Matalena Daniells

Matalena Daniells Johnson (born 16 August 1996)[1] is a footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] Born in Australia, she has captained the Samoa women's national team.[2] She is the sister of Samoan men's footballer Kevin Daniells.[3]

Johnson was born in Innisfail, Queensland in Australia and was educated at the University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education.[2][4] She works as a schoolteacher in Brisbane, Australia.[3] In 2020 she was a finalist for a Queensland TEACHX award.[2][5]

In 2011 she played for Innisfail United.[6] In August 2013 she was awarded a Pierre de Coubertin Award.[7] In 2016 she played for Olympic FC.[4] In 2018 she played for Moreton Bay United FC.[8][9] In 2021 she played for Olympic FC and was nominated for Queensland Women's Player of the Year.[10]

In 2015 she captained the Samoa women's national under-20 football team in the 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship.[11][12][13] In 2018 she was selected for the Samoan Women's team to compete at the OFC Women's Nations Cup,[14][15][16] and was appointed vice-captain.[8] In June 2019 she captained the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games,[3][17][18] which won a silver medal.[19]

References
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  2. "Finalist — Matalena Daniells". Queensland College of Teachers. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (11 July 2019). "Two Samoa's fight to a draw". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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  7. "Award for Matalena". Innisfail Advocate. Innisfail, Queensland. 7 August 2013. p. 14. Gale A338904095 – via Gale OneFile.
  8. Thomas Airey (18 November 2018). "Samoa's OFC Nations Cup begins". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. "Jets start finals countdown". Moreton Bay United. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. "2021 FQPL Women's Award Nominees Announced". Football Queensland. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. "Fiso excelling as leader". Loop Samoa. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. "New Zealand women's under-20 football team qualify for World Cup". Stuff. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. "New Zealand qualify with a match to spare". Solomon Star. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. "Jet up for challenge". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 11 October 2018. p. 36. Gale A557605596 – via Gale OneFile.
  15. "Daniells selected to play for Samoa". Innisfail Advocate. Innisfail, Queensland. 27 October 2018. p. 19. Gale A566499081 – via Gale OneFile.
  16. "Nineteen make it to final Samoa football list". Loop Samoa. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  17. "Internationals beckon". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 4 July 2019. p. 38. Gale A591954219 – via Gale OneFile.
  18. "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  19. "Lena leads Samoa to first medal". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 25 July 2019. p. 42. Gale A594258783 – via Gale OneFile.


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