Bitner Tafili Explained

Junior Bitner Tafili
Birth Date:	5 November 2003^[1]
Currentclub:	Lupe o le Soaga
Years1:	2018–
Clubs1:	Lupe o le Soaga
Nationalyears1:	2018
Nationalteam1:	Samoa U17
Nationalcaps1:	2
Nationalgoals1:	0

Junior Bitner Tafili (born 5 November 2003) is a Samoan football and rugby player, who plays for Lupe o le Soaga and has represented Samoa internationally in the Samoa national under-17 football team and Samoa national under-20 rugby union team.

Tafili is from Magiagi.^[2] He played as a midfielder for Lupe o le Soaga in the 2020 OFC Champions League.^[3] In July 2018 he was selected for the Samoa national under-17 football team for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.^[4]

He won the golden glove in the Samoan national football league in both 2020,^[5] and 2021.^[6]

Rugby career

In 2021 he was selected for the Samoa under-18 national rugby team.^[2] In October 2022 he was selected for the Samoa national under-20 rugby union team for the 2022 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bitner Tafili . Oceania Football Center . 27 February 2023.
2. Web site: Sports is his happy place . Samoa Observer . Talaia Mika . 27 February 2023 . 27 February 2023.
3. Web site: THE CHALLENGE IS UP AND WE ARE READY, SAYS UALESI . OFC . 28 February 2020 . 27 February 2023.
4. Web site: High hopes for Samoa’s National U-16 Men’s Team . OFC . Angela Lafaialii Pauga . 6 July 2018 . 27 February 2023.
5. Web site: Football Federation ends year on high note . Samoa Observer . Vaelei Von Dincklage . 11 December 2020 . 27 February 2023.
6. Web site: Titles decided in Samoa . OFC . 10 December 2021 . 27 February 2023.
7. Web site: Galumalemana Rudolf Moors Names Junior Manu for Oceania Trophy . Samoa Global News . 9 October 2022 . 27 February 2023.
8. Web site: Samoa Wins PacificAus Sports 2022 Oceania Rugby U20 Trophy . Samoa Global News . Brisin Manu Retzlaff-Lima . 4 December 2022 . 27 February 2023.