# Samoa national under-20 football team

The Samoa national under-20 association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in under-20 competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's U20 home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia. It was known as the Western Samoa national under-20 football team until 1997, following the renaming of the country. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project. The 2022 squad consisted of 18 non-Samoan based players out of a squad of 26, this was made possible through extensive worldwide scouting, no other country in the OFC region has seen this amount of off shore players in an U20 squad.

## Competitive record
### OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| OFC U-19 Championship | OFC U-19 Championship | OFC U-19 Championship | OFC U-19 Championship | OFC U-19 Championship | OFC U-19 Championship | OFC U-19 Championship | OFC U-19 Championship | | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| as Western Samoa |||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1988 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | | | | | | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1994 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | | | | | | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| as Samoa |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2001 | Group stage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2002 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2005 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2007 | Seventh place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | | | | | | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| Total | Group stage | 35 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 151 | | | | | | | |

### Current technical staff

| Position | |
| Head coach | Matt Calcott |
| Assistant coach | Alastair McLae |
| Team manager | Gareth Winder |
| Goal Keeper Coach | Horst Petana |
| Coach | Paul Lomitusi |
| Physio | Ethan Horne |
| International Scout | Alastair McLae |
| International Scout | Russ Gurr |

## Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
    Caps and goals as of 19 September 2022 after the game against Fiji.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Joel Bartley | (2005-04-13) 13 April 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Sydney United 58 |
| 22 | 1GK | Semu Faimata | (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Vailima Kiwi |
| 28 | 1GK | Neville Peni | (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Faleasiu |
| 2 | 2DF | Elijah Uelese | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers |
| 3 | 2DF | Elijah Fiaalii | (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Dandenong City |
| 4 | 2DF | Taine Wilson | (2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Western Springs |
| 5 | 2DF | Fetuao Belcher | (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Napier City Rovers |
| 12 | 2DF | Rushonn Tafunai | (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Melbourne Victory |
| 14 | 2DF | Luke Tolo Kent | (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Miramar Rangers |
| 19 | 2DF | Samuel Tauai | (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Lepea |
| 6 | 3MF | Laauli Blakelock | (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3MF | Jarvis Filimalae | (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Fluminense |
| 15 | 3MF | Reupena Fatu | (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Goldstar Sogi |
| 16 | 3MF | Alton Leiataua | (2005-11-27) 27 November 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Vaivase-Tai |
| 21 | 3MF | Jonny Aoelua | (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Lepea |
| 23 | 3MF | James Settle | (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Corondao |
| 25 | 3MF | Philip Fatialofa | (2005-07-25) 25 July 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Stop Out |
| 7 | 4FW | Victor Leddy | (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 1 | Ipswich Knights |
| 8 | 4FW | Jesse Vine | (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Kemps Creek United |
| 9 | 4FW | Greg Siamoa | (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Western United |
| 11 | 4FW | Juan Gobbi | (2005-11-17) 17 November 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Mounties Wanderers |
| 13 | 4FW | Luke Salisbury | (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Roslyn-Wakari |
| 17 | 4FW | Kyah Cahill | (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Lusail |
| 18 | 4FW | Alex Malauulu | (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Monaro Panthers |
| 20 | 4FW | Lesley Bethem | (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Faleasiu |
| 24 | 4FW | Ethan Stowers | (2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Fa'atoia United |