Samantha Nierras

Samantha Camille Dacanay Nierras is a Filipino international footballer.

Early life Nierras was born on July 16, 1989, in Fremont, California. She was raised in California and later moved to the Philippines in 1999.

Youth career She was first involved in football at the age of 8, when she joined kiddie soccer tournaments sponsored by Milpitas' City Police Department.

International career Nierras first played at the international level at age 14 for the under-19 team. Months later she made her international debut for the senior team. She was the team captain at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers and 2013 Southeast Asian Games Her involvement in the national team prompted her father's to take the job as one of the two team manager of the team under head coach Marlon Maro. Samantha credits her family for introducing the sport of football.