Willie Sauiluma (born 12 July 2000), is a Samoan international footballer who plays as a forward for the Samoa national football team and Goulburn Valley Suns.

Willie Sauiluma
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Samoa
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Goulburn Valley Suns
Youth career
Shepparton Junior Soccer Association
0000–2017 Goulburn Valley Suns
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Shepparton South 46 (17)
2019–2022 Goulburn Valley Suns 26 (0)
2022– Pascoe Vale 7 (1)
International career
2015–2017 Samoa U17 10 (2)
2019 Samoa U23 3 (0)
2019– Samoa 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019

Early life

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Sauiluma was born in Samoa but grew up in Australia.[1] in Australia he played for Shepparton South and the Goulburn Valley Suns.[1]

Career

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In June 2016 he was selected for the Samoa national under-17 football team for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship.[2] He captained the squad,[3] and was subsequently selected to attend the second round in Tahiti.[4][5] In June 2019 he was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games.[6][7] He also appeared for the Samoa U23s at the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 March 2020.[9][10]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shepparton South 2017 Bendigo Amateur Soccer League 26 12 26 12
2018 22 5 22 5
Total 46 17 0 0 0 0 46 17
Goulburn Valley Suns 2019 NPL 2 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the FFA Cup

International

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As of 3 March 2020[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Samoa 2019 3 0
Total 3 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Youth Academy: Willie Sauiluma". Shepparton News. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Samoa hosts OFC U 17 tournament". Loop Samoa. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ "No easy run for quartet in OFC U 17 Championship Preliminary". Loop Samoa. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ Sina Filifilia Sevaaetasi (12 January 2017). "U17 Football Team Named". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Under 17 Named for Tahiti". Football Federation Samoa. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ "SAMOA OFF TO OLYMPICS QUALIFIER". Football Federation Samoa. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Shepparton South Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ^ "FFA Cup Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. ^ Willie Sauiluma at National-Football-Teams.com
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