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.

Faalavelvae Matagi
Personal information
Full name Faalavelvae Matagi
Date of birth (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 27)
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)
*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.[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

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  1. ^ "Profile of F. Matagi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Faalavelave Matagi". FBRef. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Rita Narayan (27 June 2016). "Sky is the limit for Samoa gloveman". Loop Samoa. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ Sina Filifilia Sevaaetasi (21 January 2017). "Samoa's premier soccer team sets off for Tonga". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Samoa's island-hopping keeper coach guiding next generation". Loop Samoa. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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