Heather Cooke

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Diosano and the surname or paternal family name is Cooke.
Heather Cooke
Personal information
Full name Heather Marie Diosano Cooke
Date of birth (1988-12-25) 25 December 1988 (age 32)
Place of birth California, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender, striker
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Loyola Greyhounds 82 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Landsbro IF
National team
2011– Philippines (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Heather Marie Diosano Cooke[2] (born 25 December 1988) is an American-born Filipino footballer and reality television series participant. She plays as a defender and a striker and has been a member of the Philippines women's national team. She was drafted to play for Landsboro IF of the Swedish Women's Football League System.[3][4] In 2011, she appeared on the MTV reality series The Real World: Las Vegas, and later appeared on The Challenge: Rivals II in 2013.

Early life[]

Cooke's mother, Elsie, was born in the Philippines, and emigrated to the United States at the age of 21. In 2010, she graduated from Loyola University Maryland.[4]

Club career[]

Cooke joined Swedish third-tier club Landsbro IF in April 2014,[5] and captained the side to a last-place finish in the 2014 season.[6][7]

International goals[]

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 September 2012 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Vietnam
1–2
 2–4 2012 AFF Women's Championship
2.
2–4
3. 17 September 2012  Singapore
2–0
 7–2
4.
3–0
5.
4–0
6. 21 May 2013 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Iran
1–0
6–0
 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
7. 10 September 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Indonesia
5–0
6–0
 2013 AFF Women's Championship

Reality television[]

In 2011, Cooke appeared on The Real World: Las Vegas and in 2013, she appeared on The Challenge: Rivals II.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "13. Heather Cooke". Loyola University. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ Gubatanga, Jesyl Gabrielle V. "HEATHER COOKE: Philippine Malditas' Jock of All Trades". The Lifeline Wvsu. West Visayas State University College of Nursing. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/fil-am-football-beauty-to-anchor-malditas-attack-in-asean-championship
  4. ^ a b Malig, Jojo (12 September 2011). "Fil-American MTV star reinforces Philippine Malditas football XI". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. ^ "VI TAR PULSEN PÅ HEATHER COOKE!" (in Swedish). Laget. 25 April 2014.
  6. ^ "0–9 hemma för Landsbro" (in Swedish). Vetlanda-Posten. 6 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Tabell och resultat - Div 1 Östra Götaland, damer" (in Swedish). SvFF. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Speaker Details : Heather Cooke". Retrieved 13 April 2017.


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