Shelah Mae Robiso Cadag is a Filipino professional

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who plays as a

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for Kaya–Iloilo of the

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. She represents the Philippines at international level for

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and

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College career

Shelah Mae Cadag played for the women's football team of the

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(UST) which plays in the

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(UAAP) and the

. In

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, Cadag helped UST secure a place in the women's football final by scoring a brace in her collegiate team's second match against the

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which ended in a 5–2 win for UST. The UAAP Season 80 women's football final was contested by the same two teams with De La Salle winning 2–1 over UST. Cadag scored the sole goal for UST and was named the Best Striker for the season.

Club career

Kaya FC–Iloilo

Cadag joined Kaya–Iloilo on November 5, 2022. She would be named the Most Valuable Player for the 2023 PFF Women's League season, where Kaya won its first ever league title.

Loan to Odisha

In February 15, 2024, Kaya announced that she would be loaned to

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club

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until March.

International career

Cadag made her first appearance for the

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in the first round of the

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held in November 2018. The Philippines won 9–0 over

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on their first match in the qualifiers on November 4, 2018, where Cadag managed to score a

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. Cadag repeated the same feat in the Philippines' 5–1 win over

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on November 11.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Honors

Kaya–Iloilo *

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runner-up:

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Odisha *

: 2023–24 UST Lady Booters *

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runner-up: 2018 (Season 80) Individual * PFF Women's League Best Midfielder: 2019–20 * PFF Women's League Most Valuable Player:

References

Living people 1998 births Filipino women's footballers 21st-century Filipino sportswomen Philippines women's international footballers Women's association football forwards Sportspeople from Bukidnon University of Santo Tomas alumni University Athletic Association of the Philippines women's footballers Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for the Philippines Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (women) players Odisha FC Women players Filipino expatriate women's footballers Filipino expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate women's footballers in India PFF Women's League players Filipino women's futsal players {{Philippines-women-footy-bio-stub