Dionesa Tolentin

Dionesa Tolentin (born June 25, 2000) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a forward for PFF Women's League club Kaya–Iloilo and the Philippines national team. She also represents the country at international level in futsal.

Dionesa Tolentin

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-06-25) June 25, 2000 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth	Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines[2]
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kaya–Iloilo
Number	15
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Far Eastern University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Kaya–Iloilo	5	(2)
International career‡
2019–	Philippines	6	(2)
2025–	Philippines (futsal)	4	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 29, 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 19, 2025 (UTC)

Career

College career

Tolentin has played for the Lady Tamaraw Booters of the Far Eastern University (FEU), a team which also partook in the PFF Women's League. FEU won the 2022 PFF Women's Cup where Tolentin was named as the Most Valuable Player.^[3] She left FEU in December 2024, but not before helping the Tamaraws win the women's football title for UAAP Season 87.^[4] Overall she helped her team win three UAAP titles.^[5] She captained for her collegiate team.^[6] She also helped the team win the 2024 United Women's Invitational Football League.^[7]

Club

Tolentin has been part of Kaya–Iloilo as early as 2024.^[8] She was part of the club that took part at the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League.^[9] Tolentin helped the club win the 2025 season of the PFF Women's League.^[10]

International career

Football

Tolentin has played for the Philippine national team. She debuted at the 2019 AFF Women's Championship when it was still coached by Let Dimzon.^[11][12]

She made her return to the national team now under Mark Torcaso in February 2024 in a friendly against Finland.^[13][14]

She played at the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship where she scored her first two international goals in the Philippines 7–0 opening win against Timor Leste.^[15]

Futsal

Tolentin was called up to become part of the Philippine national futsal team that took part at the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers.^[16] She scored a goal in her women's futsal debut in the Philippines' 4–1 opener win against Kuwait.^[17]

Personal life

Tolentin hails from Zamboanga del Norte. She pursued a degree in education at the Far Eastern University.^[6]

International goals

Football

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	August 7, 2025	Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam	Timor-Leste	5–0	7–0	2025 ASEAN Women's Championship
2.				6–0

Futsal

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	January 11, 2025	Yunusobod Sport Complex, Tashkent	Kuwait	3–0	4–1	2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification	[17]
2.	January 15, 2025		Turkmenistan	2–0	2–0		[18]

Honors

FEU Lady Booters

• UAAP: 2023 (Season 85), 2024 (Season 86), 2024 (Season 87)

Individual

• PFF Women's Cup Most Valuable Player: 2022
• UAAP Golden boot: 2024 (Season 86)
• UAAP Most Valuable Player: 2024 (Season 86)
• UAAP Best striker: 2024 (Season 86)