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Cade Mapu
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 28)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Central Coast United
Youth career
2011–2017 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Central Coast Mariners Academy 12 (0)
2017–2018 Lambton Jaffas 0 (0)
2018– Central Coast United 150
International career‡
2026– Cook Islands 2 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Central Coast Mariners (sports scientist)
2022– Central Coast Mariners (fitness coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2026

Cade Mapu (born 5 December 1997) is an international footballer for Central Coast United and the Cook Islands national team. He is also a fitness coach for the Central Coast Mariners.

Raised on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Mapu played youth football for Central Coast Mariners. After leaving the Mariners, Mapu played for Central Coast United, making over 150 appearances for the club. Mapu later returned to the Mariners as a fitness coach.

Mapu has made two appearances for the Cook Islands national football team.

Early life

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Mapu was raised in Lisarow on the Central Coast of New South Wales. In addition to football, he was a competitive surf lifesaver and member of Wamberal Surf Club. He attended Lisarow High School.[1] Cade has an older brother, Ridge, who was also a footballer.[2]

Club career

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Youth

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Mapu joined the youth academy of A-League side Central Coast Mariners in 2011.[1] He remained at the Mariners until 2017, when he signed with National Premier Leagues Northern NSW team Lambton Jaffas, featuring his brother Ridge, while recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[2] However, Mapu did not end up playing for the club after his signing fell through.[3]

Central Coast United

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Rather than Lambton, Mapu joined Central Coast United, making 24 appearances and scoring nine goals in the 2018 NSW State League, which was also Central Coast's first in the competition. In the 2018 State League grand final, Mapu scored for Central Coast as they defeated Bankstown to win the Championship.[4] In 2026, Mapu was named captain of the side in Football NSW League Two.[5]

International career

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In March 2024, Mapu was called up to the Cook Islands squad for 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup qualification.[6]

Mapu was again selected in the Cook Islands squad in September 2026 for friendly matches against Tahiti in Rarotonga, the team's first home matches in almost thirty years.[7] Mapu made his international debut in the first match of the series, a loss, and played a significant role in the team's 3–2 win in the second match, their first ever win over Tahiti.[8]

Coaching career

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Mapu returned to Central Coast Mariners as a fitness coach and was promoted to Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2024.[9][10][11]

Style of play

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Speaking in 2017, Lambton Jaffas coach James Pascoe noted Mapu's pace and technical ability.[2]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 September 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cook Islands 202620
Total20

Honours

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Central Coast United
  • Football NSW State League Championship: 2018[4]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Herd, Emma (24 July 2014). "In summer Cade Mapu stars at the beach and in winter he's a young talent on the rise in soccer". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Kerry, Craig (1 November 2017). "NPL: Lambton Jaffas shape up for defence with Griffiths brothers and two new faces". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Kerry, Craig (13 March 2018). "NPL: Lambton Jaffas face injury crisis before a ball kicked in championship defence". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2026. Kieran Sanders and Cade Mapu were earlier signings that also fell through.
  4. 1 2 "Central Coast United make history in debut year". NBN News. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Football NSW League Two Men's 2026 Season Preview". Football NSW. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026. Club stalwart Cade Mapu will captain the side.
  6. ↑ "Cooks need win to keep Nations Cup hopes alive". Cook Islands News. 21 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cook Islands men's national team named for historic Tahiti friendlies". Cook Islands News. 23 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Etches, Melina (2 October 2026). "Historic football win for Cook Islands". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  9. ↑ Ingham, Matthew (6 August 2024). "2024/25 Coaching Staff Update". Central Coast Mariners FC. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Benton to build Mariners' strength". Coast Community News. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Pisani, Sacha (13 September 2024). "Mariners boss reveals plan to stun Asia & the training 'flip' that could make it possible". A-League Men. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
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