Faalavelave Matagi

Faalavelvae Matagi (born 13 March 1997)^[2] is a Samoan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lupe ole Soaga in the Samoa National League and the Samoa national football team.

Faalavelvae Matagi

Personal information
Full name	Faalavelvae Matagi
Date of birth	(1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Apia, Samoa
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Lupe ole Soaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Vaitele Uta
2016	Vailima Kiwi
2016	Vaitele Uta
2016–	Lupe ole Soaga
International career‡
2013	Samoa U17	0	(0)
2016–	Samoa U20	1	(0)
2016–	Samoa	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 July 2019

Matagi grew up playing rugby, but switched to soccer at the age of 15 when his school team needed a goalkeeper.^[3] He was selected for the Samoa national football team for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.^[3] He captained the Samoa national under-20 football team in the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship.^[3] In June 2019 he was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games.^[4][5]

In 2017 he was part of the Lupe o le Soaga team contesting the 2017 OFC Champions League.^[6]

He works as the Goalkeeping Development Officer for Football Federation Samoa.^[7]