Tuia Falepapalangi

Tuia Falepapalangi (born 15 July 2000) is a Tongan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tongan club Lotohaʻapai United and the Tonga national team.[1]

Tuia Falepapalangi
Personal information
Full name Tuiakaetau Talifolau Kovi Mei Okalani Falepapalangi
Date of birth (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000
Place of birth Tonga
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lotoha'apai United
Number 7
Youth career
Tonga Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Veitongo
2018- Lotohaʻapai United
National team
2016 Tonga U17 3 (0)
2018 Tonga U20 5 (1)
2019– Tonga 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Falepapalangi started his career with Veitongo. In 2017 and 2018 he played with the club in the OFC Champions League, making his debut at the age of 16. In 2018, after Lotoha'apai United was crowned champions of Tonga, he moved to Lotoha'apai to play with them in the 2019 OFC Champions League. So far he played 9 games at the OFC Champions League, scoring 3 goals. All of them were scored on January 27, 2019 in a 5-1 victory over Pago Youth.

International career

In 2019 Falepapalangi was called up by Timote Moleni for the Tonga national football team to play at the 2019 Pacific Games. He made his debut on July 8, 2019, in an 13–0 loss against the New Zealand where he played the whole 90 minutes.[2]

Personal life

Tuia's father, Halapua Falepapalangi, is also a former Tonga international. During the 2017 OFC Champions League they made headlines by becoming the first father and son at the same time in this competition.[3] His grandfather, Tuiakaetau Falepapalangi, born on March 21, 1949, also played for Tonga.

References
  1. "Tonga - T. Falepapalangi - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. OFC football. "Match Pacific Mini Games: Tonga - Solomon Islands". Oceaniafootballcom. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. "Family affair for Veitongo". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 February 2017.
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