Rodney Mobiha

Rodney Mobiha

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Papua New Guinea
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Birkenhead United
Youth career
	Besta United PNG
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Besta United PNG
2013–2016	Admiralty Palaiau
2016–	Birkenhead United
International career^‡
2011	Papua New Guinea U17	3	(0)
2013	Papua New Guinea U23	3	(0)
2016–	Papua New Guinea	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2016

Rodney Mobiha (born 1 February 1994) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Birkenhead United and the Papua New Guinea national football team. He made his debut for the national team on 12 October 2014 in a 5–0 loss against the Philippines.[1]

Club career

Mobiha started his career with the development team of the Papua New Guinea Football Association called: Besta United PNG. In 2013, he moved to Admiralty Palaiau where he made it to become a member of the national team. In 2016, he moved to New Zealand side Birkenhead United.

International career

Mobiha played for PNG U17 during the 2011 OFC U-17 Championship and PNG U23 during the 2015 Pacific Games on home soil where they made it to a bronze medal. He didn't play for the U20's during the 2013 OFC U-20 Championship because of an injury. He made his debut for the national team on 12 October 2014. After this match it took more than two years to be called up again, on 30 October 2016 for a friendly match against Malaysia.

References

1. "Papua New Guinea - R. Mobiha". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2016.