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David Muta

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David Muta
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Papua New Guinea (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Hekari United
2008 Sunshine Coast
2009–2012 Hekari United
2012 Sunshine Coast
2013–2016 Hekari United
2016 Marist Fire
2017 Hekari United
2017–2018 Henderson Eels
2018–2022 Hekari United
International career‡
2008 Papua New Guinea U23 5 (2)
2011–2022 Papua New Guinea 18 (1)
Managerial career
2025- Papua New Guinea
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Papua New Guinea (as player)
OFC Nations Cup
Runner-up2016 Papua New Guinea
Representing  Papua New Guinea (as manager)
MSG Prime Minister's Cup
Winner2024 Solomon Islands
Runner-up2025 Papua New Guinea
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 August 2016
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2022

David Muta (born 24 October 1987) is a Papua New Guinean former international footballer who played as a midfielder.[2] He is the coach of the Papua New Guinea national team.

Club career

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Muta started his playing career with Hekari United in 2006. Two years later, he joined Australian club Sunshine Coast FC and helped his side to win the Queensland State League title.[3] On 6 December 2008, he played against LA Galaxy in an exhibition match in New Zealand, as part of an Oceania XI All-Star team.[4]

After moving back to Papua New Guinea, Muta captained Hekari United to victory in the OFC Champions League in 2010 and guided the team to the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. He played the full 90 minutes in the 3–0 defeat to Al Wahda.[5]

International career

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Muta represented Papua New Guinea's under-23 team at the 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament in Fiji, where he scored 2 goals. On 27 August 2011, Muta made his senior international debut in a 2011 Pacific Games against Cook Islands, scoring in a 4–0 victory.[6] Muta was named as captain of Papua New Guinea for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup on home soil. He played in all games and helped his country reach the final for the first time in their history.[7] Despite losing in the final to New Zealand, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

International goals

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Scores and results list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 August 2011Stade Boewa, Boulari, New Caledonia Cook Islands3–04–02011 Pacific Games

Honours

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Player

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Hekari United

Sunshine Coast

Papua New Guinea

Coach

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Papua New Guinea

Individual

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Kimbe set for NGI Besta Cup". Papua New Guinea Football Association. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "David Muta". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Muta set to bring fire to the club". Sunshine Coast Daily. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Activity Report 2008" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Al Wahda-Hekari". FIFA. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Papua New Guinea 4 – 0 Cook Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "PNG make historic play for final". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "2016 OFC Nations Cup - Final". Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Home advantage vital for PNG". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "PNG Soccer Team wins 2024 MSG Primer Minister's Cup". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "KAPULS Name Squad for MSG Cup 2024". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Vanuatu Stun PNG in Port Moresby to Claim First-Ever MSG Cup Crown". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "PNG names side for MSG PM's Cup". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
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