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American Samoa national under-20 football team

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American Samoa U20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Boys from the territory
AssociationFootball Federation American Samoa (FFAS)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachAmerican Samoa Tunoa Lui
CaptainGabriel Taumua
Most capsPaul Collins (8)
Top scorerRoy Ledoux
Taalenuu Faavi
Ismael Herrera
Sinisa Tua
Steven Fiso (1)
FIFA codeASA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 American Samoa 0–23 Solomon Islands 
(Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998)
Biggest win
None
Biggest defeat
 American Samoa 0–23 Solomon Islands 
(Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998)
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances6 (1998, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Best resultSixth place (2014)

The American Samoa national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of American Samoa and is controlled by Football Federation American Samoa.

History

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The American Samoa national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 6 times (1998, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022). The team has never won a game yet. A 1–1 draw against Papua New Guinea in 2014 has been their best result so far. In 2011, the team scored 2 goals, the highest scoring at a tournament so far.

OFC

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The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the qualification spots for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-19 Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
French Polynesia 1974 Did not enter No qualification
New Zealand 1978
Fiji 1980
Papua New Guinea 1982
Australia 1985
New Zealand 1986
Fiji 1988
Fiji 1990
French Polynesia 1992
Fiji 1994
New Zealand 1997
Samoa 1998 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 46
New Caledonia Cook Islands 2001 Did not enter
Vanuatu Fiji 2002
Solomon Islands 2005
New Zealand 2007
French Polynesia 2008
New Zealand 2011 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 17
Fiji 2013 Did not enter
Fiji 2014 Sixth place 5 0 1 4 1 23
Tonga Vanuatu 2016 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 1 11
Cook Islands French Polynesia 2018 3 0 0 3 1 7
French Polynesia 2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 19 No qualification
Vanuatu Samoa 2024 Did not qualify 3 0 0 0 5 11
Total Group stage 14 0 1 13 3 105 9 0 1 8 7 29

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 14 September 2022 before the game against the Cook Islands.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Penieli Atu (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 (age 19) 3 0 American Samoa PanSa East
23 1GK Rex Iose 0 0

2 2DF Poasa Collins (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
3 2DF Afa Sione (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) 3 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
4 2DF Pama Fetuao (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20) 3 0 American Samoa PanSa East
5 2DF Viliami Topui 2 0 American Samoa Vaiala Tongan
16 2DF Ioane Palepua (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) 2 0 American Samoa PanSa East
17 2DF Zion Moala (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 American Samoa Taputimu Youth
19 2DF Sekone Faaoga (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20) 2 0 American Samoa Tafuna Jets

6 3MF Nofomuli Uitalia (2004-11-01) 1 November 2004 (age 20) 3 0 American Samoa Vaiala Tongan
7 3MF William Hollister 1 0 American Samoa Lion Heart
11 3MF Pago Isu (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 18) 2 0 American Samoa Black Roses
12 3MF Jimmy Dong (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19) 1 0 American Samoa Black Roses
13 3MF Maselino Feula (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18) 3 0 American Samoa Royal Puma
14 3MF Tamati Lilo (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 21) 2 0 American Samoa Ilaoa and To'omata
15 3MF Nuumotu Sasala (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 American Samoa Green Bay
18 3MF Leon Aporosa 3 0
20 3MF Chris Seleni (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19) 0 0 American Samoa Tafuna Jets
21 3MF Fuahala Malani (2005-12-17) 17 December 2005 (age 18) 0 0 American Samoa Vaiala Tongan

8 4FW Petu Pouli (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 18) 3 0 American Samoa Vaiala Tongan
9 4FW Kelvin Seong (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
10 4FW Johnica Collins (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0 American Samoa Pago Youth

Pre-Squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
23 1GK David Tua (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 18) 0 0 American Samoa Vaiala Tongan
5 2DF Mark Nelisi (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0 American Samoa Utulei Youth
7 3MF Rock Kaleopa (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 American Samoa Utulei Youth
18 3MF Talimalolo Taliauli (2005-12-13) 13 December 2005 (age 18) 0 0 American Samoa Vaiala Tongan

Fixtures and Results

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2016

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21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship American Samoa  0–5  Samoa Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga
15:00 Report Mariner 12'
Malo 30'
Hunt 48'
Tunupopo 64', 75'
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 250[1]
Referee: Solomon Islands Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Tonga  1–1  American Samoa Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00 Likiliki 10' Report Fiso 6' Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 200[2]
Referee: Fiji Salesh Chand (Fiji)
27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Cook Islands  5–0  American Samoa Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00 Wood 31'
Samuela 38'
D. Tiputoa 54', 59', 72'
Report Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 200[3]
Referee: Vanuatu Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

2018

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26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage American Samoa  0–3  Samoa Cook Islands Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30 Report
Stadium: CIFA Academy Field
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vanuatu Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
  2. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
  3. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.
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