Joana Houplin

Joana Vaya Malinao Michaelson (born 12 February 1990), née Houplin, is a Filipino-American association football coach and former international footballer who played as a midfielder for Seattle Sounders Women. Houplin was also the top scorer at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship scoring 8 goals.

Joana Michaelson

Personal information
Full name	Joana Vaya Malinao Michaelson
Date of birth	(1990-02-12) 12 February 1990
Place of birth	Koronadal, Philippines
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Western Washington Vikings	73	(12)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Issaquah Gunners
2012–2014	Seattle Reign FC (reserve team)
2014	Seattle Sounders Women
National team^‡
2013–2015	Philippines	11	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 1, 2015[1]

Early life and education

Joana Houplin was born in the Philippines on February 12, 1990.[1] She has both Philippine and United States citizenship.[2] Houplin later moved to England at age 4 and later to the United States at 12.[3]

She attended the Olympia High School and also the Western Washington University where she obtained a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2012. She pursued graduate studies in sports science in the same university.[2]

Competitive career

High School

Houplin played soccer for Olympia High School. On her senior year she was named part of the first-team Class 4A all-state selection. She was also named the Tacoma News Tribune all-Area and Narrows League MVP and The Olympian Area MVP for her stint with her high school.[2]

Collegiate

Houplin played for the Western Washington Vikings, the soccer team of her college from 2008 to 2012.[4] As a senior in 2012 she was named part of the second-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America West Region all-star selection. She led team in a Far West Regional final and won both the Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles. In her four year stint with her college's team, she scored 12 goals and made 11 assists for 35 points.[2]

Club

She played as part of the reserves team of Seattle Reign FC from 2013 to 2015. Simultaneously, she played for the Issaquah Gunners of the Women's Premier Soccer League from 2012 to 2015. In 2014, she was part of the Seattle Sounders Women.[4]

International

In late-March 2013, she took part in a week long training camp by the Philippines national football team in Corona, California which led to her selection as part of the squad that will later participate at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.[2] She last played for the Philippines in 2015.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 May 2013	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Iran	5–0	6–0	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2.	10 September 2013	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Indonesia	1–0	6–0	2013 AFF Women's Championship
3.				2–0
4.				4–0
5.	14 September 2013		Myanmar	1–5	1–5
6.	18 September 2013	Aung San Stadium, Yangon	Laos	1–0	7–2
7.				2–0
8.				3–0
9.				4–0
10.	2 May 2015	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City	Malaysia	2–0	3–0	2015 AFF Women's Championship
11.				3–0
12.	4 May 2015		Myanmar	1–0	1–4

Coaching career

Since 2014, she is the head coach of Northwest United FC. She is a holder of at least a USSF National "D" License. Houplin is also involved with the women's soccer team of the Western Washington University, her alma mater, as a volunteer assistant coach[4]

References

1. "Malditas Pilipinas: 2013 in Review". Women's Soccer United. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
2. "Houplin to represent The Philippines at AFF Championships". WWU Vikings. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
3. "Joana Houplin". Official Athletics Website of Western Washington University. Western Washington University. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
4. "Joana Houplin, Head Coach, College Prep Coordinator & Micro Program Director". Northwest United FC. Retrieved 13 April 2017.