Samoa national under-17 football team

Samoa U17
Association	Football Federation Samoa
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Martin Tamasese
Captain	Willie Sauiluma
Most caps	Willie Sauiluma (9)
Top scorer	Falaniko Nanumea (7)
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	SAM
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Solomon Islands 4 – 0 Western Samoa ; (New Zealand; April 14, 1997)
Biggest win
	Tonga 0 – 9 Samoa ; (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; July 20, 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Solomon Islands 12 – 0 Samoa ; (Pirae, Tahiti; February 18, 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1997)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2023)
	Current season

The Samoa national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Samoa and is controlled by Football Federation Samoa.

History

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1985 to 1995	Did not participate
1997 to 2003	Did not qualify
2005	Withdrew
2007 to 2011	Did not participate
2013 to 2025	Did not qualify
2026	To be determined
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record

The OFC U-17 Championship 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-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983	Did not enter								No qualification
1986
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	11
1999		4	1	0	3	4	13
2001		4	1	0	3	5	17
2003		4	1	0	3	3	10
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not enter
2009
2011
2013	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	6	6
2015	Group stage	5	1	0	4	7	22
2017		3	0	0	3	0	26	3	2	1	0	6	1
2018		3	0	1	2	4	9	3	3	0	0	22	3
2023	Quarter-finals	3	1	0	2	6	7	No qualification
Total	Quarterfinals	38	11	3	24	63	125

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 28 January 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kirk Auvele	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Vaivase-Tai
21	1GK	Laveaina Sakaio	(2006-05-27) 27 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Kiwi
22	1GK	Talalelei Taituuga	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Strickland Brothers Lepea

2	2DF	Aukuso Ah Far	(2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Strickland Brothers Lepea
3	2DF	Setefano Kamilo	(2006-03-04) 4 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Strickland Brothers Lepea
4	2DF	Faapaia Asia	(2006-04-17) 17 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Salelologa
5	2DF	Mitchell Mcilraith	(2006-04-02) 2 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Olé Football Academy
15	2DF	Pita Tiatia	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Vaivase-Tai
16	2DF	Ornan Tamasese	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Kiwi

6	3MF	Isaiah Afamasaga	(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Melbourne Victory
7	3MF	Mike Salanoa	(2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Faatoia United
8	3MF	Tomoteo Lesatele	(2006-12-29) 29 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Vaipuna
9	3MF	Rory Tanuvasa	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Vaivase-Tai
11	3MF	Kingston Vaitusi	(2007-12-21) 21 December 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Brisbane City
12	3MF	Ariyon Hakai	(2006-12-29) 29 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Lalor United
14	3MF	Jason Goble-Lote	(2008-05-20) 20 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Gold Coast Knights
18	3MF	Cayden Steffener	(2007-11-03) 3 November 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Auckland City
20	3MF	Malakye Paterson	(2007-01-13) 13 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Olé Football Academy

10	4FW	Ethelbert Edward	(2007-09-03) 3 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Strickland Brothers Lepea
13	4FW	Lomitusi Scanlan	(2008-02-11) 11 February 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Moata'a
17	4FW	Alex Malauulu	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Canberra Croatia
19	4FW	Pharrell Trainor	(2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Newcastle United Jets

2018 squad

The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship from 9 to 22 September 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Semu Faimata	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Kiwi
21	1GK	Steve Vainalepa	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Faleasiu

2	2DF	Eli Satuala	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22)	5	0	BSL Vaitele Uta
3	2DF	Posiano Fuatogi	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Ellerslie AFC
4	2DF	Tavita To'o	(2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Kiwi
5	2DF	Fetuao Belcher	(2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 21)	6	3	Havelock North Wanderers
12	2DF	Tony Amituanai	(2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Moaula United
15	2DF	Alex Falelua	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Faleasiu
18	2DF	Michael Leatutu	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Minto Stingers

	3MF	Samu Galu Tauasa	(2002-05-07) May 7, 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Moaula United
6	3MF	Kawasaki Saofaiga	(2002-03-04) March 4, 2002 (age 22)	6	3	Lepea
8	3MF	Bitner Tafili	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Lupe o le Soaga
9	3MF	Falaniko Nanumea	(2002-01-17) January 17, 2002 (age 23)	10	7	Kiwi
10	3MF	John Tumua	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22)	6	2	Vaipuna
13	3MF	Jensen Fa'afua	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Ellerslie AFC
14	3MF	Isaako Sione	(2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Lupe o le Soaga
19	3MF	Stanley Leavai	(2003-04-18) April 18, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Fa'atoia United

7	4FW	Lotial Mano	(2002-01-15) January 15, 2002 (age 23)	11	5	Kiwi
11	4FW	Jarvis Filimalae	(2003-04-20) April 20, 2003 (age 21)	6	7	Kiwi
16	4FW	Denny Cheshire	(2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Moamoa Rovers
17	4FW	Alman Kwan	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Vaivase-Tai

Results and Fixtures

2016

4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Samoa	3–0	American Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00	Sauiluma 4' Tumua 68', 73'	Report		Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 500^[1] Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Tonga	1–1	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00	Kau 71'	Report	Mano 3'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 350^[2] Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	0–2	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00		Report	Savelio 90+1' Sauiluma 90+4'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 300^[3] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

2017

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Samoa	0–11	New Zealand	Pirae, Tahiti
16:00		Report	Spragg 5', 20', 40', 90+4' Ebbinge 10' Sinclair 21' Palmer 67', 70', 90+3' Whyte 86' Mata 89'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 527 Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Fiji	3–0	Samoa	Pirae, Tahiti
19:00	Matalau 9' Dau 17', 62'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 800 Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Solomon Islands	12–0	Samoa	Pirae, Tahiti
16:00	Mekawir 9', 19', 30' Toata 29' Kaoni 45+4', 67', 80', 88' Keana 53', 65' Allen 57', 79'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee:

2018

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	3-0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00	Filimalae 37', 75' Belcher 45'	Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 100 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	American Samoa	3-10	Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00	Taumua 41' (pen.), 45' Lauvao 70' (pen.)	Report	Saofaiga 3', 8' Tumua Leo 14', 74' Nanumea 22', 44' Mano 77' (pen.) Belcher 90' Filimalae 90', 90+6'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 100 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	0-9	Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00		Report	Nanumea 8' (pen.), 30', 37', 45+1', 75' Belcher 22' Saofaiga 23' Filimalae 39' Mano 52'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 200 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

10 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Samoa	2-3	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00^{[note 1]}	Mano 7', 18'	Report	Kumar 45+2' Sela 63', 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Hamilton Siau (Solomon Islands)

13 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Samoa	1-1	New Caledonia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Filimalae 44'	Report	Kutran 23'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

16 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Tahiti	5-1	Samoa	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Hanere 11' Labaste 45+4' (pen.), 50' Gitton 45+6', 55'	Report	Filimalae 2'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

List Of Coaches

Malo Vaga (2013)
Desmond Fa'aiuaso (2015–2017)
Martin Tamasese (2018–)

Notes

^ Kick-off of the match between Samoa and Fiji was delayed from 10:00 to 12:00 due to Samoa's disrupted flight schedule.^[4]

References

^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa – American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09.
^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Change to Group B kick-off time". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 September 2018.

External links

Samoa Football Federation official website

[5] Kick-off of the match between Samoa and Fiji was delayed from 10:00 to 12:00 due to Samoa's disrupted flight schedule.^[4]

[1] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa – American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09.

[2] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-19.

[3] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "Change to Group B kick-off time". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 September 2018.

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