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]
References
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- ^ a b c "Finalist — Matalena Daniells". Queensland College of Teachers. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (11 July 2019). "Two Samoa's fight to a draw". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Daniells Thrives On International Stage". GameDay. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Brendan O'Malley (16 October 2020). "Queensland's 30 best teachers vie for top award". Westside News. Brisbane, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. Gale A594258783 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Cutters team hits ground running". Innisfail Advocate. Innisfail, Queensland. 14 May 2011. p. 19. Gale A256338352 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Award for Matalena". Innisfail Advocate. Innisfail, Queensland. 7 August 2013. p. 14. Gale A338904095 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ a b Thomas Airey (18 November 2018). "Samoa's OFC Nations Cup begins". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Jets start finals countdown". Moreton Bay United. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "2021 FQPL Women's Award Nominees Announced". Football Queensland. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Fiso excelling as leader". Loop Samoa. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand women's under-20 football team qualify for World Cup". Stuff. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand qualify with a match to spare". Solomon Star. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Jet up for challenge". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 11 October 2018. p. 36. Gale A557605596 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Daniells selected to play for Samoa". Innisfail Advocate. Innisfail, Queensland. 27 October 2018. p. 19. Gale A566499081 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Nineteen make it to final Samoa football list". Loop Samoa. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Internationals beckon". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 4 July 2019. p. 38. Gale A591954219 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Samoa Pacific Games squad announced". Loop Samoa. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Lena leads Samoa to first medal". Pine Rivers Press/North Lakes Times. North Lakes, Queensland: Quest Community Newspapers. 25 July 2019. p. 42. Gale A594258783 – via Gale OneFile.
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