Meripa Seumanutafa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 November 2001[1] | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Samoa U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Samoa | 1 | (0) |
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Meripa Seumanutafa (born 12 November 2001) is a New Zealand–Samoan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Papakura City FC. She has represented Samoa in both its women's under-17 and women's national football teams.
Seumanutafa was born in Samoa, but moved to New Zealand at the age of seven with her family.[2] She started playing football the same year for Papakura City FC,[2] first as a defender, then a striker, before moving on to goalkeeping.[3] In 2017 she was a finalist for Junior Sportswoman of the Year in the Papakura Sports Awards.[4]
In 2017 she returned to Samoa after being selected for the Samoa women's national under-17 football team for the 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship.[3][5][6] In October 2018 she was selected for the Samoa women's national football team for its friendly matches against Fiji.[7] In November 2018 she was selected for the team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in New Caledonia.[8]
References
- ↑ "Meripa Seumanutafa". FBRef. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Talimalo Samoa ile U16's OFC a tamaitai" (in Gagana Samoa). Samoa Times. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Seumanutafa thriving on home soil". Samoa Observer. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "2017 Papakura Sports Awards - Finalists Announced". Counties Manukau Sports Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ Ulimasao Fata (1 August 2017). "Samoan team named for O.F.C. U16 women's Championships". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Eight teams confirmed for U-16s". Loop Samoa. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Samoa gearing up for match day 2". Football Federation Samoa. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Nineteen make it to final Samoa football list". Loop Samoa. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Meripa Seumanutafa at Global Sports Archive
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