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Alisha Claire Mendoza del Campo (born September 20, 1999) is a Filipina footballer who plays as a forward for the Philippines women's national team.
Early life and education
Born on September 20, 1999 and native of Lopez, Quezon, Alisha del Campo started playing football at age 11, often joining her brother's team play the sport. She graduated high school from the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School in 2018. She is studying college at the De La Salle University.
Career
= High school
=Alisha del Campo was scouted by coach Hans-Peter Smit to play for girls' football team of De La Salle Zobel and has participated in the Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) from 2015 to 2017.
= Collegiate
=After graduating from Zobel, Del Campo moved to the high school's associate university, the De La Salle University. She played for the De La Salle Lady Booters of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). In 2019's Season 81, she was named Best Striker and Rookie of the Year. Del Campo also helped De La Salle clinch the women's football title. In March 2020, she was named as the "Pinay Futbolera of the Year" by the online community Pinay Futbol.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted women's football in the UAAP with no champions named from Season 82 to 84 (2020–22). Del Campo suited up again for her school in Season 85. However that season and the succeeding one was won by the FEU Lady Tamaraws at the expense of De La Salle in the finals.
= Club
=Del Campo played for the now defunct Green Archers United in the PFF Women's League. She was among the top scorers of the 2016-17 season. By the 2018 season, Del Campo was already playing for the De La Salle.
= International career
=Having never played in any youth national team, del Campo debuted for the Philippines women's national football team at age 17 at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in April 2017. She had her first international cap when she was brought in as a substitute in the Philippines' 4–0 win against the United Arab Emirates. She earned a place in the starting eleven in the match against Iraq. She scored a goal in the team's 1–5 loss to Jordan after she came in as a substitute in the 90th minute.
In the 2019 AFF Women's Championship, del Campo made her first hat-trick in the 4–0 rout against Singapore. The Philippines made their first semifinals appearance in that edition of the tournament.
Del Campo was also part of the Philippine national team that played at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. She is also part of the Philippine national futsal team which will compete in the 2024 ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship
International goals
= Football
=Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
= Futsal
=Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
Honors
= International
=Philippines
Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
AFF Women's Championship: 2022
= Collegiate
=De La Salle
UAAP: Season 81 (2018)
UAAP second place: Season 85 (2023), Season 86 (2024)
= Individual
=UAAP women's football – Best Striker: Season 81 (2018)
UAAP women's football – Rookie of the Year: Season 81 (2018)
References
External links
Alisha del Campo at Soccerway.com
Alisha del Campo at FBref.com