Sione Tu'ifangaloka

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Sione Tu'ifangaloka
Personal information
Full name Sione Lei'ataua Tu'ifangaloka
Date of birth (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Tonga
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Veitongo
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2016 Tonga Football Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Veitongo
National team
2015 Tonga U17 4 (0)
2018 Tonga U19 3 (0)
2016–2018 Tonga U20 8 (0)
2019 Tonga U23 3 (0)
2017– Tonga 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Sione Lei'ataua Tu'ifangaloka (born 24 April 1999) is a Tongan international footballer who plays as a defender for Tonga Major League side Veitongo and the Tonga national team. [1]

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Club career

Tu'ifangaloka started his career with Veitongo. Before that he trained with the Tonga Football Academy.

International career

In 2017, Tu'ifangaloka was called up by Timote Moleni for the Tonga national football team to play at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games. He made his debut on December 9, 2017, in a 4–2 loss against New Caledonia. Tu'ifangaloka came into action when he replaced Vai Lutu after 55 minutes. In the 66th minute, he gave the assist to Tonga's second goal scored by Kilifi Uele. [2]

Personal life

He has a younger brother called Opesi, born 2001, who has also played for various Tongan youth teams. They were both in the Tonga U-20 squad for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 24 April 2018. [3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tonga 201720
201800
Total20

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References

  1. "Tonga - S. Tuifangaloka - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. OFC football. "Match Pacific Mini Games: Tonga - New Caledonia". Oceaniafootballcom. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. Sione Tu'ifangaloka at National-Football-Teams.com