Shalom Luani
Samoan American football player (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shalom Luani (born August 5, 1994) is an American football safety for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He is better known worldwide for his soccer career, having scored against Tonga in American Samoa's first-ever win in FIFA-sanctioned play.[3] Luani, who now plays as a forward, scored twice for American Samoa in November 2011, making him (at the time) the country's joint–top goalscorer of all time with fellow forward Ramin Ott.[4]
Luani with the Oakland Raiders in 2017 | |||||||||||||
No. 25 – New Jersey Generals | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Pago Pago, American Samoa[1] | August 5, 1994||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Faga'itua (Faga'itua, American Samoa) | ||||||||||||
College: | Washington State | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 221 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2019 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
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Full name | Shalom Luani | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Tafuna Jets | ||
2011–2012 | Faga'itua Vikings (futsal) | ||
International career | |||
2011 | American Samoa U20 | 3 | (0) |
2012 | American Samoa U23 | 3 | (1) |
2011 | American Samoa | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played college football at Washington State, and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. His American football career has also encompassed spells at Faga'itua High School, Chabot College, and the City College of San Francisco.