Faalavelvae Matagi (born 13 March 1997)[1] is a Samoan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lupe ole Soaga in the Samoa National League and the Samoa national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Faalavelvae Matagi | ||
Date of birth | (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club 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 | ||
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Samoa U17 | 0 | (0) |
2016– | Samoa U20 | 1 | (0) |
2016– | Samoa | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019 |
Matagi grew up playing rugby, but switched to soccer at the age of 15 when his school team needed a goalkeeper.[2] He was selected for the Samoa national football team for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.[2] He captained the Samoa national under-20 football team in the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship.[2] In June 2019 he was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games.[3][4]
In 2017 he was part of the Lupe o le Soaga team contesting the 2017 OFC Champions League.[5]
He works as the Goalkeeping Development Officer for Football Federation Samoa.[6]
Samoa squad – 2016 OFC Nations Cup | ||
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