-16 teams.[4] She would later become the national Under-14 women's head coach.[5]
In April 2021, Chua took up a two-year contract to become Seychelles Football Federation's (SFF) director of women's football and head coach of Seychelles women's senior national team.[4][6] During her time with, she revitalised women's football in Seychelles, putting together a team that was able to be competitive in the matches played. She was instrumental in putting the team on the FIFA ranking for the first time in 2022.[7]
Fiji women's
[edit]After the expiration of her contract in February 2023,[8] she was appointed head coach of the Fiji women's national football team on 1 March 2023.[9] Since she took over, she started to encourage the players to speak up and communicate in order to improve on the teamwork and team's performance.[10] Her focus was mainly on developing youth players and guiding them into the national team.[11]
In 2024, Chua made history by leading the Under-20 team to their first-ever FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup appearance in Colombia.[12]
In 2025, Chua came under scrutiny following the National team's performance at the 2025 OFC Women's Nations Cup. Fiji FA council expressed their disappointment and would relook at the coaching team.[13] The host team finished in fourth after losing 2-0 to Samoa in the third-place match.
In September 2025, Chua then lead the Under-19 team[14] to a third place after beating Cook Islands on penalties.
In November 2025, Chua announced that she will be stepping down after the 2025 MSG Prime Minister's Cup.[15] In her final assignment[11], the team finished second in the competition.[16]
On 23 September 2026, Football Association of Singapore announced that Chua will be leading the Singapore U16 team in the 2027 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification.[17]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 November 2019 | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
References
[edit]- ↑ "CHUA KAI YI ANGELINE". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Angeline Chua". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2020". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 Kwek, Kimberly (20 May 2021). "Football: Angeline Chua goes from void deck kickabouts in Singapore to coaching in the Seychelles". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ Descalsota, Marielle (12 July 2017). "Local coaches attend JFA's Int'l Women's Coaching Course". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Seychelles' women team loses to Maldives in first among three friendly football matches". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Former Singapore International named Kulas coach". Fiji Football Association. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ↑ Nicette, Sedrick (16 February 2023). "Women's football: Seychelles bids farewell to history-making Singaporean coach". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ↑ Romena, Romeka (1 March 2023). "Singaporean Chua is Fiji Kulas Coach". fijilive. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ↑ Basiyalo, Taina (31 January 2025). "Coach Chua works to break silence". FBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- 1 2 Chand, Simran (3 December 2025). "Fiji FA opens applications for new women's national coach". FBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ "First-timers Fiji looking for goals". fifa.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ Chand, Simran (21 July 2025). "Chua under scrutiny, contract review underway". FBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ Chand, Simran (26 September 2025). "Chua's strategy pays off as Kulas win". FBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ Laddpeter, Meli (5 November 2025). "Chua focuses on MSG Cup". FBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ Chandar, Reginald (23 November 2025). "Fiji Kulas outclassed in inaugural MSG PM's Cup final". fijilive. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ "Singapore women's football takes centre stage this October". www.fas.org.sg. FAS. 23 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- Singaporean women's footballers
- 21st-century Singaporean sportswomen
- Women's association football midfielders
- Singapore women's international footballers
- Singaporean people of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Fiji women's national football team managers
- Southeast Asian women's football biography stubs
- Singaporean football biography stubs