Michael Tumua Leo

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Michael Tumua Leo
Personal information
Full name John Michael Tumua Leo [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Apia, Samoa
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lupe o le Soaga
Number 13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Vaipuna
2020 → Lupe o le Soaga (loan)
2023– Lupe o le Soaga 22 (45)
International career‡
2018 Samoa U17 6 (2)
2019– Samoa U23 3 (3)
2023– Samoa 3 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:01, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

John Michael Tumua Leo (born 15 January 2003) is a Samoan association footballer who plays as a forward for Lupe o le Soaga and the Samoa national team. [2]

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Club career

Tumua Leo played for Vaipuna SC of the Samoa National League since at least 2018. [3] In 2020, he briefly joined Lupe o le Soaga for the club's 2020 OFC Champions League campaign. [4] Tumua Leo finished the 2021 season with forty-five league goals for Vaipuna as the club finished as runners up to Lupe o le Soaga. [5] After remaining with Vaipuna SC for the 2022 season, the player made a permanent move to Lupe o le Soaga SC in 2023. [6] Soon thereafter he competed with the club in Qualifying Stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League. In the club's opening match, Tumua Leo score fived goals in a 13–0 victory over American Samoa representative Ilaoa and To'omata. [7] He went on to score against Veitongo of Tonga and Tupapa Maraerenga of the Cook Islands en route to qualifying for the Group Stage. [8] [9]

International career

As a youth, Tumua Leo represented Samoa in the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship. [10] In the tournament, he scored a brace against American Samoa in the Qualifying Stage. [11] [12] In 2019, he was a member of the national under-23 team that competed in the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [13] He scored against eventual winners New Zealand and another two goals against American Samoa in the Group Stage. [14] [15]

In 2019, Tumua Leo was called up to the senior national team for the first time for the 2019 Pacific Games. [16] He would go on to make his senior debut at the 2023 edition of the tournament, earning his first cap on 17 November in a 0–1 defeat to the hosts Solomon Islands. [17] Three days later, he scored five goals in a 10–0 victory over American Samoa. [18]

International goals

Scores and results list the Samoa's goal tally first. [17]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 November 2023 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 2–010–0 2023 Pacific Games
2.4–0
3.6–0
4.9–0
5.10–0
Last updated 6 December 2023

International career statistics

As of match played 27 November 2023 [17]
Samoa national team
YearAppsGoals
202335
Total35

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