American Samoa national under-23 football team

American Samoa U23

Nickname(s)	The boys from the territory
Association	Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS)
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Stephen Settle
Captain	Ueli Tualaulelei
Top scorer	Duane Atuelevao (2)
FIFA code	ASA
First colors Second colors
First international
Tonga 3–0 American Samoa  (Auckland, New Zealand; 14 January 2004)
Biggest win
None
Biggest defeat
American Samoa 1–16 Solomon Islands  (Taupō, New Zealand; 21 March 2012)
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Appearances	3 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage (2004, 2012, 2019)

The American Samoa national under-23 football team, also known as American Samoa U23, represents American Samoa at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the American Samoa national football team. They are controlled by the FFAS

History

American Samoa U23 made three appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. They never reached any further than the Group Stage. So far they also never won a game. They managed to score a total of four goals. Duane Atuelevao is with two goals the top scorer. He scored them in a 3-2 loss against the Cook Islands in 2004.

OFC

The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1988	Did not enter
1991
1996
1999
2004	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	2	25
2008	Did not enter
2012	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	31
2015	Did not enter
2019	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	23
2023	Withdrew
Total	Group stage	10	0	0	10	4	79

Fixtures & Results

2019

Solomon Islands  v  American Samoa

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage	Solomon Islands	6–0	American Samoa	Suva, Fiji
12:00	Waita 3', 55' Kakasi 10' Taroga 33' Mara 41', 47'	Report		Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Mederic Lacour

New Zealand  v  American Samoa

24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage	New Zealand	12–0	American Samoa	Suva, Fiji
15:00	Lewis 4', 34' Rogerson 15' Whyte 19' Bevan 51', 75', 78', 83', 89' Waine 54', 59' de Jong 56'	Report		Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: David Yareboinen

American Samoa  v  Samoa

27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage	American Samoa	0–5	Samoa	Suva, Fiji
15:00		Report	Tumua Leo 26', 88' Savelio 29' Bourne 39' Malo 65'	Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: David Yareboinen

Current squad

The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2019 after the match against the  Samoa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hengihengi Ikuvalu	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Vaiala Tongan
23	1GK	Ken Uti	(2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 23)	1	0	PanSa East
2	2DF	Milo Tiatia	(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Royal Puma
3	2DF	Mark Taga'i	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Ilaoa and To'omata
4	2DF	Gabriel Taumua	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Pago Youth
5	2DF	Walter Pati	(2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Royal Puma
13	2DF	Joseph Peni Collins	(2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Pago Youth
15	2DF	Afa Sione	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Pago Youth
17	2DF	Gogo Poasa	(2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Vaiala Tongan
6	3MF	Takai Pouli	(2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Vaiala Tongan
7	3MF	Austin Kaleopa	(2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Utulei Youth
8	3MF	Ueli Tualaulelei	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 24)	3	0	Pago Youth
10	3MF	Michael Settle	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Coronado Athletic Club
11	3MF	Matthew Taga'i	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Ilaoa and To'omata
12	3MF	Roy Ledoux	(2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Pago Youth
16	3MF	Xavior Leatualevao	(2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Ilaoa and To'omata
9	4FW	Chris Faamoana	(2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Vaiala Tongan
14	4FW	James Settle	(2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Coronado Athletic Club
18	4FW	Mark Ashley Faulkner	(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ilaoa and To'omata

List of coaches

• Rupeni Luvu (2012)
• Stephen Settle (2019)

See also

• American Samoa national football team
• American Samoa national under-20 football team
• American Samoa national under-17 football team
• American Samoa women's national football team

References

External links

This page was last edited on 4 April 2024, at 14:13