Ronisa Lipi (born 27 August 1995)[1] is a Samoan footballer who has represented both Samoa and New Zealand internationally. She plays as a goalkeeper.[1]

Lipi was born in American Samoa[2] and grew up in Lufilufi, Samoa.[3][4] She moved to New Zealand at the age of 13,[3] where she was educated at Wellington East Girls' College.[2] She played for Waterside Karori, and for Wellington East school.[2] Since 2018 she has played for Wellington United.[4][5][6]

In 2012 she was selected for the young football ferns for the 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament[7] and 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[8] In 2014 she was named to the New Zealand women's national under-20 football team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9]

In November 2018 she was selected for the Samoa women's national football team for the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[3][10] In June 2019 she was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games.[11][12] In July 2022 she was named to the squad for the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[13]

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  1. ^ a b "Ronisa Lipi". FBRef. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Tim Barton (2 May 2012). "Wellington East goalie eyes No1 spot". Stuff. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Thomas Airey (13 November 2018). "Samoa women's football taking on best in the region". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "GIVING BACK - RONISA LIPI". The JourneyFan. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Northern Lights shine in first win". New Zealand Football. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ "SEASON BEST ENDING TO THE NEVER-ENDING SEASON". Wellington United. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Soccer: NZ squads named for OFC Women's qualifiers". New Zealand Herald. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Young Football Ferns announce World Cup squad". RNZ. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ "New Zealand names squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2014". Women’s Soccer United. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Nineteen make it to final Samoa football list". Loop Samoa. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. ^ Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Ifill names Samoa squad for Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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