Louie Casas

Louie Michael Roble Casas[1] (born 12 March 1986) is a Filipino former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Kaya–Iloilo in the Philippines Football League. He previously played in the now defunct UFL Division 1 for Ceres. Casas was a member of the Philippines national football team being part of the squad in the 2004 AFF Championship.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Roble and the surname or paternal family name is Casas.
Louie Casas
Personal information
Full name Louie Michael Roble Casas
Date of birth (1986-03-12) 12 March 1986
Place of birth Danao, Cebu, Philippines
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kaya–Iloilo
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2008 San Beda FC
2008–2013 USLS F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Ceres–Negros
2018 Global Cebu
2019–2022 Kaya–Iloilo
International career‡
2004–2018 Philippines 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2016

Career

Ceres-Negros

In 2013, after graduating in University of St. La Salle he joined UFL Division 2 club Ceres. On 23 February 2016, he made his AFC Cup debut with Ceres F.C. in a 2-2 draw against Selangor FA.[2]

Global Cebu

On 2018, after his five-year stint with Ceres, he joined fellow Philippines Football League club Global Cebu on a free transfer.

Kaya F.C.–Iloilo

Casas was signed by Kaya F.C.–Iloilo in January 2019.[3] He led the team to win the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara. He retired from competitive football in January 2022.[4]

International career

Casas made his debut for the Philippines in the 2004 AFF Championship.[5]

After 14 years, in September 2018, he was again called-up in the Philippines squad for a national team training camp, and a friendly game against Bahrain.[6][7]

References
  1. "Player profile: Casas Louie Michael Roble". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. "Ceres vs Selangor AFC Cup post-game: Good match, better event". Rappler. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. Co, Adrian Stewart (January 25, 2019). "Former Ceres keeper joins Kaya". Watchmen Daily Journal. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. Valderrama, Aeron Paul (24 January 2022). "Kaya-Iloilo GK Casas, 35, retires". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "Story of Ceres FC's Louie Casas". Interaksyon. 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. "Suzuki Cup And Asian Cup Preparations Begin With Bahrain Friendly". Philippine Football Federation. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. "Azkals 23-man list for Bahrain camp released". FOX Sports Asia. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.


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