Samoa women's national under-17 football team
| Association | Football Federation Samoa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Juan Chang Urrea | ||
| Most caps | Madeleen Ah Ki (6) | ||
| Top scorer | Sophia Aveau Sina Sataraka Madeleen Ah Ki Nagem Uiagalelei Zoe Ruby (1) | ||
| Home stadium | National Soccer Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SAM | ||
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| First international | |||
| New Zealand 11–0 (Matavera, Cook Islands; 13 January 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Papua New Guinea 0–11 (Auckland, New Zealand; 17 June 2024) American Samoa 0–11 (Auckland, New Zealand; 20 June 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 11–0 (Matavera, Cook Islands; 13 January 2016) | |||
| OFC U-17 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2024) | ||
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2025) | ||
| Best result | TBD | ||
The Samoa women's national under-17 football team is the second highest women's youth team of women's football in Samoa. It is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. The National Soccer Stadium (Samoa) in Apia is Samoa's home ground. It was known as the Western Samoa national football team until 1997. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.[1]
History
Samoa participated in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship in 2016 for the first time.[2] It wasn't a huge success as the team suffered three heavy defeats. However, they managed to score a goal by Sophia Aveau against Tonga. The game ended in a 4–1 defeat but Samoa's first and only goal so far was scored. Their biggest success in the tournament was in 2024 when they reached the final. They will take part in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup for the first time ever in 2025 in Morocco, the first FIFA tournament finals played by the country.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2008 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 1/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
OFC
The OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| OFC U-17 Women's Championship | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2010 | Did not enter | No qualification | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| OFC U-16 Women's Championship | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | No qualification | ||||||
| 2023 | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | Runners-up | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Current technical staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Juan Chang Urrea |
| Assistant Coach | Paul Ualesi |
| Technical Advisor | Valerio Raccuglia |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Kristin Masunaga |
| Physio | Tom Eminson |
| Team Manager | Tunufai Mano |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship[4][5]
Caps and goals correct after match against New Zealand on August 12, 2017.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Meripa Seumanutafa | 12 November 2001 | 3 | 0 | Bucklands Beach |
| 20 | GK | Alana Tualaulelei | 24 January 2001 | 1 | 0 | Kaoi Soccer Club |
| 2 | DF | Angie Von Heiderbrandt | 9 March 2001 | 5 | 0 | Adidas |
| 3 | DF | Sina Sataraka | 8 December 2002 | 3 | 1 | Honolulu Bulls |
| 4 | DF | Michayla Chamberlain | 24 March 2001 | 1 | 0 | Three Kings United |
| 7 | DF | Alisa Tuatagaloa | 8 May 2001 | 3 | 0 | Three Kings United |
| 12 | DF | Helina Paulo | 6 January 2002 | 3 | 0 | Vaitele-uta |
| 13 | DF | Paepae Tuitama | 10 July 2001 | 2 | 0 | Falesiu |
| 18 | DF | Andreya Hall | 9 May 2001 | 3 | 0 | Fury |
| 5 | MF | Tiare Tuimavave | 13 June 2001 | 3 | 0 | Surf Hawaii |
| 6 | MF | Faith Taeoalii | 18 December 2003 | 2 | 0 | Murray |
| 8 | MF | Zoe Rubby | 12 November 2001 | 3 | 1 | Papatoetoe |
| 10 | MF | Nagem Uiagalelei | 24 March 2001 | 3 | 1 | Hawaii Rush |
| 15 | MF | Vineta Faleaana | 26 January 2002 | 4 | 0 | Vailima Kiwi |
| 9 | FW | Madeleen Ah Ki | 30 September 2002 | 6 | 1 | University of Queensland |
| 11 | FW | Kaylani Lautaimi | 5 April 2001 | 3 | 0 | Murray |
| 14 | FW | Mata Taliu | 24 January 2001 | 1 | 0 | Vailima Kiwi |
References
- ^ FIFA.com "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ Samantha Goerling (9 January 2016). "A first for Samoan football". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Full Completement for OFC U-16 Women's Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Samoa: Official Team List" (PDF). oceaniafootball.com. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Ulimasao Fata (1 August 2017). "Samoan team named for O.F.C. U16 women's Championships". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.