Laydah Samani

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Laydah Samani
Personal information
Full name Laydah Anitae Samani
Date of birth (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Malaita, Solomon Islands
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 RSIPF Royals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–? Wellington United
Solomon Warriors
RSIPF Royals
International career‡
2007– Solomon Islands 13 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:41, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Laydah Anitae Samani (born 18 February 1992) is a Solomon Islands women's footballer and former captain of the national women's team. [1] She plays for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Royals, winners of the inaugural Solrais Women's Premier League 2020, as well as the Solrais Women's Football Championship in the same year. [2]

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Early life

Samani is from Malaita. [3]

Club career

In June 2016 Samani joined Wellington United, becoming the first player from the Solomon Islands to play in New Zealand. [4] [5]

In 2018 Samani was a forward for Solomon Warriors. [6]

As of 2020, she was playing for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Royals. [7] [2]

International career

Samani made her international debut for the Solomon Islands in the country's first women's international match on 9 April 2007, starting in the 2007 OFC Women's Championship match against Papua New Guinea. [8] In 2009 she was shortlisted for the OFC Women's Player of the Year Award. [9]

She captained the Solomon Islands team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup. [1]

In 2021 she was selected as a women's football ambassador for the Oceania Football Confederation. [10]

Career statistics

As of 30 August 2018 [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Solomon Islands 200751
201133
201520
201832
Total136
As of 24 August 2018
Scores and results list the Solomon Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Samani goal.
List of international goals scored by Laydah Samani
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 August 2007 Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, SamoaFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1–11–1 2007 South Pacific Games
22 September 2011Stade PLGC, Nouméa, New CaledoniaFlag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 1–04–0 2011 Pacific Games
32–0
43–0
524 August 2018 Churchill Park, Lautoka, FijiFlag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 1–02–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup qualification
62–0
78 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, SamoaFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2–42–5 2019 Pacific Games

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Royals crowned champ". Solomon Star. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Savannah Tafau-Levy (29 August 2021). "ALL IN: Laydah Samani (Solomon Islands)". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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  5. ↑ "Windy Wellington shaped Samani's journey". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "OFC Women's Nations Cup 2018 – Qualifying Stage: Official Team List" (PDF). oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 22 August 2018. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "RSIPF Commissioner congratulates women's football team for winning the inaugural premier league". Solomon Star. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Papua New Guinea hit Solomons for six". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 9 April 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Naka in the List for OFC Player of the Year Award". Solomon Times. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "OFC are ALL IN with their first women's football strategy". EMTV. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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