Ali Takataka

Ali Takataka
Personal information
Full name	Alinesi Takataka
Date of birth	24 April 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth	Tuvalu
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	FC Tofaga
National team
Years	Team
2011–	Tuvalu
2010–	Tuvalu futsal

Last updated May 23, 2022

Alinesi Takataka (born 24 April 1988) is a Tuvaluan footballer who currently plays for FC Tofaga.

International career

Ali play with Tuvalu national futsal team at the 2010 Oceanian Futsal Championship,^[1] he played all six games.

He made his debut for the Tuvalu national football team in the friendly match against Samoa on August 22, 2011.

In 2011, he played five games for the national football team at the Pacific games 2011 as Left back: against American Samoa,^[2] Vanuatu,^[3] New Caledonia,^[4] Solomon Islands,^[5] and Guam.^[6]

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References

↑ "Squads named for OFC Futsal Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
↑ "Tuvalu have defeated American Samoa 4-0 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Noumea on day one of the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . August 27, 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
↑ "Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5–1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . August 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
↑ "New Caledonia have defeated Tuvalu 8-0 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . September 1, 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
↑ "Solomon Islands have beaten Tuvalu in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
↑ "Guam and Tuvalu have drawn 1-1 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . September 4, 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

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[F2010-1] "Squads named for OFC Futsal Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

[2] "Tuvalu have defeated American Samoa 4-0 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Noumea on day one of the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . August 27, 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

[3] "Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5–1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . August 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

[4] "New Caledonia have defeated Tuvalu 8-0 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . September 1, 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

[5] "Solomon Islands have beaten Tuvalu in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

[6] "Guam and Tuvalu have drawn 1-1 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . September 4, 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

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