Meagen Gunemba

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Meagen Gunemba
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 28)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lae
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Lae
International career‡
2019– Papua New Guinea 22 [lower-alpha 1] (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2022

Meagen Gunemba (born 4 June 1995) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Lae FC. She is co-captain of the Papua New Guinea women's national team, together with Yvonne Gabong. [4] [5] [6]

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She was originally omitted from the squad for the 2022 OFC women's championship, but was recalled after a public outcry. [7]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 October 2014 Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2–04–1 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
2.3–0
3.4–0
4.29 October 2014Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1–03–0
5.6 July 2015Bisini Sports Complex, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–05–1 2015 Pacific Games
6.2–0
7.3–0
8.11 July 2015Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1–02–0
9.13 July 2015Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2–03–0
10.23 January 2016PNGFA Academy, Lae, Papua New Guinea Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–71–7 2016 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
11.18 November 2018Stade Yoshida, Koné, New Caledonia Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1–05–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
12.2–0
13.4–0
14.28 November 2018Stade de la Roche, Maré, New CaledoniaFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–01–5
15.1 December 2018 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New CaledoniaNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 1–07–1
16.2–0
17.5–0
18.6–1
19.8 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 4–15–2 2019 Pacific Games
20.12 July 2019Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1–04–0
21.18 July 2019Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1–05–1
22.3–1
23.5–1
24.17 July 2022 ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2–02–1 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup
25.23 July 2022Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2–23–3 ( a.e.t. ) (3–2 p)
26.27 July 2022Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2–03–0
27.3–0
28.30 July 2022Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–02–1

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Match". Oceania Football Federation. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "The rise of Meagan Gunemba". oceaniafootball.com.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Meagan Gunenmba". postcourier.com.pg.
  6. ↑ "PNG representative carrying on Gunemba legacy". thenational.com.pg.
  7. ↑ "Star Gunemba recalled". The National. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.


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