Yannick Tuason is a Filipino footballer who plays as a striker for Kaya FC, and represents the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 at the international level. He once played for the University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

 in the UAAP and started professional football at Kaya in 2008.

International career

Tuason was called up for the Philippine team since late 2010. He made his international debut as a substitute to winger Emelio Caligdong

Emelio Caligdong

Emelio Asada Caligdong , nicknamed "Chieffy", is a Filipino footballer who plays as a left winger for Philippine Air Force F.C. and the vice-captain of the Philippines national team...

 during the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers

2012 AFC Challenge Cup

The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup will be the fourth edition of the tournament which will take place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. The winners will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers...

against Myanmar.