David Muta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Muta | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea[1] | ||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Marist Fire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Hekari United | ||
| 2008 | Sunshine Coast | ||
| 2009–2012 | Hekari United | ||
| 2012 | Sunshine Coast | ||
| 2013–2016 | Hekari United | ||
| 2016– | Marist Fire | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Papua New Guinea U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2011– | Papua New Guinea | 17 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2016. | |||
David Muta (born 24 October 1987) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Marist Fire in the Telekom S-League.[2] He captains both his club and the Papua New Guinea national team.
Club career
Muta started his playing career with Hekari United in 2006. Two years later, he joined Australian club Sunshine Coast FC and helped his side to win the Queensland State League title.[3]
On 6 December 2008, He played against LA Galaxy in an exhibition match in New Zealand, as part of an Oceania XI All-Star team.[4]
After moving back to Papua New Guinea, Muta captained Hekari United to victory in the OFC Champions League in 2010 and guided the team to the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. At the first match of the tournament, he played the full 90 minutes for his side in the 3-0 defeat to Al Wahda.[5]
International career
Muta represented Papua New Guinea's under-23 team at the 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament in Fiji, where he scored 2 goals.
On 27 August 2011, Muta made his senior international debut in a 2011 Pacific Games against Cook Islands, scoring in the 4-0 victory.[6]
Muta was named as captain of Papua New Guinea for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup on home soil. He played in all games and helped his country reach the final for the first time in their history.[7] Despite losing in the final to New Zealand, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.
International goals
- Scores and results list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 August 2011 | Stade Boewa, Boulari, New Caledonia |  Cook Islands | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2011 Pacific Games |
Honours
Club
- Hekari United
- Champions: 2006, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013, 2014
- Champions: 2009-10
- Sunshine Coast FC
- Champions: 2008
Individual
- OFC Nations Cup Golden Ball: 2016
References
- ↑ "Kimbe set for NGI Besta Cup". Papua New Guinea Football Association. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "David Muta". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ "Muta set to bring fire to the club". Sunshine Coast Daily. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Activity Report 2008" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Al Wahda-Hekari". FIFA. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea 4 - 0 Cook Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "PNG make historic play for final". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
External links
- David Muta – FIFA competition record
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