Lapalapa Toni

Lapalapa Toni (born 7 April 1994)[1] is a Samoan footballer who plays as a forward for Lupe o le Soaga and the Samoa national football team.

Lapalapa Toni
Personal information
Full name Lapalapa Sene Crichton Toni
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lupe o le Soaga
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Lupe o le Soaga
2016 Vailima Kiwi
2016– Lupe o le Soaga
International career‡
2015– Samoa 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019

Career

In 2017 Toni was the topscorer of the Samoan league.[2] He was part of the Lupe o le Soaga squads for the 2014-15,[3][4] 2017,[5][6] and 2018 OFC Champions Leagues.[7] In 2019 he played for the Havelock North Wanderers while living in New Zealand.[8] In 2020 he returned to Lupe o le Soaga for the 2020 OFC Champions League.[9]

He made his debut for the Samoa national football team on August 31, 2015 in a 3–2 victory against American Samoa.[10] He was selected for the team for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.[11] In June 2019 he was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games.[12][13]

References
  1. "Lapalapa Toni". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. "Lapalapa Toni is the best striker in Samoa – now it's time for the O League". Oceaniafc.com. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. "Lupe o le Soaga to debut in OFC Champions League Preliminary". Football Federation Samoa. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. Zanzeer Singh (12 April 2015). "Dramatic comeback for Lupe Ole Soaga in debut game". Fiji Times. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. "Lupe o le Soaga team for OFC Champions league qualifiers named". Loop Samoa. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. Sina Filifilia Sevaaetasi (21 January 2017). "Samoa's premier soccer team sets off for Tonga". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. Carlos Aruafu (3 March 2018). "MARIST SECURE SPOT". Solomon Star. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. "Football: Havelock North Wanderers' policy of recruiting is beginning to show talent, depth". New Zealand Herald. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. "Samoa's Lupe o le Soaga Football to face Pacific's best". Loop Samoa. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  10. "Sport: Cook Islands and Samoa make winning start to football qualifiers". RNZ. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  11. Mathias Huckert (24 May 2016). "Prepared for P.N.G." Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  12. "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.


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