Background
Nierras was born in July 16, 1989 in Fremont, California in the United States.
Nierras was born in July 16, 1989 in Fremont, California in the United States.
She was raised in California and later moved to the Philippines in 1999. She was first involved in football at the age of 8, when she joined kiddie soccer tournaments sponsored by Milpitas" City Police Department. Samantha Nierras played for the Louisiana Salle Lady Booters varsity team as a football player.
She played at midfield position.
Nierras was named Most Valuable Player of the UAAP Season 72 when she led her team to the championships as team captain. Nierras first played at the international level at age 14 for the under-19 team
Months later she made her international debut for the senior team She was team captain at the 2014 AFC Women"s Asian Cup qualifiers and 2013 Southeast Asian Games.