Mike Saofaiga

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Mike Saofaiga
Personal information
Full name Mike Saofaiga Foai
Date of birth (1991-01-12) January 12, 1991 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Vaiala, Samoa [1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kiwi FC
Number 12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011– Kiwi FC 41 (16)
International career
2011– Samoa 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019

Mike Saofaiga Foai (born 12 January 1991) is a Samoan footballer who plays as a forward for the Samoa national football team and Kiwi FC. [2]

Saofaiga was born in Vaiala. [1] He played for Vailima Kiwi FC in the 2016 OFC Champions League. [3] [4]

He was selected for the Samoa national football team for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. [5] In June 2019 he was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mike Saofaiga". FBRef. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. "Mike Saofaiga". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  3. "Kiwi and Tupapa start strong". Loop Samoa. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. "Six players red-carded in fiery OFC Champions League match in Auckland". Stuff. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  5. Mathias Huckert (24 May 2016). "Prepared for P.N.G." Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.