Chester Pabualan

Chester Gio Angeles Pabualan (born 29 April 1999) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger for United City and the Philippines national team. His favorite footballers are Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Özil.

Career Far Eastern University In 2015, Pabualan played for the High School team of Far Eastern University nicknamed the Baby Tamaraws, winning 4 straight UAAP titles while winning multiple MVPs, Best Midfielder, and Best Striker awards. At the 2016 Palarong Pambansa, he won Gold with the NCR region. In 2019, he joined the college team of FEU.

While also playing for the ADT of the Philippines Football League, he captained them to their first UAAP title in 8 years in 2023, winning the awards for both best striker and best midfielder, and finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 8 goals. In a single game against University of the East, he notched 5 goal contributions, scoring two and assisting three.

Azkals Development Team In 2022, he signed with the Azkals Development Team of the PFL, since the UAAP had yet to resume after being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.

Philippine Air Force In 2023, after finishing his college career with FEU, he joined former UFL champions and current Ang Liga side Philippine Air Force, suiting up alongside former Azkals players like Yanti Barsales. He made his debut in the opening match of the cup, a 1–0 win over Don Bosco Garelli.

International career Philippines U17 Before officially playing for the youth teams of the Philippines, Pabualan was part of a group nicknamed the "Little Azkals" that had training camps in other countries, with players that were meant to be the future of the Philippine team. He officially played for the Philippines U17 in the 2013 AFF U16 Championship, making his debut in a 6–0 loss to Myanmar as a substitute in the 57th minute.

Philippines U19 Pabualan was called up again, this time to the Philippines U19, for the 2018 AFF U19 Championship in Surabaya. He played all five matches, and scored a free kick to put the Philippines ahead against Indonesia before eventually succumbing 5–1.

Philippines Pabualan was first called up to the Philippines senior team in November 2022, when he was part of the provisional squad for the 2022 AFF Championship, though he did not make the cut. In June 2023, he was called up by returning Azkals coach Michael Weiß for the Azkals' friendlies against Nepal and Chinese Taipei, making his debut in the second half against the latter, replacing Jarvey Gayoso in the 2nd half.