Vanuatu national under-18 football team

Vanuatu U18

Association	Vanuatu Football Federation
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Paul Munster
Captain	Jayson Bule
Top scorer	Armando Ravo (1)
FIFA code	VAN
First colours Second colours
First international
New Caledonia 3 - 1 Vanuatu (Port Vila, Vanuatu; August 15, 2019)
Biggest defeat
New Caledonia 3 - 1 Vanuatu (Port Vila, Vanuatu; August 15, 2019)
OFC Youth Development Tournament
Appearances	1 (2019)
Best result	5th Place

The Vanuatu national under-18 football team is the national U-18 team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.

History

The Vanuatu national under-18 football team was founded in 2019 and invited for the OFC Youth Development Tournament 2019. This tournament, established by the Oceania Football Confederation and UEFA, was created so that the gap between the U-16 and U-19 could be make smaller. ^[1]

Matches

2019

New Caledonia   v   Vanuatu

15 August 2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament 2019	New Caledonia	3–1	Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu
17:00				Stadium: Korman Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sione Lelenga

Current squad

The following players were called up for the OFC Youth Development Tournament 2019 from 15–23 August 2019, held in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Caps and goals updated as of 16 August 2019 after the game against New Caledonia U18. ^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	James Chilia	(2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Tupuji Imere
20	1 GK	Jimson Shem	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 22)	0	0
23	1 GK	Brendon Tankon	(2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Mauriki
2	2 DF	Junior Okao	(2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22)	3	0
3	2 DF	Joshua Tokio		3	0
4	2 DF	Julian Ala	(2001-04-08) 8 April 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Sia-Raga
5	2 DF	Francois Atel	(2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Ifira Black Bird
6	2 DF	Alandro Sau	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Sia-Raga
12	2 DF	Austin Holi	(2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 21)	3	0
15	2 DF	Joel Botleng	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Siaraga LGV
17	2 DF	Nicholas Kings	(2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Mauriki
7	3 MF	Julian Banga	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 23)	3	0
8	3 MF	Chrislee Karu	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22)	3	0
11	3 MF	Pietro Takaro	(2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 23)	2	0
13	3 MF	William Tasau	(2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 22)	3	0
14	3 MF	Bebeto Rurueli	(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 23)	0	0
16	3 MF	Armando Ravo	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 22)	3	1	Malampa Revivors
19	3 MF	Nimruken Klen	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 24)	2	0
9	4 FW	Jonah Abel	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 22)	3	0
10	4 FW	Jayson Bule	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Sia-Raga
18	4 FW	Simione Iwai	(2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 22)	3	0

References

1. "OFC Youth Tournament set to kick-off". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
2. "New Caledonia vs Vanuatu". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

External links

• Vanuatu Football Federation official website