Ivan Ouano

Marcel Ivan Arcenal Ouano is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a forward for Philippines Football League club Loyola.

Collegiate career

Ouano played for the football team of his college, National University in the UAAP.

In 2020, he joined the Azkals Development Team, a guest team in the Philippines Football League mainly composed of the Philippines international youth players. He made his league debut for ADT in a 1–0 defeat against the defending champions United [City F.C.|United City].

After his 2-year stint with ADT, Ouano joined United City. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Maharlika Manila in the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara. A week later, he scored his second goal in a 4–0 win against his former club ADT.
On 15 April 2022, Ouano made his AFC Champions League debut in a 0–1 defeat against Jeonnam Dragons, coming in as a substitute replacing Ricardo Sendra at the 83rd minute of the match.

In 2016, Ouano was included in the 23-man squad for the 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He made his debut for the Philippines U16 in a 1–0 defeat against Singapore U17.

In 2017, Ouano was called up to represent the Philippines U19 in the 2017 AFF U-19 Youth Championship. He made his debut for the Philippines U19 in a 3–2 defeat against Brunei U19.

Ouano was named in the reserves list of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines. In 2021, Ouano was included in the 23-man squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against South Korea, Singapore and Timor Leste. He made his debut for the Philippines U23 in a 1–0 defeat against Singapore U23, coming in as a substitute replacing Mark Winhoffer at the 59th minute. Ouano scored his first and second goal for the Philippines U23 in a 2–2 draw against Timor Leste U23 in the 2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship held in Cambodia.