Hengihengi Ikuvalu

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Hengihengi Ikuvalu
Personal information
Full name Hengihengi Koula O' Vaiala Ikuvalu[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Pago Pago, American Samoa
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Pago Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2018 Vaiala Tongan
2018– Pago Youth
National team‡
2018 American Samoa U17 2 (0)
2019– American Samoa U23 3 (0)
2019– American Samoa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:04, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Hengihengi Ikuvalu (born 2 December 2002) is an American Samoan footballer who plays for Pago Youth FC of the FFAS Senior League, and the American Samoa national team.

Career[]

Youth[]

Ikuvalu plays for the school team at Samoana High School.[2]

Club[]

At barely 16 years of age, Ikuvalu was Pago Youth FC's number one goalkeeper entering 2019 OFC Champions League qualification.[3] He went on to start in the team's opening 1–5 defeat to Lotohaʻapai United from Tonga.[4] Pago Youth failed to advance past the preliminary round after finishing last in the group.[5]

International[]

Ikuvalu was a member of the American Samoa under-17 team that competed in the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.[6] He appeared in matches against Samoa[7] and Cook Islands[8] as the team finished second in the group and narrowly missed advancement.[9]

He received his first senior international call up for the 2019 Pacific Games.[10] He made his debut on 12 July 2019 in American Samoa's fourth match of the tournament, a defeat to the Solomon Islands. Ikuvalu started the match on the bench but came on as a substitute after Nicky Salapu suffered an injury. He produced a "stunning save" after coming on.[11]

International career statistics[]

As of match played 15 July 2019.[12]
American Samoa national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
Total 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ Vitolio, Brian. "ASHSAA Boys' soccer kicks off". Football Federation of American Samoa. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ Bjerkevoll, Ola. "Teams ready to go for OFC Champions League Qualification: Here's who to watch from each team". Football in Oceania. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Pago Youth vs. Lotoha'apai United FC". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ "OFC Champions League 2019 - Qualifying Stage". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ "OFC profile". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "American Samoa vs. Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ^ "American Samoa vs. Cook Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  9. ^ "OFC U-16 Championship 2018 - Qualifying Stage". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. ^ "American Samoa men's National Team ready to play". Samoa News. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  11. ^ Bjerkevoll, Ola. "Pacific Games Day 4: It'll be All White on the night as Les Cagous go for four gold medals in a row". Football in Oceania. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

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