Meauma Petaia

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Meauma Petaia
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Personal information
Full name Meauma Petaia
Date of birth (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Nukufetau, Tuvalu
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Manu Laeva
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Tuvalu 2 (0)
2011 Tuvalu futsal 4 (1)

Meauma Petaia (born 15 August 1990 in Nukufetau) is a Tuvaluan association footballer who currently plays for FC Manu Laeva.

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International career

Meauma played in May 2011 with the Tuvalu national futsal team at the Oceanian Futsal Championship, he played all four games. Against Kiribati he scored his first goal.

He made his debut for the Tuvalu national football team in the match against Samoa on August 22, 2011.

He played one game for the national football team at the Pacific games 2011 against the Solomon Islands. [1]

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References

  1. "Solomon Islands have beaten Tuvalu in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation . September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.