Alopua Petoa

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Alopua Petoa
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nauru
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tofaga[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012
Tofaga
2012 Brabantia
2013–2014 Waitakere City
2014–2018
Tofaga
2019 Nanumaga[1]
2020–
Tofaga[1]
International career
2011– Tuvalu 13 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alopua Petoa (born 24 January 1990) is a

FC Tofaga. Born in Nauru, he plays for the Tuvalu national team and is their all-time top scorer.[2]

Early life

Born in

FC Tofaga the same year.[3]

Well football is my first pass time and took me to where I am now so have not really had the chance to pursue another dream.

— http://oceanianf.weebly.com/news---notiacutecias/interview-with-alopua-petoa-tuvalu-entrevista-com-alopua-petoa-tuvalu

Club career

Petoa with Tuvalu in 2011

Alopua Petoa was the top scorer in the Tuvalu A-Division competition in 2012 and joint top scorer with James Lepaio in 2021.

In 2012, Petoa was discovered by Dutch manager

Vaisua Liva, initially training with their reserve team.[4]

In 2013, he signed for New Zealand side

Vaisua Liva, becoming the first professional Tuvaluan players in history.[5]

International career

Petoa has been regarded as one of the best players in Tuvalu and is the all-time top scorer of the Tuvalu national team.[6]

On 22 August 2011, Petoa debuted for the Tuvalu national team during a 3–0 win over

Samoa, scoring a hat-trick in what was Tuvalu's first international match in four years and their highest victory in history.[7]

In 2013 Petoa was called for a tour with Tuvalu football Team that took place in the Netherlands where he scored.[8]

On 8 June 2018 at the CONIFA World Football Cup in London, Petoa scored two goals, putting Tuvalu ahead of Tamil Eelam, only for their opponents to stage a dramatic comeback in stoppage time to win 4–3.[9]

Style of play

Petoa mainly operates as a striker and is known for his dribbling.[10]

Personal life

Petoa had not been in a plane until he arrived in the Netherlands to sign for Dutch side Brabantia.[6]

His idol is Ronaldinho and his favorite team is Real Madrid.[11]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Tuvalu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petoa goal.
List of international goals scored by Alopua Petoa[12][13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 August 2011 Fiji  Samoa 1–0 3–0
Friendly
2 2–0
3 3–0
4 27 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia  American Samoa 1–0 4–0 2011 Pacific Games
5 3–0
6 4–0
7 5 December 2017 Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  New Caledonia 2–0 2–1 2017 Pacific Mini Games
8 15 December 2017 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Tonga 3–3 4–3 2017 Pacific Mini Games
9 12 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa  American Samoa 1–0 1–1 2019 Pacific Games

CONIFA goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2018 Gander Green Lane, Sutton, England  Tamil Eelam 1–0 3–4 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup
2 3–1

References

  1. ^ a b c Alopua Petoa at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. CONIFA
    . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Alopua Petoa - Oceania NÃO FIFA article".
  4. ^ "Drukke week voor voetbaltalenten uit Tuvalu [Busy week for football talents from Tuvalu]". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Vaisua Liva and Alopua Petoa start their internship at Waitakere City FC". Tuvalu National Football Association. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b "'Cruijff en Kromme' uit Tuvalu jagen droom in Nederland na ['Cruijff and Kromme' from Tuvalu pursue dream in the Netherlands]". Algemeen Dagblad. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ Zoeren, Walter (22 August 2011). "Foppe de Haan leidt Tuvalu naar grootste zege ooit". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Interview with Alopua Petoa (Tuvalu) - Entrevista com Alopua Petoa (Tuvalu)". OCeania NO FIFA - Oceania NÃO FIFA KASELEHLIE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA - ALOHA HAWAII - MAURI KIRIBATI - YOKWE KWAJALEIN - ALII PALAU - TALOFA TUVALU. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Sport: Tuvalu footballers beaten in stoppage time". RNZ. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Alopua Petoa - Trouw article".
  11. ^ "Interview with Alopua Petoa (Tuvalu) - Entrevista com Alopua Petoa (Tuvalu)". OCeania NO FIFA - Oceania NÃO FIFA KASELEHLIE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA - ALOHA HAWAII - MAURI KIRIBATI - YOKWE KWAJALEIN - ALII PALAU - TALOFA TUVALU. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Alopua Petoa". National Football Teams.
  13. ^ "Tamil Eelam 4-3 Tuvalu". www.conifa.org. CONIFA. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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