Joshua Talau

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Joshua Talau
Personal information
Full name Joshua Talau
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Lae City Dwellers
Youth career
Besta United PNG
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Besta United PNG
2015– Lae City FC
International career
2013 Papua New Guinea U17 4 (0)
2014– Papua New Guinea U20 2 (0)
2015– Papua New Guinea U23 0 (0)
2014– Papua New Guinea 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2019

Joshua Talau (born 19 April 1996) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a defender for Lae City FC in the NSL and the Papua New Guinea national football team. He made his debut for the national team in September 2014, age 18, against Singapore

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Club

Talau played his club football for Besta United PNG in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. Besta United PNG is the national development team of the Papua New Guinea Football Association. In 2015, he moved to Lae City Dwellers with which he won the NSL. He also played during the 2016 OFC Champions League

International

In September 2014, Talau made his debut for Papua New Guinea, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Singapore. [1]

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References

  1. Nick Measures (7 September 2014). "Singapore make heavy going of victory over Papua New Guinea". Goal.com.