Toru Mateariki

Toru Mateariki (born 27 June 2002) is a Cook Islands footballer who currently plays for Nikao Sokattak and the Cook Islands national team.

Toru Mateariki
Personal information
Full name Ngatokotoru Mateariki[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002
Place of birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nikao Sokattak
Youth career
2016–2017 Nikao Sokattak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Nikao Sokattak
International career‡
2017–2018 Cook Islands U17 3 (1)
2022– Cook Islands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:31, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:31, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Mateariki played for Nikao Sokattak since at least 2016. That year he scored in the final of the under-17 league to win the title.[3] By 2018 he was playing with the first team in the top flight.[4] In 2021 he scored against Tupapa Maraerenga in both the Round Cup and Cook Islands Cup finals to secure the titles.[5][6] The team also won the latter tournament in 2020.[7]

International

Mateariki was part of the Cook Islands squad chosen for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship.[8] However, he remained as an unused substitute over the team's three matches.[9] He was selected again for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.[1] He converted a penalty against American Samoa for his team's only goal of the tournament.[10][11]

In March 2022 Mateariki was included in the Cook Islands senior squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[12] He went on to make his senior international debut on 17 March 2022 as a starter in the opening match against the Solomon Islands.[13]

International career statistics
As of match played 17 March 2022[14]
Cook Islands
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

Personal

He is the brother of fellow footballer Tamaiva Mateariki.[15]

References
  1. Pere, Alex. "Cook Islands U16 men's national team ready for OFC Champs in Tonga". Cook Islands Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. "Profile of T. Mateariki". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. "Nikao Sokattak Crowned U17 Champs". Cook Islands Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. Pere, Alex. "Nikao celebrate win in fight for top spot". Cook Islands Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. "Nikao complete clean sweep". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. "Nikao claim Round Cup trophy". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel. "Cook Islands 2020". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. "U17 Footballers Set Sights on Samoa". Cook Islands Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  9. "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  10. Vitolio, Brian. "FFAS: American Samoa beats Cook Islands 3-1, finish 2nd in tournament". samoanews.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  11. "Cooks U16 return home winless". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  12. Tauira, Kayva. "Cook Islands National Men's team named for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Cook Islands Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  13. "Cook Islands vs. Solomon Islands". FIFA. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  14. "National Football Teams profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  15. "Matavera set to battle Nikao Sokattak". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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