Joseph Iaruel

Joseph Iaruel (born 25 January 1998) is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a defender for Vanuatuan club Shepherds United and the Vanuatu national team.[1]

Joseph Iaruel
Personal information
Full name Joseph Solo Lui Iaruel
Date of birth (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998
Place of birth Vanuatu
Height 1,91 m
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Erakor Golden Star
Youth career
2012–2015 Teouma Academy
2015–2016 St Peter's College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Amicale
2017–2018 Shepherds United
2018 Erakor Golden Star
2018– Shepherds United
National team‡
2015 Vanuatu U17 5 (0)
2014–2017 Vanuatu U20 4 (0)
2017– Vanuatu 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2019

Club career

Iaruel started his career with the Teouma Academy, the national academy of Vanuatu. After a good performance at the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship he was offered a scholarship by St Peter's College.[2] He stayed with them for over a year before returning to Vanuatu.

International career

He has capped at the under-17 and under-20 levels, including the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1]

In 2017 Iaruel was called up for the Vanuatu national football team. He made his debut on November 23, 2017, in a 1–0 loss against Estonia when he played the whole 90 minutes.[3]

Personal life

Joseph has an older brother called Seiloni Iaruel who plays as a goalkeeper for Amicale.

References
  1. "Vanuatu - J. Iaruel - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "Two Vanuatu U-17 players in scholarship at St Peter's College". Oceaniafootball.com. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. "VFF i anaonsem Pacific Mini Games tim". dailypost.vu. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.


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