Katepu Iosua
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Katepu Iosua Sieni | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaitupu, Tuvalu | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2024 | Tofaga | ||
| International career | |||
| 2011–2023 | Tuvalu | 15 | (0) |
| 2025 | Tuvalu futsal | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Katepu Iosua Sieni (born 11 May 1988) is a Tuvaluan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Between 2011 and 2023, Iosua made 15 appearances for the Tuvalu national team, making him the country's most-capped player.[1] He was first called up to the national team in August 2011,[2] before making his debut on 1 September, in an 8–0 defeat to New Caledonia at the 2011 Pacific Games.[1] Overall, he's represented Tuvalu at four tournaments, including the Pacific Games in 2011, 2019, and 2023, as well as the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, where Tuvalu finished fourth.[1] Additionally, he represented Tuvalu at the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup in England, where he saved two penalties against Matabeleland[3] and the Tamil Eelam national team.[4]
In 2025, Iosua represented the Tuvalu national futsal team at the 2025 OFC Futsal Men's Cup,[5] where despite conceding 20 goals in four matches, he was considered the team's best player,[6] with some claiming he should win the tournament's Golden Glove award,[7] which eventually went to Solomon Islands goalkeeper by Cliff Sasau.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Mamrud, Roberto (16 February 2025). "Katepu Iosua Sieni - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "De Haan: We will be a surprise package". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ "WFC 2018 Recap – Day 3 (June 3)". CONIFA. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ "Sport: Tuvalu footballers beaten in stoppage time". Radio New Zealand. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ Pareti, Alipate (21 September 2025). "Tuvalu fight hard against Kiwis". Islands Business. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ Sheehy, Mark (23 September 2025). "Vanuatu escape against strong Tuvalu side". Islands Business. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ Sheehy, Mark (24 September 2025). "New Zealand beats Vanuatu, takes second place". Islands Business. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ Mamu, Moffat (27 September 2025). "Sasau: amazing feeling to win golden glove - Solomon Star News". Solomon Star News. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- Katepu Iosua at National-Football-Teams.com
- Katepu Iosua at WorldFootball.net
- RSSSF's list of appearances
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Tuvaluan men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Tofaga FC players
- Tuvalu men's international footballers
- Tuvaluan men's futsal players
- Futsal goalkeepers
- 21st-century Tuvaluan people
- People from Vaitupu
- Oceanian association football biography stubs
- Tuvaluan people stubs
- Tuvaluan sport stubs