Mau Penisula

Mau Penisula
Personal information
Full nameMaukope Penisula
Date of birth15 May 1979
Place of birthMarshall Islands
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Addisbrough FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997-1999Tofaga B
1999-2011Tofaga A
2012Lami All Whites FC
2013–Addisbrough FC
National team
2003-2012Tuvalu14(0)
2008-2010Tuvalu futsal12(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Maukope Penisula (born 15 May 1979) is a Tuvaluan footballer who currently plays for Addisbrough FC in Fiji.

He is the most capped player ever in Tuvalu's football history with 14 matches for the country's senior team, of which he's currently the captain. He is also a member of Tuvalu national futsal team.

Personal life

Mau was born in the Marshall Islands, but his parents are from Tuvalu and he grew up there. He now lives in Fiji. He is married.

Club career

Mau played for 12 years from 1999 to 2011 for Tuvalu A-Division club Tofaga A. In 2012 joined Lami All Whites FC, a club from the second division in Fiji. Since April 2013 he play for the Fijian club Addisbrough FC.

International career

Mau made his debut with Tuvalu at the South Pacific Games 2003 in Fiji, in the match won 3-2 against Kiribati on June 30. Mau featured in all Tuvalu's matches in the competition.

Mau played again four times with the team at the 2007 South Pacific Games in Samoa, where Tuvalu managed to draw 1-1 with current Oceania champions Tahiti.

In 2008 and 2010 Mau was part of Tuvalu national futsal team in the Oceanian Futsal Championship, where the team lost all twelve matches, six per tournament.

In 2011 he represented his country again in the South Pacific Games as a captain and led the team to their 4-0 victory over American Samoa, Tuvalu's biggest win ever.

Honors

Tofaga A

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