
MANILA — Midfielder Marwin Angeles has parted ways with Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo after five seasons.
In an announcement over the weekend, Kaya-Iloilo said the Filipino-born/Italian-raised Angeles will next play for the Persik Kediri team football club in an Indonesian league.
Angeles, who arrived to Kaya-Iloilo last 2017, has been an invaluable member to the team these past five years, and helped bring the club Copa Paulino Alcantara Championships in 2018 and 2021.
āWeāre very grateful for Marwinās time with the club. He took a chance making a big switch and made some bigger sacrifices, especially in the last year,ā Kaya-Iloilo president and general manager Paul Tolentino said.
āMaru grew into his Vice Captain role at the club, and left after bringing us another championship,ā he added. āWeāre very grateful and want to wish him the best of luck on his new challenge, of which heās earned and fully deserves.ā
Angeles, who also scored two international goals for Kaya-Iloilo, admitted that it was a painful decision to leave the team but the opportunity to play overseas was just too hard to pass up.
āFarewells are not easy, especially when my time with Kaya has been so valuable. All the knowledge and experience Iāve gained here will follow through to this next chapter of my career,ā said Angeles.
āI canāt thank everyone that I was involved with in the last past five years enough, with so many beautiful memories that I will keep forever in my heart and mind,ā he added. āIām proud to say we did make some history!ā
Meanwhile, the Iloilo City-based football club also announced that Marco Casambre will be loaned to Thailandās Sukhothai FC in the Thai League 2 season and will be returning to the squad later this year.
āIt was a difficult decision since I wanted to help the team in the AFC tournaments and build on our previous performances,ā Casambre said. āI am looking forward to rejoining the team for the [PFL Season] and hopefully winning it.ā
This isnāt Casambreās first stint playing for a Thai club, having suited up for Chainat Hornbill in the 2019 season before being recruited to play for Kaya-Iloilo./PN