Lues Waya

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Lues Waya
Personal information
Full name Lues William Joseph Waya [1]
Date of birth (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tiga Island, New Caledonia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 USSA Vertou
Youth career
2013–2015 Tiga Sport
2015–2017 AS Wetr
2017–2019 Tiga Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Tiga Sport (39)
2023 Laval II 0 (0)
2023– USSA Vertou 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 New Caledonia U18 3 (1)
2022– New Caledonia 5 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:21, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:51, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Lues Waya (born 1 August 2001) is a New Caledonian footballer currently playing for USSA Vertou and the New Caledonia national team.

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Club career

Waya began playing football in the academy of AS Tiga Sport at age 12. A few years later he moved to AS Wetr for two seasons before returning to Tiga Sport. He began as a goalkeeper before transitioning to midfielder and eventually striker. [2]

He was promoted to Tiga's first team in 2019 and became a key player during the 2020 season. Between March and December that year, he score five total goals, three in the regular season and an additional two goals in the play-offs. He also tallied at least one assist and drew two penalty kicks over that time. In the league final, Waya scored as Tiga Sport defeated AS Magenta 2–0 to win the club's first-ever Super League title. [2]

Waya began the 2022 season with a hattrick against AS Qanono to remain at the top of the table. [3] AS Tiga Sport won the league title again that season, with Waya scoring on the final matchday to secure the result. [4] He was the league's top scorer that season with twenty four goals. [5] He was later named the league's best player for the season. [6]

In December 2022, following the 2022 domestic season, it was announced that Waya was traveling to Metropolitan France to join Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant of the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier league in the country, at the midpoint of the league's 2022–2023 season. [5] He also received interest from Stade Bordelais and a club from Bastia. [6] However, several days later it was announced that the player had accepted an invitation to trial with FC Nantes of Ligue 1 from 2–15 January 2023. [7] [8] Waya made his debut for the club with the reserve team on 6 January 2023 in a friendly defeat to US Concarneau. Shortly thereafter it was announced that the trial had been extended by a few weeks. [9]

Following the three-week trial in Nantes, Waya went on to join Stade Lavallois of Ligue 2 for an additional trial in early February 2023. [10] At the end of the trial he was signed to the club’s reserve squad in the Championnat National 3 until the end of the season. [11] By August 2023, the attacker had joined USSA Vertou of the National 3. The club opened the 2023–24 season with a 4–1 victory over Les Sables FCOC. Waya recorded an assist on the eventual game-winning goal. [12]

International career

At the youth level, Waya represented New Caledonia at the 2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament. In New Caledonia's final match of the group stage, from the penalty spot Waya scored his team's only goal in a 1–4 defeat to guest team India. [13]

Waya was called up to the senior national team for the first time in March 2022 for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. [14] He went on to make his debut on 24 March as a second-half substitute in a defeat to New Zealand. [15]

International goals

Scores and results list the New Caledonia's goal tally first. [15]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2023 SIFF Academy Field, Honiara, Solomon Islands Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1–07–0 2023 Pacific Games
2.6–0
3.7–0
4.24 November 2023Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 4–08–0
5.5–0
6.6–0
7.2 December 2023 National Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1–02–2
Last updated 2 December 2023

International career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2023 [15]

New Caledonia
YearAppsGoals
202210
202347
Total57

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References

  1. ↑ "USSA Vertou 4 Les Sables FCOC 1" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Fillet, Anthony. "Lues Waya, le petit de Tiga a le talent pour devenir grand" (in French). LNC. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Oceania competitions wrap – NZ cup holders progress". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "New Caledonia: Tiga Sport celebrates Super Ligue title". Oceania Football Center. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Info FOOTNC : Lues WAYA (Tiga Sport) va s'envoler pour un club de Métropole!" (in French). Foot NC. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 Fillet, Anthony. "Lues Waya part en Métropole se frotter au haut niveau" (in French). LNC. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "LUES WAYA à l'ESSAI au FC NANTES" (in French). New Caledonian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lues Waya a l'essai au FC Nantes" (in French). LNC. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "INFO RRB. Lues Waya poursuit l'aventure avec le FC Nantes" (in French). Radio Rhythm Bleu. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Legeay, Cyprien. "Alors que le mercato d'hiver se termine ce mardi à minuit, Olivier Frapolli a évoqué un ou deux joueurs susceptibles de quitter le Stade lavallois. Deux dossiers à suivre donc en cette journée côté mayennais" (in French). Oxygene Radio. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Football. N3 : Troisième voyage vendéen pour la réserve du Stade lavallois" (in French). Maville. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Football. N3 : Vertou lance parfaitement sa saison contre Les Sables" (in French). ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "INDIA U-19 BOYS DEFEAT NEW CALEDONIA TO SET UP SUMMIT CLASH WITH TAHITI". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "New Caledonia pick mix of local and overseas talent for Oceania Qualifiers". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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