Faalavelave Matagi
Samoan footballer (born 1997)
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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.
| 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 | 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 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.[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]
