Sione Tu'ifangaloka
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sione Lei'ataua Tu'ifangaloka | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Tonga | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Veitongo | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Tonga Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Veitongo | ||
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Tonga U17 | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Tonga U19 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Tonga U20 | 8 | (0) |
2019 | Tonga U23 | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Tonga | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2020 (UTC) |
Sione Lei'ataua Tu'ifangaloka (born 24 April 1999) is a Tongan international footballer who plays as a defender for Tonga Major League side Veitongo and the Tonga national team.[1]
Club career[]
Tu'ifangaloka started his career with Veitongo. Before that he trained with the Tonga Football Academy.
International career[]
In 2017, Tu'ifangaloka was called up by Timote Moleni for the Tonga national football team to play at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games. He made his debut on December 9, 2017, in a 4–2 loss against New Caledonia. Tu'ifangaloka came into action when he replaced Vai Lutu after 55 minutes. In the 66th minute, he gave the assist to Tonga's second goal scored by Kilifi Uele.[2]
Personal life[]
He has a younger brother called , born 2001, who has also played for various Tongan youth teams. They were both in the Tonga U-20 squad for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship.
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of matches played 24 April 2018.[3]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Tonga | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Tonga - S. Tuifangaloka - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ OFC football. "Match Pacific Mini Games: Tonga - New Caledonia". Oceaniafootballcom. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Sione Tu'ifangaloka at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- Sione Tu'ifangaloka at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Tongan footballers
- Tonga international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Veitongo FC players
- Oceanian association football biography stubs
- Tongan sportspeople stubs