Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Michael Tumua Leo [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 2003 | ||
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]
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]
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]
Scores and results list the Samoa's goal tally first. [17]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
Samoa national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2023 | 3 | 5 |
Total | 3 | 5 |