Dick Taiwia

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Dick Taiwia
Personal information
Full name Dick Taiwia
Date of birth (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Vanuatu
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Ifira Black Bird
Number 1
Youth career
–2015 Teouma Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015– Ifira Black Bird
National team
2016–2017 Vanuatu U20 1 (0)
2017– Vanuatu 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dick Taiwia (born 28 December 1997) is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vanuatuan club Ifira Black Bird and the Vanuatu national team. [1]

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Club career

Taiwia started his career with the Teouma Academy, the national academy of Vanuatu. In 2015 he moved to Port Vila Premier League club Ifira Black Bird.

National team

In 2017 Taiwia was called up by Etienne Mermer for the Vanuatu national football team to play against Estonia and at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games. [2] He made his debut on December 7, 2017, in a 5–0 win against Tonga where he played the whole 90 minutes. [3]

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References

  1. "Vanuatu - D. Taiwia - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. "VFF i anaonsem Pacific Mini Games tim". dailypost.vu. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. OFC football. "Match Pacific Mini Games: Vanuatu - Togna". Oceaniafootballcom. Retrieved 7 December 2017.