 Gayoso after a match against Afghanistan in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Agustine Ocampo Gayoso | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-02-11)February 11, 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Las Piñas, Philippines | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Phnom Penh Crown | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Ateneo de Manila High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Ateneo de Manila University | 63 | (50) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Azkals Development Team | 5 | (4) |
| 2021 | →Kaya–Iloilo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Kaya–Iloilo | 30 | (35) |
| 2024– | Phnom Penh Crown | 19 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Philippines U19 | (1) | |
| 2017–2019 | Philippines U23 | (4) | |
| 2017– | Philippines | 27 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:35, 10 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:15; 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Javier Augustine "Jarvey"Ocampo Gayoso[2][3] (Tagalog pronunciation:[hɐvˈjeɾhaɾviɡɐˈjoso];[4] born February 11, 1997[5]) is a Filipino professionalfootballer who plays as aleft winger forCambodian Premier League clubPhnom Penh Crown and thePhilippines national team.
Javier Gayoso, who is the son of professional basketball playerJayvee Gayoso, played basketball in his youth but eventually decided to focus on football, which he started playing at age 4.[6] His mother introduced him to football in kindergarten and allowed him to participate in a football camp.[1]
His maternal grandfather Ed Ocampo and maternal uncle Alvin Ocampo were both footballers.[1]
Gayoso attended the Ateneo de Manila High School and is currently pursuing collegiate studies at the Ateneo de Manila University. Despite his decision to end his collegiate football stint in February 2020, he expressed intent to finish his studies.[7] He planned to finish the first semester of that school year and take a leave of absence from Ateneo to concentrate on football.[8]
Gayoso played for the football and track and field teams ofAteneo de Manila High School where he achieved gold medals for the 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash, high jump, and long jump, and was named MVP of UAAP Season 77 for Athletics.[1]
In theUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), Gayoso played for thesenior football team of theAteneo de Manila University, debuting inSeason 78. Ateneo finished third in the elimination round and later lost to theUniversity of the Philippines in the final.[1] Gayoso was recognized as the top scorer of the season with 11 goals along with Paolo Salenga of theNational University.[6]
InSeason 79, Gayoso helped Ateneo secure the UAAP football title by scoring the lone goal of the match. He was eventually named Best Striker and MVP of Season 79.[3] InSeason 80 in 2018, he was again awarded best striker of the UAAP. InSeason 81 he scored a goal that led to extra time in the 90th minute. He also received his fourth best striker award with 12 goals scored and was named MVP of Season 81.[9]
In February 2020, Gayoso announced that he would not play for Ateneo in Season 82, despite still having one year eligibility, deciding to pursue a professional career after his stint with the Philippine youth national team at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[7]
As part of Gayoso's announcement to prematurely end his collegiate career, he cited an opportunity to play football outside the Philippines as one of his reasons. He also disclosed as part of his preparations to play overseas that he would be playing for a local club.[7]
Gayoso joined theAzkals Development Team (ADT) of thePhilippines Football League (PFL) for the2020 season.[8] Despite previously playing as a striker in college and youth-level competitions, he was listed as a defender for ADT, which is mentored by Philippines national team coachScott Cooper. Previously, Gayoso had also played as a defender for the Philippines at the2019 Southeast Asian Games.[10] He made his PFL debut in the league's first match of the season on October 28, a 1–0 loss toUnited City.[11] He was namedman of the match after scoring ADT's first-ever PFL goal on November 3, in a 2–0 win overMendiola.[12][13][14] He was man of the match again in their 5–0 win overMaharlika Manila on November 6, when he scored abrace and assisted Chima Uzoka twice.[15][16] In their final match of the season, Gayoso's penalty kick sealed their 2–0 win overStallion Laguna.[17]
In December 2020, Gayoso and Cooper went to Thailand to complete a transfer deal withMuangthong United ofThai League 1.[18] However, as of June 2021, the move apparently fell through.[19]
On June 13, 2021, PFL clubKaya–Iloilo announced their signing of Gayoso.[20][21] He made his debut on June 26, coming on as a second-half substitute in the club's first everAFC Champions League group stage match, a 4–1 loss toBG Pathum United.[22]
On August 6, 2021, Kaya announced that Gayoso would return to ADT.[23] In the2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara group stage, he scored five goals in their 9–0 thrashing of Mendiola, setting the competition's record for most goals by a player in a single match.[24][25] He also scored in the semi-final against Stallion Laguna, but suffered ahamstring injury late in the match.[26][27] This made him missthe final, which ADT lost to Kaya. Nonetheless, his total of six goals won him the Golden Boot award.[28]
On February 8, 2022, Kaya–Iloilo announced the signing of Gayoso.[29] With the club, he won two PFL titles (2023-24, and2024) and a Copa Paulino Alcantara title in2023.[30]
Cambodian Premier League clubPhnom Penh Crown announced on July 11, 2024 that they have signed in Gayoso.[31]
For most of his youth career, Gayoso played as a forward. Gayoso was part of thePhilippine national under-19 team that took part in the2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in 2015. He scored the national team's solitary goal in the campaign during the 2–1 loss toLaos.[32]
He was a member of thePhilippine under-22 team that participated in the2017 Southeast Asian Games.[3] In that stint, he scored a brace againstEast Timor.[33] The Philippines finished fourth out of six in their group and were unable to advance to the knockout rounds.[34]
In March 2019, Gayoso played for the Philippines in thequalifiers for the2020 AFC U-23 Championship.[35] He scored a brace in the first half of the match againstLaos; however, the Laotians managed to come back and win 3–2. Gayoso's goals were the only ones scored by the Philippines in the qualifiers as they crashed out without a single win.[36]
Gayoso took part in the Southeast Asian Games again in the2019 edition which was hosted at home.[7] He almost did not make the final squad but his college coach Jaypee Merida helped him work on his weaknesses. For this edition of the regional games, he played out-of-position as a right-back.[8] National team coachScott Cooper, is a proponent of Gayoso's shift from playing as a striker to a defender.[10]
In November 2017, Gayoso received his first call-up to play for the senior national team which played at the2017 CTFA International Tournament, a friendly tournament in Taiwan.[33] The squad was led byMarlon Maro in lieu of head coachThomas Dooley.[37] He earned his first senior cap on December 1, 2017, appearing as a starter in the 3–1 win against Laos.[38]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 October 2018 | Sylhet District Stadium,Sylhet |  Laos | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 Bangabandhu Cup |
| 2. | 16 June 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium,Manila |  Nepal | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 18 December 2024 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ADT | 2020 | PFL | 5 | 4 | – | – | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Kaya–Iloilo | – | – | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | ||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 30 | ||
| Phnom Penh Crown | 2024–25 | CPL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 36 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 63 | 54 | ||
The younger Gayoso's maternal grandfather wasEd Ocampo, a former football player and a recipient of the Mr. Football Award. Ocampo also played and excelled in basketball. He later became a member of the national basketball team and a coach in thePhilippine Basketball Association.[6] Alvin Ocampo, a former national football team player, is Gayoso's uncle.[9]
Azkals Development Team
Kaya–Iloilo
Individual
Gayoso was hailed man of the match with two goals and two assists
