Vito Laloata
Vito Laloata (born 15 October 1996) is a Samoan footballer who plays as a defender for Lupe ole Soaga in the Samoa National League and the Samoa national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vito Laloata | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Apia, Samoa[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lupe ole Soaga | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2020 | Lupe ole Soaga | ||
| 2020- | Hekari United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Samoa U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Samoa | 3 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2019 | |||
Laloata is from Magiagi Tai in Apia.[3] He has played for Lupe ole Soaga since the age of ten.[3]
Laloata played for Lupe ole Soaga in the Samoa National League and OFC Champions League.[4][5] In 2020 he was recruited by Papua New Guinea club Hekari United for the 2020 OFC Champions League.[3][6] He was released by Hekari in May 2020 due to uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
In June 2019 he was named to the Samoa national football team for the 2019 Pacific Games.[8][9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Samoa's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 July 2019 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Tonga | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Pacific Games |
| 2. | 2–0 |
References
- "Vito Laloata". FBRef. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Profile of V. Laloata". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "LUPE IN HIGH SPIRITS FOR STAGE ONE". Football Federation Samoa. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Lupe o le Soaga team for OFC Champions league qualifiers named". Loop Samoa. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- Sina Filifilia Sevaaetasi (21 January 2017). "Samoa's premier soccer team sets off for Tonga". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- Thomas Airey (11 February 2020). "Laloata makes cut for Champions League football". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- Parker Tambua (21 May 2020). "Hekari release imports". The National. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "Vito Laloata". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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