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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. He played as a midfielder for Lupe o le Soaga in the 2020 OFC Champions League. In July 2018 he was selected for the Samoa national under-17 football team for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.

He won the golden glove in the Samoan national football league in both 2020, and 2021.

Rugby career

In 2021 he was selected for the Samoa under-18 national rugby team. In October 2022 he was selected for the Samoa national under-20 rugby union team for the 2022 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship.

References

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

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