James Lepaio

James Lepaio
Personal information
Full name James Lepaio
Date of birth (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992
Place of birth Funafuti, Tuvalu
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Tofaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Tofaga B
2009– Tofaga A (1)
National team
2011– Tuvalu 9 (1)
2011– Tuvalu futsal 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Lepaio (born 6 September 1992) is a Tuvaluan footballer who currently plays for FC Tofaga.

Personal life

Lepaio is the cousin of George Panapa.

Club career

Lepaio has played since 2008 for Tofaga.

International career

Lepaio played in May 2011 with the Tuvalu national futsal team at the Oceanian Futsal Championship. He played all four games.

He made his debut for the Tuvalu national football team in the friendly match against Samoa on 22 August 2011.

Also in 2011, he played four games for the national football team at the Pacific Games 2011 as a midfielder: against American Samoa,[1] Vanuatu,[2] Solomon Islands,[3] (he scored Tuvalu's only goal in a 6–1 defeat) and Guam.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Tuvalu have defeated American Samoa 4–0 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Noumea on day one of the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. August 27, 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5–1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. August 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Solomon Islands have beaten Tuvalu in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Guam and Tuvalu have drawn 1–1 in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. September 4, 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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