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2025 Women's Soccer Roster

2 Malea Cesar

  • Height 5-4
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.
  • High School Sunset

Biography

Trinity Honors:
  • All-SCAC (1st Team 2024, HM 2023)
  • SCAC All-Freshman Team (2023)
  • SCAC Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks 7, 10, 2024)
Academic Honors:
  • CSC Academic All-District (2024)
  • SCAC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
  • Trinity Dean's List (Fall 2023)

Trinity Team Honors:

  • 2-time SCAC Champions (2023, 2024)
  • 2-time SCAC Regular Season Champions (2023, 2024)
  • NCAA Playoffs (2023, 2024)
Stats Highlights:
  • Made her collegiate debut against Redlands on 9/1/23
  • Recorded her first career assist against Concordia (TX) on 9/20/23
  • Scored her first career goal against Texas Lutheran on 10/15/23
  • Also had 2 assists against Texas Lutheran on 10/1/23
High School Honors:
  • 1st Team Metro League, 2nd team All-State,
  • Team Captain (Senior year)
Academic Honors:
  • Honors Diploma
  • Spanish Bilingual Seal of Literacy
Why Trinity:
  • " I'm really excited about the challenging academics and academic curriculum available at Trinity. I am also excited at the opportunity to be in a competitive atmosphere and develop as a soccer player at Trinity. I'm also a huge fan of the warm weather!"
Intended Major/Minor:
  • Mathematics/Computer Science, Spanish
Clubs/Organizations:
  • Filipino Student Association
Personal:
  • Daughter of Benjamin and Christie Cesar...two siblings: Avery, Naomi
  • Mom ran track & field at the University of Oregon
  • Dad ran track & field at UCLA and was on the Philippines National Team
  • Aunt Kim Engesser Ruiz played soccer at the University of Nebraska
  • Uncle Brian Engesser played soccer at the University of Notre Dame
  • Uncle Kevin Engesser played soccer at Loyola University-Chicago
  • Brother Avery runs track & field at Western Colorado University
  • Grandmother Janet (Crow) Engesser played golf at Arizona State University
  • Enjoys reading, hiking, and learning to play the ukulele
  • Favorite athlete is Joan Benoit
  • Plays for the Philippine Women's National Team and qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup Team in Australia/New Zealand
  • Has played 32 games with the team and has traveled to 12 different countries

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2023Freshman

    D
    5'4"
    26
  • 2

    2024Sophomore

    D
    5'4"
    2
  • 2

    2025Junior

    D
    5'4"
    2