Role Footballer Current team Meralco Sparks FC Height 1.88 m | Number Position Forward, Defender Name Chad Gould | |
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Full name Chad Edward Alesna Gould Date of birth (1982-09-30) 30 September 1982 (age 33) Place of birth Croydon, Surrey, England | ||
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Chad Gould Highlights (5 Minutes)
Chad Edward Alesna Gould (born 30 September 1982) is an English-Filipino footballer who played as a central defender or striker for the Loyola Meralco Sparks and the Philippines national team. Gould is also a member of the England national beach soccer team after playing in the National Tour.
Contents
- Chad Gould Highlights 5 Minutes
- Early life and education
- Youth
- Club
- International
- International goals
- Post retirement
- References
Early life and education
Gould was born on 30 September 1982 in Cebu City, Philippines but grew up in England. His father Stu is an Englishman while his mother Baby is a Filipina.
He studied at Brunel University where he obtained a degree in sports science.
Youth
He spent his youth career with Bournemouth and Southampton.
Club
He was part of the reserves team of AFC Wimbledon during the 2007–08 season making reserve league appearances and a single cup appearance. He scored four goals for the reserve team. He left the club on September 22, 2008.
In 2012, he joined the Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C. of the United Football League. With the club, Gould won the 2013 UFL Cup. He was also part of Loyola's squad that participated in the 2013 Menpora Cup in Indonesia. He left Loyola after two seasons.
Chad had a trial with Perak FA and Terengganu FA, unfortunately neither worked out and this led to Chad's retirement from professional football.
International
The family of Gould went to the Philippines for a supposedly three week vacation. Chad Gould decided to check if a Philippine national football team exists and was directed to the Philippine Football Federation where he met then national team head coach, Aris Caslib who invited him to participate in the try-out for the national team. He secured a sport in the national team.
Gould first appeared for the Philippines in the 2004 Tiger Cup, playing in two matches. His debut came in the 4–1 defeat to Malaysia where he also scored the Philippines' lone goal.
In 2006, Gould took a break from football, but returned to the national team in 2007. He made goals for the national team at the 2008 and 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers He played for the national team until 2010. his last tournament was the 2010 Long Teng Cup.
He was later selected to play for the England national beach soccer team after he was scouted playing in a tournament organized by Nuts magazine.
International goals
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.Post-retirement
By January 2017, Gould has set up the Chad Gould Soccer School, a football school in Central London.