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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Matalena Daniells". FBRef. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Finalist — Matalena Daniells". Queensland College of Teachers. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (11 July 2019). "Two Samoa's fight to a draw". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Daniells Thrives On International Stage". GameDay. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Brendan O'Malley (16 October 2020). "Queensland's 30 best teachers vie for top award". Westside News. Brisbane, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. Gale   A594258783 – via Gale OneFile.
  6. ↑ "Cutters team hits ground running". Innisfail Advocate . Innisfail, Queensland. 14 May 2011. p. 19. Gale   A256338352 – via Gale OneFile.
  7. ↑ "Award for Matalena". Innisfail Advocate . Innisfail, Queensland. 7 August 2013. p. 14. Gale   A338904095 – via Gale OneFile.
  8. 1 2 Thomas Airey (18 November 2018). "Samoa's OFC Nations Cup begins". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jets start finals countdown". Moreton Bay United. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "2021 FQPL Women's Award Nominees Announced". Football Queensland. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Fiso excelling as leader". Loop Samoa. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand women's under-20 football team qualify for World Cup". Stuff. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "New Zealand qualify with a match to spare". Solomon Star. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Jet up for challenge". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 11 October 2018. p. 36. Gale   A557605596 – via Gale OneFile.
  15. ↑ "Daniells selected to play for Samoa". Innisfail Advocate . Innisfail, Queensland. 27 October 2018. p. 19. Gale   A566499081 – via Gale OneFile.
  16. ↑ "Nineteen make it to final Samoa football list". Loop Samoa. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Internationals beckon". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 4 July 2019. p. 38. Gale   A591954219 – via Gale OneFile.
  18. ↑ "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Lena leads Samoa to first medal". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 25 July 2019. p. 42. Gale   A594258783 – via Gale OneFile.


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