Samoa national under-20 football team

Samoa U20
Association	Football Federation Samoa
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Matt Calcott
Captain	Kyah Cahill
Most caps	Samuelu Malo (6)
Top scorer	Pago Tunupopo; Samuelu Malo (4)
FIFA code	SAM
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Western Samoa 0–5 Papua New Guinea ; (Suva, Fiji; September 3, 1988)
Biggest win
	American Samoa 0–5 Samoa ; (Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; June 21, 2016)
Biggest defeat
	New Zealand 16–0 Western Samoa ; (Suva, Fiji; September 5, 1988)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	9 (1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018)
Best result	Quarter Final (2022)

The Samoa national under-20 association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in under-20 competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's U20 home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia.[1] It was known as the Western Samoa national under-20 football team until 1997, following the renaming of the country. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.[2] The 2022 squad consisted of 18 non-Samoan based players out of a squad of 26, this was made possible through extensive worldwide scouting, no other country in the OFC region has seen this amount of off shore players in an U20 squad.

Competitive record

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
as Western Samoa
1974	Did not enter
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	31
1990	Did not enter
1992	Did not enter
1994	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	6
1997	Did not enter
as Samoa
1998	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	12
2001		5	2	0	3	6	22
2002		4	1	0	3	6	12
2005		3	0	0	3	1	22
2007	Seventh Place	6	0	0	6	4	33
2008	Did not enter
2011
2013
2014
2016	Preliminary Round	3	1	1	1	8	4
2018	Preliminary Round	3	2	1	0	5	1
2022	Quarter-finals	2	0	0	2	1	8
Total	Group stage	35	8	2	25	35	151

Bartley

Belcher

Fiaalii

Uelese

Tolo Kent

Tafunai

Vine

Siamoa

Malauulu

Leddy

Cahill

Samoa's starting line-up against Fiji, OFC U-20 Championship 2022, Quarter Final

Current technical staff

Position
Head coach	Matt Calcott
Assistant coach	Alastair McLae
Team manager	Gareth Winder
Goal Keeper Coach	Horst Petana
Coach	Paul Lomitusi
Physio	Ethan Horne
International Scout	Alastair McLae
International Scout	Russ Gurr

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 19 September 2022 after the game against Fiji.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Joel Bartley	(2005-04-13) 13 April 2005	2	0	Sydney United 58
22	1GK	Semu Faimata	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003	0	0	Vailima Kiwi
28	1GK	Neville Peni	(2004-08-18) 18 August 2004	0	0	Faleasiu

2	2DF	Elijah Uelese	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003	2	0	Mt Druitt Town Rangers
3	2DF	Elijah Fiaalii	(2003-12-02) 2 December 2003	2	0	Dandenong City
4	2DF	Taine Wilson	(2004-11-08) 8 November 2004	2	0	Western Springs
5	2DF	Fetuao Belcher	(2003-05-01) 1 May 2003	2	0	Napier City Rovers
12	2DF	Rushonn Tafunai	(2006-03-03) 3 March 2006	2	0	Melbourne Victory
14	2DF	Luke Tolo Kent	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003	2	0	Miramar Rangers
19	2DF	Samuel Tauai	(2004-05-17) 17 May 2004	0	0	Lepea

6	3MF	Laauli Blakelock	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003	2	0
10	3MF	Jarvis Filimalae	(2003-04-20) 20 April 2003	0	0	Fluminense
15	3MF	Reupena Fatu	(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005	0	0	Goldstar Sogi
16	3MF	Alton Leiataua	(2005-11-27) 27 November 2005	0	0	Vaivase-Tai
21	3MF	Jonny Aoelua	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003	0	0	Lepea
23	3MF	James Settle	(2003-07-15) 15 July 2003	2	0	Corondao
25	3MF	Philip Fatialofa	(2005-07-25) 25 July 2005	0	0	Stop Out

7	4FW	Victor Leddy	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003	2	1	Ipswich Knights
8	4FW	Jesse Vine	(2003-01-23) 23 January 2003	2	0	Kemps Creek United
9	4FW	Greg Siamoa	(2003-08-21) 21 August 2003	2	0	Western United
11	4FW	Juan Gobbi	(2005-11-17) 17 November 2005	1	0	Mounties Wanderers
13	4FW	Luke Salisbury	(2004-09-15) 15 September 2004	0	0	Roslyn-Wakari
17	4FW	Kyah Cahill	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003	2	0	Lusail
18	4FW	Alex Malauulu	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006	2	0	Monaro Panthers
20	4FW	Lesley Bethem	(2004-05-15) 15 May 2004	2	0	Faleasiu
24	4FW	Ethan Stowers	(2005-10-26) 26 October 2005	0	0	Fa'atoia United

Results and fixtures

2016

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	American Samoa	0–5	Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00		Report	Mariner 12' Malo 30' Hunt 48' Tunupopo 64', 75'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250[3] Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	0–1	Cook Islands	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00		Report	D. Tiputoa 85'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200[4] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	3–3	Tonga	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00	Tunupopo 66', 70' Malo 80'	Report	Polovili 10', 40', 73'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 300[5] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

2018

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	American Samoa	0–3	Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30		Report	Smith 77', 81', 90+3'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 100 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Cook Islands	0–1	Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30		Report	Malo 78'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	1–1	Tonga	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Malo 8'	Report	Falepapalangi 66'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

References

http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups – Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011
FIFA.com "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011
"2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2016.
"2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016.
"2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016.

External links

Samoa Football Federation official website

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[1] ttp://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups – Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011

[2] FIFA.com "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011

[3] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2016.

[4] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016.

[5] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016.

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