Nelesone Musika

Nelesone Musika (born 8 July 1997) is a Tuvaluan footballer who plays as a striker for F.C. Nanumaga.

Nelesone Musika
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nanumaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Nanumaga
2015 Levin AFC
National team‡
2019– Tuvalu 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:32, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:32, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

In 2008 Musika was part of the Nauti Primary School side that took part in the OFC U12 Youth Festival in Noumea, New Caledonia.[1] As a youth, Musika played for domestic club F.C. Nanumaga of the Tuvalu A-Division.[2] In 2015 he played for Levin AFC of New Zealand's Central League.[3] That same year he took part in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Trident Tournament as a student at Horowhenua College.[4] Since 2019 he has been back with F.C. Nanumaga.[5]

International career

In 2013 Musika was part of a Tuvalu national side that toured the Netherlands and, briefly, Fiji playing amateur clubs between August and November.[2] He made his senior international debut on 8 July 2019 in a 2019 Pacific Games match against the Solomon Islands. He went on to appear in all four of Tuvalu's matches in the tournament.[5]

References
  1. "NAUTI PRIMARY SCHOOL EXCITED FOR U-12 YOUTH TOURNAMENT". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. "Oefenstage Tuvalu in Nederland 2013" (in Dutch). voetballkroniek.nl.
  3. "Spirited city go down to Taranaki". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. "Trident Tournament". New Zealand Secondary School's Boy's Football. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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