Vanuatu national under-18 football team

Vanuatu U18
AssociationVanuatu Football Federation
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachNorthern Ireland Paul Munster
CaptainJayson Bule
Top scorerArmando Ravo (1)
FIFA codeVAN
First colours
Second colours
First international
New Caledonia New Caledonia 3 - 1 Vanuatu Vanuatu
(Port Vila, Vanuatu; August 15, 2019)
Biggest defeat
New Caledonia New Caledonia 3 - 1 Vanuatu Vanuatu
(Port Vila, Vanuatu; August 15, 2019)
OFC Youth Development Tournament
Appearances1 (2019)
Best result5th Place

The Vanuatu national under-18 football team is the national U-18 team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.

History

The Vanuatu national under-18 football team was founded in 2019 and invited for the OFC Youth Development Tournament 2019. This tournament, established by the Oceania Football Confederation and UEFA, was created so that the gap between the U-16 and U-19 could be make smaller.[1]

Competition record

Matches

2019

15 August 2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament 2019 New Caledonia  3–1  Vanuatu Vanuatu Port Vila, Vanuatu
17:00 [1] Stadium: Korman Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tonga Sione Lelenga

Current squad

The following players were called up for the OFC Youth Development Tournament 2019 from 15–23 August 2019, held in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Caps and goals updated as of 16 August 2019 after the game against New Caledonia U18.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK James Chilia (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Vanuatu Tupuji Imere
20 1GK Jimson Shem (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Vanuatu
23 1GK Brendon Tankon (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Vanuatu Mauriki
2 2DF Junior Okao (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Vanuatu
3 2DF Joshua Tokio 3 0 Vanuatu
4 2DF Julian Ala (2001-04-08) 8 April 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Vanuatu Sia-Raga
5 2DF Francois Atel (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
6 2DF Alandro Sau (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Vanuatu Sia-Raga
12 2DF Austin Holi (2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Vanuatu
15 2DF Joel Botleng (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Vanuatu Siaraga LGV
17 2DF Nicholas Kings (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Vanuatu Mauriki
7 3MF Julian Banga (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Vanuatu
8 3MF Chrislee Karu (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Vanuatu
11 3MF Pietro Takaro (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Vanuatu
13 3MF William Tasau (2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Vanuatu
14 3MF Bebeto Rurueli (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Vanuatu
16 3MF Armando Ravo (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 22) 3 1 Vanuatu Malampa Revivors
19 3MF Nimruken Klen (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Vanuatu
9 4FW Jonah Abel (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Vanuatu
10 4FW Jayson Bule (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Vanuatu Sia-Raga
18 4FW Simione Iwai (2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Vanuatu

References

  1. ^ "OFC Youth Tournament set to kick-off". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ "New Caledonia vs Vanuatu". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.