Paitela Kelemene

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Paitela Kelemene
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Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-14) January 14, 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Tuvalu
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Nauti FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2013 FC Tofaga
2013–2015 Nui FC
2015 Nauti FC
National team
2007– Tuvalu 3 (0)
2008– Tuvalu futsal 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Paitela Kelemene (born 14 January 1987) is a Tuvaluan footballer who played for Nauti FC in 2015. [1] [2] Also, since 2015 Paitela is the captain for Nauti FC the most successful team of Tuvalu.

International career

Paitela was capped three times with the Tuvalu national football team at the 2007 South Pacific Games. [2]

Paitela was also capped six times with the Tuvalu national futsal team at the 2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship,[ citation needed ] and a further four times at the 2010 Oceanian Futsal Championship.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Super sub Sekifu leaves Tahiti red-faced". Football Federation of American Samoa. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 Paitela Kelemene at National-Football-Teams.com