Matalena Daniells

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Matalena Daniells Johnson (born 16 August 1996) [1] is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. [1] Born in Australia, she has captained the Samoa women's national team. [2] She is the sister of Samoan men's footballer Kevin Daniells. [3]

Johnson was born in Innisfail, Queensland in Australia and was educated at the University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education. [2] [4] She works as a schoolteacher in Brisbane, Australia. [3] In 2020 she was a finalist for a Queensland TEACHX award. [2] [5]

In 2011 she played for Innisfail United. [6] In August 2013 she was awarded a Pierre de Coubertin Award. [7] In 2016 she played for Olympic FC. [4] In 2018 she played for Moreton Bay United FC. [8] [9] In 2021 she played for Olympic FC and was nominated for Queensland Women's Player of the Year. [10]

In 2015 she captained the Samoa women's national under-20 football team in the 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship. [11] [12] [13] In 2018 she was selected for the Samoan Women's team to compete at the OFC Women's Nations Cup, [14] [15] [16] and was appointed vice-captain. [8] In June 2019 she captained the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games, [3] [17] [18] which won a silver medal. [19]

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