The Samoa women's national under-17 football team is the second highest women's youth team of women's football in Samoa and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's home ground is the National Soccer Stadium (Samoa) in Apia. It was known as the Western Samoa national football team until 1997. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.[1]
| Association | Football Federation Samoa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Guillermo Schiltenwolf | ||
| Most caps | Madeleen Ah Ki (6) | ||
| Top scorer | Sophia Aveau, Sina Sataraka, Madeleen Ah Ki, Nagem Uiagalelei, Zoe Ruby (1) | ||
| Home stadium | National Soccer Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SAM | ||
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| First international | |||
 New Zealand 11–0  Samoa(Matavera, Cook Islands; January 13, 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Samoa 4–0  Tahiti(Apia, Samoa; August 8, 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 11–0 Samoa (Matavera, Cook Islands; January 13, 2016) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U-17 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2016, 2017) | ||
History edit
Samoa participated for the first time in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship in 2016.[2] It wasn't a huge success as the team suffered three heavy defeats. However, they managed to score a goal by Sophia Aveau against Tonga. The game ended in a 4–1 defeat but Samoa's first and only goal so far was scored.
OFC edit
The OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2010 |
Did not Participate | ||||||||
| 2012
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 2016 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2017[3]
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2023 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
| Total | 2/5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | ||
Current technical staff edit
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Guillermo Schiltenwolf
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| Assistant Coach | Paul Ualesi
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| Technical Advisor |  Valerio Raccuglia
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| Goalkeeper Coach |  Kristin Masunaga
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| Physio | Tom Eminson
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| Team Manager | Tunufai Mano
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Current squad edit
The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship[4][5]
Caps and goals correct after match against New Zealand on August 12, 2017.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Meripa Seumanutafa | 12 November 2001 | 3 | 0 | Bucklands Beach
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| 20 | GK | Alana Tualaulelei | 24 January 2001 | 1 | 0 | Kaoi Soccer Club
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| 2 | DF | Angie Von Heiderbrandt | 9 March 2001 | 5 | 0 | Adidas
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| 3 | DF | Sina Sataraka | 8 December 2002 | 3 | 1 | Honolulu Bulls
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| 4 | DF | Michayla Chamberlain | 24 March 2001 | 1 | 0 | Three Kings United
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| 7 | DF | Alisa Tuatagaloa | 8 May 2001 | 3 | 0 | Three Kings United
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| 12 | DF | Helina Paulo | 6 January 2002 | 3 | 0 | Vaitele-uta
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| 13 | DF | Paepae Tuitama | 10 July 2001 | 2 | 0 | Falesiu
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| 18 | DF | Andreya Hall | 9 May 2001 | 3 | 0 | Fury
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| 5 | MF | Tiare Tuimavave | 13 June 2001 | 3 | 0 | Surf Hawaii
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| 6 | MF | Faith Taeoalii | 18 December 2003 | 2 | 0 | Murray
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| 8 | MF | Zoe Rubby | 12 November 2001 | 3 | 1 | Papatoetoe
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| 10 | MF | Nagem Uiagalelei | 24 March 2001 | 3 | 1 | Hawaii Rush
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| 15 | MF | Vineta Faleaana | 26 January 2002 | 4 | 0 | Vailima Kiwi
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| 9 | FW | Madeleen Ah Ki | 30 September 2002 | 6 | 1 |  University of Queensland
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| 11 | FW | Kaylani Lautaimi | 5 April 2001 | 3 | 0 | Murray
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| 14 | FW | Mata Taliu | 24 January 2001 | 1 | 0 | Vailima Kiwi
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References edit
- ^ FIFA.com "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ Samantha Goerling (9 January 2016). "A first for Samoan football". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Full Completement for OFC U-16 Women's Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Samoa: Official Team List" (PDF). oceaniafootball.com. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Ulimasao Fata (1 August 2017). "Samoan team named for O.F.C. U16 women's Championships". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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