Tahnai Annis

Tahnai Lauren Rivera Annis (born June 20, 1989) is a retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Þór/KA from 2012 to 2014 and in 2023. Born in the United States, she also captained the Philippines women's national team.

Early life and education Tahnai Annis was born on June 20, 1989 in Ohio in the United States. She was born to Rusty and Myla Annis. Rusty is a South Bend, Indiana native while Myla is a Filipino woman who hails from Quezon City. From 1993 to 1996, the Annis family lived in Columbus, Ohio where the Annis patriarch worked as a physical therapist at Southern Indiana Orthopedics (SIO). The family moved to Zanesville after the Columbus Regional Hospital bought SIO.

College career Annis played for the women's soccer team of the University of Florida at NCAA Division I from 2008 to 2011. She scored a total of 38 goals and made 16 assists in 96 matches for the Gators. In 2008, Annis became part of the SEC All-Freshman Team and SoccerBuzz.com Freshman All-America squad and in 2010 was also an All-American and member of the Southeastern Conference's All-Second Team. Annis left the club in 2014. For most of 2024, she would reflect if she was still able to play competitive football. She announced her retirement from professional football by the end of the year citing her age.

International career

Tahnai Annis was potentially eligible to play for the Philippines women's national football team through her Filipino mother. She joined an identification camp in California in 2015. However, her international career was delayed by the fact that her mother is already naturalized American citizen at the time of Tahnai's birth. Her mother had to apply for a dual citizenship. Annis scored her first goal for the Philippines in their 2–1 win against Nepal in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers held in September 2021.

Annis also led the Philippine squad that won its first ever ASEAN Football Federation tournament title as its captain – the 2022 AFF Women's Championship.

She announced her retirement from professional football in December 2024.

Coaching career The women's soccer team of Averett University had Annis as their assistant coach.

Personal life Openly a member of the LGBT community, Annis is an Athlete Ally pro ambassador.

Career statistics Club

International Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Annis goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Tahnai AnnisNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 September 18, 2021 JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 3 January 27, 2022 Shri Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup 4 5 April 7, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia Friendly 6 7 April 22, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia Friendly 8 May 11, 2022 Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam 1–0 1–2 2021 Southeast Asian Games 9 July 6, 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 3–0 7–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship 10 July 10, 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 1–1 4–1 2022 AFF Women's Championship 11 July 15, 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 2–0 4–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship 12 December 11, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia Friendly 13 December 15, 2022 14 April 8, 2023 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 15 November 1, 2023 Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia

Honours Þór/KA Úrvalsdeild kvenna: 2012 Icelandic Women's Cup runner-up: 2013 Icelandic Super Cup: 2013

Philippines Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021 AFF Women's Championship: 2022