Matalena Daniells Explained

Matalena Daniells Johnson (born 16 August 1996)[1] is a footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] Born in Australia, she has captained the Samoa women's national team.[2] She is the sister of Samoan men's footballer Kevin Daniells.[3]

Johnson was born in Innisfail, Queensland in Australia and was educated at the University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education.[2] [4] She works as a schoolteacher in Brisbane, Australia.[3] In 2020 she was a finalist for a Queensland TEACHX award.[2] [5]

In 2011 she played for Innisfail United.[6] In August 2013 she was awarded a Pierre de Coubertin Award.[7] In 2016 she played for Olympic FC.[4] In 2018 she played for Moreton Bay United FC.[8] [9] In 2021 she played for Olympic FC and was nominated for Queensland Women's Player of the Year.[10]

In 2015 she captained the Samoa women's national under-20 football team in the 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship.[11] [12] [13] In 2018 she was selected for the Samoan Women's team to compete at the OFC Women's Nations Cup,[14] [15] [16] and was appointed vice-captain.[8] In June 2019 she captained the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games,[3] [17] [18] which won a silver medal.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matalena Daniells . FBRef . 10 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Finalist — Matalena Daniells . Queensland College of Teachers . 13 October 2020 . 10 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Two Samoa's fight to a draw . Samoa Observer . 11 July 2019 . Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong . 11 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Daniells Thrives On International Stage . GameDay . 16 July 2022.
  5. News: Queensland's 30 best teachers vie for top award . . . Westside News . 16 October 2020 . Brendan O'Malley . . Gale OneFile.
  6. News: Cutters team hits ground running . . 19 . . 14 May 2011 . Gale OneFile . .
  7. News: Award for Matalena . . 14. . 7 August 2013 . Gale OneFile . .
  8. Web site: Samoa's OFC Nations Cup begins . Samoa Observer . Thomas Airey . 18 November 2018 . 10 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Jets start finals countdown . 14 February 2019 . Moreton Bay United . 10 July 2022.
  10. Web site: 2021 FQPL Women's Award Nominees Announced . Football Queensland . 20 October 2021 . 10 July 2022.
  11. Web site: Fiso excelling as leader . Loop Samoa . 17 January 2016 . 10 July 2022.
  12. Web site: New Zealand women's under-20 football team qualify for World Cup . Stuff . 8 October 2015 . 10 July 2022.
  13. Web site: New Zealand qualify with a match to spare . Solomon Star . 8 October 2015 . 10 July 2022.
  14. News: Jet up for challenge . 36 . Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times . . . 11 October 2018 . Gale OneFile . .
  15. News: Daniells selected to play for Samoa . . 19 . . 27 October 2018 . Gale OneFile . .
  16. Web site: Nineteen make it to final Samoa football list . Loop Samoa . 13 November 2018 . 10 July 2022.
  17. News: Internationals beckon . 38 . Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times . . . 4 July 2019 . Gale OneFile . .
  18. Web site: Samoa Pacific Games squad announced . Loop Samoa . 17 June 2019 . 10 July 2022.
  19. News: Lena leads Samoa to first medal . 42 . Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times . . . 25 July 2019 . Gale OneFile . .

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