Samoa national under-23 football team
The Samoa national under-23 football team, also known as Samoa U-23, represents Samoa at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Samoa national football team and is controlled by the Football Federation of Samoa.
| Association | Football Federation Samoa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Desmond Fa'aiuaso | ||
| Captain | Willie Sauiluma | ||
| Top scorer | Michael Tumua Leo (3) | ||
| FIFA code | SAM | ||
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| First international | |||
 Fiji 4–0 Samoa (Auckland, New Zealand; December 11, 1999) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 American Samoa 0–5 Samoa (Suva, Fiji; September 27, 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia 6–0 Samoa (Sydney, Australia; January 16, 2004) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Best result | Group Stage | ||
History
Samoa U23 made two appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship, in 1999 and 2004. They never reached further than the Group Stage. In 2019 they will participate again.
OFC
The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.
| OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1991 | |||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
 1999 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 2004 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
 2015 | |||||||||
| [1] 2019 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 10 |
Fixtures & Results
| 21 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | Samoa | 1-6 | New Zealand | Suva, Fiji |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 240 Referee:  Norbert Hauata |
| 24 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | Samoa | 0-5 |  Solomon Islands | Suva, Fiji |
| 12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee:  Joel Hopken |
| 27 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | American Samoa | 0-5 | Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: David Yareboinen |
Current squad
The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2019 after the match against American Samoa.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Eti Fatu | 25 February 2001 | 3 | 0 | Vaivase-Tai |
| 20 | GK | Tavita Galuvao | 28 August 2001 | 1 | 0 | Vaitele-uta |
| 2 | DF | Tauati Tanoai | 19 April 1998 | 3 | 0 | Lupe o le Soaga |
| 3 | DF | Harlen Russell | 23 March 2000 | 3 | 0 | Glenfield Rovers |
| 4 | DF | Osa Savelio | 2 May 2000 | 3 | 1 | Lepea |
| 10 | DF | Jay Popese | 3 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | Vaipuna |
| 15 | DF | Christian Aluni | 23 September 1999 | 1 | 0 | Vaivase-Tai |
| 18 | DF | Jefferson Faamatau | 12 July 2000 | 2 | 0 | Vaipuna |
| 19 | DF | Jerrymiah Maiava | 19 November 2000 | 2 | 0 | Vaivase-Tai |
| 6 | MF | Vaa Taualai | 6 April 1998 | 2 | 0 | Lupe o le Soaga |
| 7 | MF | Willie Sauiluma | 12 July 2000 | 3 | 0 | Goulburn Valley Suns |
| 8 | MF | Michael Tumua Leo | 13 January 2003 | 3 | 3 | Vaipuna |
| 12 | MF | Sean Atherton | 24 September 1999 | 2 | 0 | Oratia United |
| 13 | MF | Dilo Tumua | 15 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | Vaipuna |
| 14 | MF | Samuelu Malo | 4 April 1999 | 1 | 1 | Kiwi |
| 16 | MF | Darcy Knight | 18 February 2000 | 2 | 0 | Onehunga Sports |
| 17 | MF | Fomai Euta | 15 October 1999 | 1 | 0 | Vaitele-uta |
| 9 | FW | Kawasaki Saofaiga | 4 March 2002 | 3 | 0 | Lepea |
| 11 | FW | Ronnie Bourne | 22 September 1999 | 3 | 1 | Lepea |
See also
References
- "OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier 2019". Oceania Football Confederation.