Wikipedia:WikiProject Samoa/draft articles/Meripa Seumanutafa

Meripa Seumanutafa (born 12 November 2001) is a New Zealand-Samoan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Papakura City FC. She has represented Samoa in both its women's under-17 and women's national football teams.

Seumanutafa was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand at the age of seven with her family. She started playing football the same year for Papakura City FC, first as a defender, then a striker, before moving on to goalkeeping. In 2017 she was a finalist for Junior Sportswoman of the Year in the Papakura Sports Awards.

In 2017 she returned to Samoa after being selected for the Samoa women's national under-17 football team for the 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship. In October 2018 she was selected for the Samoa women's national football team for its friendly matches against Fiji. In November 2018 she was selected for the team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in New Caledonia.