Toru Mateariki

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Toru Mateariki
Personal information
Full name Ngatokotoru Mateariki [1]
Date of birth (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nikao Sokattak
Youth career
2016–2017 Nikao Sokattak
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Nikao Sokattak
International career‡
2017–2018 Cook Islands U17 3 (1)
2022– Cook Islands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:31, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:31, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Toru Mateariki (born 27 June 2002) is a Cook Islands footballer who currently plays for Nikao Sokattak and the Cook Islands national team.

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Club career

Mateariki played for Nikao Sokattak since at least 2016. That year he scored in the final of the under-17 league to win the title. [3] By 2018 he was playing with the first team in the top flight. [4] In 2021 he scored against Tupapa Maraerenga in both the Round Cup and Cook Islands Cup finals to secure the titles. [5] [6] The team also won the latter tournament in 2020. [7]

International

Mateariki was part of the Cook Islands squad chosen for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship. [8] However, he remained as an unused substitute over the team's three matches. [9] He was selected again for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship. [1] He converted a penalty against American Samoa for his team's only goal of the tournament. [10] [11]

In March 2022 Mateariki was included in the Cook Islands senior squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. [12] He went on to make his senior international debut on 17 March 2022 as a starter in the opening match against the Solomon Islands. [13]

International career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2022 [14]
Cook Islands
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

Personal

He is the brother of fellow footballer Tamaiva Mateariki. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Profile of T. Mateariki". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nikao Sokattak Crowned U17 Champs". Cook Islands Football Association. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Pere, Alex (17 September 2018). "Nikao celebrate win in fight for top spot". Cook Islands Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nikao complete clean sweep". Cook Islands News. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Nikao claim Round Cup trophy". Cook Islands News. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel. "Cook Islands 2020". RSSSF . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "U17 Footballers Set Sights on Samoa". Cook Islands Football Association. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Vitolio, Brian (22 July 2018). "FFAS: American Samoa beats Cook Islands 3-1, finish 2nd in tournament". samoanews.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Cooks U16 return home winless". Cook Islands News. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Tauira, Kayva (3 March 2022). "Cook Islands National Men's team named for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Cook Islands Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Cook Islands vs. Solomon Islands". FIFA. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "National Football Teams profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Matavera set to battle Nikao Sokattak". Cook Islands News. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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