Michael Tumua Leo

Michael Tumua Leo

Personal information
Full name	John Michael Tumua Leo[1]
Date of birth	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Apia, Samoa
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team	Lupe o le Soaga
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Vaipuna
2020	→ Lupe o le Soaga (loan)
2023–	Lupe o le Soaga	22	(45)
International career^‡
2018	Samoa U17	6	(2)
2019–	Samoa U23	3	(3)
2023–	Samoa	3	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 6 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:01, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

John Michael Tumua Leo (born 15 January 2003) is a Samoan association footballer who plays as a forward for Lupe o le Soaga and the Samoa national team.[2]

Club career

Tumua Leo played for Vaipuna SC of the Samoa National League since at least 2018.[3] In 2020, he briefly joined Lupe o le Soaga for the club's 2020 OFC Champions League campaign.[4] Tumua Leo finished the 2021 season with forty-five league goals for Vaipuna as the club finished as runners up to Lupe o le Soaga.[5] After remaining with Vaipuna SC for the 2022 season, the player made a permanent move to Lupe o le Soaga SC in 2023.[6] Soon thereafter he competed with the club in Qualifying Stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League. In the club's opening match, Tumua Leo score fived goals in a 13–0 victory over American Samoa representative Ilaoa and To'omata.[7] He went on to score against Veitongo of Tonga and Tupapa Maraerenga of the Cook Islands en route to qualifying for the Group Stage.[8][9]

International career

As a youth, Tumua Leo represented Samoa in the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.[10] In the tournament, he scored a brace against American Samoa in the Qualifying Stage.[11][12] In 2019, he was a member of the national under-23 team that competed in the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[13] He scored against eventual winners New Zealand and another two goals against American Samoa in the Group Stage.[14][15]

In 2019, Tumua Leo was called up to the senior national team for the first time for the 2019 Pacific Games.[16] He would go on to make his senior debut at the 2023 edition of the tournament, earning his first cap on 17 November in a 0–1 defeat to the hosts Solomon Islands.[17] Three days later, he scored five goals in a 10–0 victory over American Samoa.[18]

International goals

Scores and results list the Samoa's goal tally first.[17]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 November 2023	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	American Samoa	2–0	10–0	2023 Pacific Games
2.				4–0
3.				6–0
4.				9–0
5.				10–0
Last updated 6 December 2023

International career statistics

As of match played 27 November 2023[17]

Samoa national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2023	3	5
Total	3	5

References

1. "2018 OFC U-16 Championship-Official Team List" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
2. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
3. Pauga, Angela Lafaialii. "High hopes for Samoa's National U-16 Men's Team". Samoa Football Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
4. "Lupe Looking to Lock In Champions League Spot". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. "Titles Decided in Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
6. Saltori, Rafael. "Michael Tumua Leo: the upcoming Samoan football star". Oceania Football Center. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
7. "Hosts Make Scintillating Start to OFC Champions League Qualifying Tournament". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
8. Bjerkevoll, Ola. "Lupe outclass everyone in OCL qualifier". Football in Oceania. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
9. "Lupe o le Soaga on a Class of Their Own at Oceania Champions League". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
10. "Samoa U 16 Ready for OFC Meet". Loop Samoa. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
11. "13 Goal Affair Followed by Scoreless Draw". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
12. "American Samoa 3 : 10 Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
13. Pauga, Angela Lafaialii. "Samoa Off to Olympics Qualifier". Samoa Football Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
14. "Samoa 1 New Zealand 6". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
15. "American Samoa 0 Samoa 5". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
16. Pauga, Angela Lafaialii. "Pacific Games Squad announced". Samoa Football Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
17. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
18. "Samoa 10 American Samoa 0" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

External links

• Michael Tumua Leo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Michael Tumua Leo at Soccerway
• Michael Tumua Leo at Global Sports Archive
• Oceania Football Center profile