Alopua Petoa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alopua Petoa | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Nauru | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Waitakere City FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006-2012 | FC Tofaga | (22) | |
| 2012– | VV Brabantia | ||
| 2013 | Waitakere City FC | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011– | Tuvalu | 5 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alopua Petoa (born 24 January 1990 in Nauru) is a member of the Tuvalu national football team and who currently plays for Waitakere City FC, a club from New Zealand.[1]
Personal life
Alopua is the cousin of Falefou Tapugao Jr. Alopua is born in Nauru.[2]
Club career
Alopua began his career at FC Tofaga.[3] On 5 October 2012 he arrived at Schiphol, Amsterdam, for a training period of 3 months in the Netherlands. During these months he will train together with Vaisua Liva, at the second team of VV Brabantia. The aim of the training is to improve the quality of both football players and to prepare scouting reports for Clubs in New Zealand. Aim is to make both players the first Semi-Pro footballers of Tuvalu. Besides training and playing for the second team of VV Brabantia both players also will follow intensive training courses to become youth football coaches and they will visit several matches of Dutch professional clubs.[4] Since 2013 Alopua plays in New Zealand for Waitakere City FC.[5]
In 2011, Alopua was the highest paid athlete from Tuvalu, making $4,000 (USD).[6]
International career
He made his debut in the match against Samoa on August 22, 2011, which Tuvalu won 3-0. He scored all three goals.[7] In the following game against American Samoa at the 2011 Pacific Games, he scored a further hat-trick. He played in four games in 2011.[8]
References
- ↑ "Interview with Alopua Petoa". Oceania No FIFA. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Interview with Alopua Petoa". Oceania No FIFA. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Interview with Alopua Petoa". Oceania No FIFA. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cruijff en Kromme' uit Tuvalu jagen droom in Nederland na". 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ "Vaisua Liva and Alopua Petoa start their internship at Waitakere City FC". 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine
- ↑ "Interview with Alopua Petoa". Oceania No FIFA. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Interview with Alopua Petoa". Oceania No FIFA. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
External links
- Alopua Petoa at National-Football-Teams.com