Ronisa Lipi

Ronisa Lipi (born 27 August 1995)[1] is a Samoan footballer who has represented both Samoa and New Zealand internationally. She plays as a goalkeeper.[1]

Lipi was born in American Samoa[2] and grew up in Lufilufi, Samoa.[3][4] She moved to New Zealand at the age of 13,[3] where she was educated at Wellington East Girls' College.[2] She played for Waterside Karori, and for Wellington East school.[2] Since 2018 she has played for Wellington United.[4][5][6]

In 2012 she was selected for the young football ferns for the 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament[7] and 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[8] In 2014 she was named to the New Zealand women's national under-20 football team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9]

In November 2018 she was selected for the Samoa women's national football team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[3][10] In June 2019 she was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games.[11][12] In July 2022 she was named to the squad for the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[13]

References
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  2. Tim Barton (2 May 2012). "Wellington East goalie eyes No1 spot". Stuff. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. Thomas Airey (13 November 2018). "Samoa women's football taking on best in the region". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. "GIVING BACK - RONISA LIPI". The JourneyFan. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. "Northern Lights shine in first win". New Zealand Football. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. "SEASON BEST ENDING TO THE NEVER-ENDING SEASON". Wellington United. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. "Soccer: NZ squads named for OFC Women's qualifiers". New Zealand Herald. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. "Young Football Ferns announce World Cup squad". RNZ. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. "New Zealand names squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2014". Women’s Soccer United. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. "Nineteen make it to final Samoa football list". Loop Samoa. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. "Ifill names Samoa squad for Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.


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