Rivalina Fuimaono (born ~1997)[1] is a New Zealand-Samoan footballer. She plays as a goalkeeper. She has represented New Zealand internationally at Futsal, and has been a member of the Samoa women's national football team.

Fuimaono was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] She began playing football at the age of thirteen for Three Kings United in the Auckland Premier League.[2] She captained the Mt Albert Grammar girls team in 2014, ending the season with a clean sheet.[1] She later played for Papatoetoe AFC, AUT, and Auckland United FC,[3] as well as in the Women’s Futsal Superleague.[4]

In 2015 she was asked to play football for Samoa at the 2015 Pacific Games, but turned down the offer.[2]

In August 2017 she was selected for the first ever Futsal Ferns team.[5] In 2018 she was named to the NZ University Women’s Futsal Team for the 2018 FISU World University Futsal Championship in Kazakhstan.[6]

In June 2019 she was named to the Samoa women's national football team for the 2019 Pacific Games.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ben Rogers (12 September 2014). "A+ score for Grammar girls' season". Stuff. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Meet the Athletes: Rivalina Fuimaono. Pacific Media Network. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Rivalina FUIMAONO". Fiji Football. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Five Things to know about AFF Goalkeeper, Rivalina Fuimaono". Auckland Football Federation. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Manawatu women in historic Futsal Ferns team to play New Caledonia". Stuff. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ^ "NZ University Futsal teams named for World Champs". Central Football. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.