Kaya Hawkinson
 Hawkinson with the Philippines in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kaya Tanada Hawkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 17, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Torrance, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Stallion Laguna | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Palos Verdes Sea Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | LA Galaxy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Fullerton Titans | 78 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Gintra | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Stallion Laguna | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Philippines | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 17, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 15, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kaya Tanada Hawkinson (born April 17, 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for PFF Women's League club Stallion Laguna. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.
Early life
[edit]Hawkinson was born in Torrance, California and raised in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She attended Palos Verdes High School.[1]
College career
[edit]Hawkinson has played college soccer at California State University, Fullerton.[2]
Club career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Central Coast Mariners
[edit]In March 2023, Hawkinson joined NSW League One club Central Coast Mariners.[5][6]
Gintra
[edit]
In February 2024, after playing for a season in Australia, Hawkinson joined A Lyga defending champions FC Gintra.[7]
Stallion Laguna
[edit]In 2025, Hawkinson signed with PFF Women's League side Stallion Laguna.[8]
International career
[edit]Hawkinson was born in the United States to an American father and a Filipina mother, which made her eligible to represent the United States and Philippines at international level.
Philippines
[edit]Hawkinson was included in the Philippines as an alternate for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. She joined the squad again for a month-long training camp in Australia. The training camp was part of the national team's preparation for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam.[9][10]
She made her debut for the Philippines in an 8–0 win against Fiji, coming in as a substitute replacing Anicka Castañeda in the 46th minute.[11][12]
Hawkinson scored her first international goal for the Philippines in a 7–0 win against Singapore in the 2022 AFF Women's Championship.[13][14][15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of August 25, 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gintra | 2024 | A Lyga | 17 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Stallion Laguna | 2025 | PFF Women's League | 10 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Baltic League
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Women's Champions League
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 6, 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |  Singapore | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFF Women's Championship |
Honours
[edit]FC Gintra
Philippines
References
[edit]- ↑ "Players to watch in South Bay girls soccer". Daily Breeze. December 27, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Kaya Hawkinson - 2022 - Women's Soccer". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ↑ Serrano, Adam (February 8, 2018). "17 LA Galaxy Academy products announce college commitments on National Signing Day". LA Galaxy. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ↑ "LA Galaxy Academy players ink 17 commitments on Signing Day". SoccerWire. February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Academy Preview: Women's and Girl's (March 12th)". Central Coast Mariners. March 10, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ Clarito, Ariel Ian (March 13, 2023). "More PH women's football team members sign with international clubs". Rapper. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ Dambrauskas, Vilius (February 23, 2024). "Lietuvos čempionių gretose – Australijoje rungtyniavusi Filipinų rinktinės saugė" [The midfielder of the Philippine national team who played in Australia joins the Lithuanian champions] (in Lithuanian). Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ Atencio, Peter (March 14, 2025). "5 teams to crowd Stallions for crown". Manila Standard. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Filipinas Head To Australia For SEA Games Preparations". Philippine Football Federation. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 31, 2022). "Malditas No More: PWNFT to carry 'Filipinas' as moniker". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ↑ Fenix, Ryan (April 12, 2022). "Filipinas thrash Fiji in friendlies, but bigger tests await with SEA Games looming". GMA News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ↑ Naredo, Camille B. (April 18, 2022). "Football: Stajcic pleased with Filipinas' improvement after 2 friendlies". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 6, 2022). "AFF: Filipinas reach seventh heaven, coast to win over Singapore". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ Yumol, David Tristan (July 6, 2022). "Filipinas demolish Singapore, lead Group A of AFF tilt". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ Nasiad, Frederick (July 6, 2022). "Philippines demolishes Singapore in AFF Women's Championship". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Kaya Hawkinson - Performance data". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Dambrauskas, Vilius (November 10, 2024). "Sezonas užbaigtas pergalinga nata" [The season ended on a winning note]. fkgintra.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved March 19, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kaya Hawkinson at Global Sports Archive
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Filipino women's footballers
- 21st-century Filipino sportswomen
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Philippines women's international footballers
- American women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Torrance, California
- Cal State Fullerton Titans women's soccer players
- American people of Filipino descent
- Sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Filipino people of American descent
- SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games gold medalists in football
- SEA Games bronze medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2021 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 2021 SEA Games
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games footballers for the Philippines
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Stallion Laguna F.C. (women) players
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Footballers at the 2025 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 2025 SEA Games
- 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup players