Hema Polovili

Hemaloto Polovili (born 27 July 1997) is a Tongan footballer who plays as a forward for Lotoha'apai United and the Tonga national football team. He made his debut for the national team on August 19, 2015 in a 5–0 loss against Fiji.

Hema Polovili
Personal information
Full name Hemaloto Polovili
Date of birth (1997-07-27) July 27, 1997
Place of birth Tonga
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Lotoha'apai United
Number 10
Youth career
Tonga Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Lotoha'apai United
2014 Asia–Pacific Football Academy
2014 Lotoha'apai Youth
2014–2015 Lotoha'apai United
2015– Veitongo
National team
2011–2013 Tonga U17 7 (4)
2016 Tonga U20 2 (3)
2012–2019 Tonga U23 4 (2)
2015– Tonga 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2020

International career

In 2014 Polovili was selected, together with countrymate Soakai Vea, by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to train for a few weeks at the Asia–Pacific Football Academy. The duo also had a chance to train at the Wellington Phoenix Football academy Scott College in the following year.

Tonga U17

Polovili was only 13 when he made his debut for Tonga U17. He did this on January 9, 2011 against Tahiti during the 2011 OFC U-17 Championship. At this time Polovili was the youngest player ever who had played in the OFC U-17 Championship. However, during the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship Gabriel Taumua of American Samoa made his debut at the age of 12. In the 2013 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary he was nominated for the golden boot of the tournament.

Tonga U20

Polovili captained the Tongan side in the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary scoring a hat trick in the last game against Samoa, so far all the goals for Tonga in the game.

Tonga U23

At the age of 14, he made his debut for the Tonga national under-23 football team. He did this on March 8, 2012 during the 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Football Tournament in a match against Papua New Guinea which Tonga lost 3-0.

Career statistics

International

Tonga
YearAppsGoals
201530
201600
201751
Total81

Statistics accurate as of match played 14 December 2017[1]

International goals

Scores and results list Tonga's goal tally first.[1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tuvalu1–03–42017 Pacific Mini Games

References

  1. "Ne'emia Kaleopa". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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