Claude Aru
Ni-Vanuatuan footballer (born 1997)
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Claude Aru (born 25 April 1997) is a Ni-Vanuatuan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Port Vila Football League side Shepherds United and the Vanuatu national team.[2] In 2022, he joined Fijian club Ba.[3][4][5] He rejoined the team for the 2023 season.[6]
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| Date of birth | 25 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ba Fc | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Malampa Revivors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Shepherds United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanuatu U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanuatu U23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Vanuatu | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:04, 6 July 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:04, 6 July 2018 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
His is married to María José Pilalo Castro, and is currently living in Dominica.
Career statistics
Honours
Player
Vanuatu
- OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 2024[7]
- Pacific Mini Games: 2017[8][9]
