Faalavelave Matagi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faalavelvae Matagi | ||
| Date of birth | March 13, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lupe ole Soaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Vaitele Uta | ||
| 2016 | Vailima Kiwi | ||
| 2016 | Vaitele Uta | ||
| 2016– | Lupe ole Soaga | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Samoa U17 | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Samoa U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Samoa | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019 | |||
Faalavelvae Matagi (born 13 March 1997)[2] is a Samoan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lupe ole Soaga in the Samoa National League and the Samoa national football team.
Matagi grew up playing rugby, but switched to soccer at the age of 15 when his school team needed a goalkeeper.[3] He was selected for the Samoa national football team for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.[3] He captained the Samoa national under-20 football team in the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship.[3] In June 2019 he was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games.[4][5]
In 2017 he was part of the Lupe o le Soaga team contesting the 2017 OFC Champions League.[6]
He works as the Goalkeeping Development Officer for Football Federation Samoa.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Profile of F. Matagi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Faalavelave Matagi". FBRef. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Rita Narayan (27 June 2016). "Sky is the limit for Samoa gloveman". Loop Samoa. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Sina Filifilia Sevaaetasi (21 January 2017). "Samoa's premier soccer team sets off for Tonga". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Samoa's island-hopping keeper coach guiding next generation". Loop Samoa. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
External links[edit]
- Faalavelave Matagi at Soccerway
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- Vailima Kiwi FC players
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- Men's association football goalkeepers
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- Sportspeople from Apia
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