Tahnai Annis

Tahnai Lauren Rivera Annis (born June 20, 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Þór/KA. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team, where she serves as captain.

College career
Annis played for the women's soccer team of the University of Florida at NCAA Division I from 2008 to 2011. She scored a total of 38 goals and made 16 assists in 96 matches for the Gators. In 2008, Annis became part of the SEC All-Freshman Team and SoccerBuzz.com Freshman All-America squad and in 2010 was also an All-American and member of the Southeastern Conference's All-Second Team.

Club career
After college, Annis played professionally for Þór/KA of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top flight women's league in Iceland, from 2012 to 2014 starting in 62 matches and scoring 19 goals for the club. She helped the club win the league title in 2012 and earned the club's 2013 MVP award. She has played at the UEFA Women's Champions League with the Icelandic club.

Annis would leave the club in 2014 but would return in 2023.

International career
Tahnai Annis is eligible to play for the Philippines women's national football team through her mother Myla, who traces her roots to Lucena. She joined the national team in January 2018 in a training camp in the United States and eventually named as part of the final roster of the Philippines for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Jordan and was designated as captain. Patrice Impelido also serves as co-captain for the national team for the continental tournament.

In the Philippines' first group stage match against host Jordan which ended in a 2–1 win, Annis had her first international cap. Annis scored her first goal for the Philippines in their 2–1 win against Nepal in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers held in September 2021.

Annis also led the Philippine squad that won its first ever ASEAN Football Federation tournament title as its captain – the 2022 AFF Women's Championship.

Coaching career
The women's soccer team of Averett University had Annis as their assistant coach.

Personal life
A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Annis graduated from the University of Florida in 2012 where she obtained a minor in business administration and a bachelor's degree in sport management. She entered Averett University to pursue a master's degree in business administration which has a focus in marketing.

Openly a member of the LGBT community, Annis is an Athlete Ally pro ambassador.

International

 * Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Annis goal.

Honours
Þór/KA
 * Úrvalsdeild kvenna: 2012
 * Icelandic Women's Cup runner-up: 2013
 * Icelandic Super Cup: 2013

Philippines
 * Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
 * AFF Women's Championship: 2022