Viliamu Sekifu

Viliamu Sekifu

Personal information
Full name	Viliamu Sekifu
Date of birth	(1982-01-14) 14 January 1982
Place of birth	Vaitupu, Tuvalu
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Tofaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007	FC Tofaga
National team
2007	Tuvalu	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Viliamu Sekifu (born 14 January 1982 in Vaitupu) is a Tuvaluan footballer who currently plays for FC Tofaga.

International career

Viliamu was selected in the Tuvalu national football team for the 2007 South Pacific Games, where he played in three games.^[1] He scored in the 1-1 draw against Tahiti.^[1]

World Cup qualification

In 2007, Tuvalu became the first non-FIFA member to participate in an official World Cup qualifying match. The situation arose when the regional governing body used the 2007 South Pacific Games, as the first stage of the qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and qualification tournament for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. In this tournament, Tuvalu's 1–1 draw with Tahiti saw Viliamu Sekifu become the first World cup scorer for his country.^[1] However, the other three fixtures in the tournament ended in defeat and Tuvalu failed to progress from their five team group.

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