Mau Penisula
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maukope Penisula | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Marshall Islands | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Addisbrough FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Tofaga B | ||
| 1999–2011 | Tofaga A | ||
| 2012 | Lami All Whites FC | ||
| 2013– | Addisbrough FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003–present | Tuvalu | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Tuvalu futsal | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Maukope Penisula (born 15 May 1979) is a Tuvaluan footballer who currently plays for Addisbrough FC in Fiji.
He is the most capped player ever in Tuvalu's football history with 14 matches for the Tuvalu national football team, of which he's currently the captain. He is also a member of Tuvalu national futsal team.
Personal life
Mau was born in the Marshall Islands, but his parents are from Tuvalu and he grew up there. He now lives in Fiji. He is married.
Club career
Mau played for 12 years from 1999 to 2011 for Tuvalu A-Division club Tofaga A. In 2012 joined Lami All Whites FC, a club from the second division in Fiji. From April 2013 he played for the Fijian club Addisbrough FC, which participates in the Local League competition in Suva.[1]
International career
Mau made his debut with Tuvalu at the South Pacific Games 2003 in Fiji, in the match won 3–2 against Kiribati on June 30. Mau featured in all Tuvalu's matches in the competition.
Mau played again four times with the team at the 2007 South Pacific Games in Samoa, where Tuvalu managed to draw 1–1 with current Oceania champions Tahiti.[2]
In 2008 Mau was part of Tuvalu national futsal team in the Oceanian Futsal Championship, where the team lost all six games, with the same result at the 2010 Championship.[3]
In 2011 he led the Tuvaluan football team to their 4–0 victory over American Samoa, Tuvalu's biggest win ever. In 2011 he represented his country again in the South Pacific Games as a captain against Vanuatu,[4] New Caledonia,[5] and Guam.[6]
Honors
Tofaga A
- NBT Cup (4): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
- Independence Cup (2): 2006, 2010
- Christmas Cup (1): 2010
- Tuvalu Games (1): 2010
External links
- Mau Penisula at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ↑ Kumar, Ritesh (25 March 2013). "Suva Local League Starts". Fiji Sun Online. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Super sub Sekifu leaves Tahiti red-faced". Football Federation of American Samoa. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "Squads named for OFC Futsal Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5–1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. August 30, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ↑ "New Caledonia have defeated Tuvalu 8–0 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. September 1, 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ "Guam and Tuvalu have drawn 1–1 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. September 4, 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2015.