Blue has been a familiar color to Karina Provo while playing soccer.

She wore the royal blue of Federal Way High School during the fall, and she’s been wearing the baby blue of Washington Premier Football Club since their season began in January.

Provo is hoping to add a third blue kit to her wardrobe: the Philippine Football Federation.

She is currently at a scouting camp for their national team being held in Corona, California.

“Now that I start thinking about it, it’s like a dream,” said Provo, a junior at Federal Way High School. “I’ve never imagined me doing this. I always said I want to become a professional soccer player, but then I was like, ‘Oh no, it’s not ever gonna happen.’ But then this, this is pretty close to it. So it’s crazy.”

The camp Provo is currently at is being held from March 23-27. It’s a camp specifically targeted at finding players from the United States and Canada who are eligible to represent the Philippines in any FIFA or Asian Football Confederation-sanctioned events.

There are athletes both older and younger than Provo that will come from all around the country to attend the camp. Provo would likely be assigned to the U18 team should she be selected for national competition.

A scout from the Philippine Football Federation first contacted Provo two years ago while she was in San Diego.

“He was interested two years ago when she was a freshman, but she happened to injure herself the day before he came to see her,” said Meg Tapucol-Provo, Karina Provo’s mother. “She was really upset. But she was a freshman, so there was time.”

The scout returned a year later to watch two of Provo’s games. He was impressed enough to tell her that he would call her up for a chance to play for the national team.

On February 20, 2016, an official letter inviting her to their ID camp was sent. The Philippine Football Federation had already told her about a month prior that the letter was on its way.

Provo is eligible for the team through her mother’s lineage.

Tapucol-Provo’s parents were born in the Philippines and moved to the United States. Because her mother was not a United States citizen when she was born, Tapucol-Provo was able to apply for dual citizenship.

“Had she become a citizen prior to me being born, Karina wouldn’t be able to become a citizen,” Tapucol-Provo said.

Provo’s talents have also been recognized locally. She is already committed to Western Washington University as a defender.

Western Washington had one of the top Division II programs in the nation last season, reaching the NCAA tournament semifinals before being eliminated.

One of their standout players from last season was Gabriela Pelogi, a former teammate of Provo’s at Federal Way High School.

“I’d love to play with her again,” Provo said. “I really like the school, it’s really pretty. And the team was really good.”

Her club team, Washington Premier FC, is also one of two top level youth soccer teams in the state of Washington. They are members of the Elite Clubs National League, which has teams traveling all over the country to play.

“It’s awesome,” Provo said. “We get to travel all over the place. My coach always tells us we’re so blessed to be able to do that and there’s a lot of people that don’t get to have that opportunity. We have a lot of fun. There’s a lot of team bonding. I love my team.”

During the fall, Provo’s season with Federal Way was cut short when she suffered an injury against Kentlake in their seventh game of the season. Her arm was broken on a dangerous challenge by a Kentlake player.

She was also unable to referee youth soccer as she had planned because of the injury. Coincidentally, the head official of the organization she was supposed to officiate for was also the ref who only gave the Kentlake player a yellow card instead of a red, creating somewhat of an awkward moment.

Despite the fact that she believes her arm “looks weird” now, Provo says it healed fine and in time for her season with Washington Premier FC.

“It’s unbelievable how far I’ve come with soccer,” Provo said. “It’s my life, and I’ve always wanted to go really far with it. I never imagined that I would be on the radar of the Philippines national team. It’s crazy.”

Once she returns from the Philippine ID camp, Provo and Washington Premier FC will return to action in Oceanside, Calif., on April 1.