Angeles leaves Kaya-Iloilo for Indonesia

Marwin Angeles scored two international goals for Kaya-Iloilo in five seasons. KAYA-ILOILO PHOTO
Marwin Angeles scored two international goals for Kaya-Iloilo in five seasons. KAYA-ILOILO PHOTO

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.

ā€œWeā€™re very grateful for Marwinā€™s 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.

ā€œMaru grew into his Vice Captain role at the club, and left after bringing us another championship,ā€ he added. ā€œWeā€™re very grateful and want to wish him the best of luck on his new challenge, of which heā€™s 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.

ā€œFarewells are not easy, especially when my time with Kaya has been so valuable. All the knowledge and experience Iā€™ve gained here will follow through to this next chapter of my career,ā€ said Angeles.

ā€œI canā€™t 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. ā€œIā€™m 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 Thailandā€™s Sukhothai FC in the Thai League 2 season and will be returning to the squad later this year.

ā€œIt was a difficult decision since I wanted to help the team in the AFC tournaments and build on our previous performances,ā€ Casambre said. ā€œI am looking forward to rejoining the team for the [PFL Season] and hopefully winning it.ā€

This isnā€™t Casambreā€™s 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

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