American Samoa national under-20 football team

American Samoa U20
Nickname(s)	The Boys from the territory
Association	Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS)
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Tunoa Lui
Captain	Gabriel Taumua
Most caps	Paul Collins (8)
Top scorer	Roy Ledoux; Taalenuu Faavi; Ismael Herrera; Sinisa Tua; Steven Fiso (1)
FIFA code	ASA
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
Appearances	6 (1998, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Best result	Sixth 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

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

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
1974	Did not enter								No qualification
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1997
1998	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	46
2001	Did not enter
2002
2005
2007
2008
2011	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	17
2013	Did not enter
2014	Sixth place	5	0	1	4	1	23
2016	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	1	11
2018	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	1	7
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	19	No qualification
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

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	PanSa East
23	1GK	Rex Iose		0	0

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

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

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

Pre-Squad

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

Fixtures and Results

2016

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	American Samoa	0–5	Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
15:00		Report	Mariner 12' Malo 30' Hunt 48' Tunupopo 64', 75'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250^[1] Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1–1	American Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00	Likiliki 10'	Report	Fiso 6'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[2] Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	5–0	American Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00	Wood 31' Samuela 38' D. Tiputoa 54', 59', 72'	Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[3] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

2018

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	American Samoa	0–3	Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30		Report	Smith 77', 81', 90+3'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 100 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	2–0	American Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Namoa 7', 50'	Report		Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Cook Islands	2–1	American Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30	Paio 37' Tiputoa 49' (pen.)	Report	Ledoux 51'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

References

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

External links

Official website

[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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