title: Faalavelave Matagi
text: # Faalavelave Matagi
  
  Faalavelvae Matagi (born 13 March 1997) is a Samoan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lupe ole Soaga in the Samoa National League and the Samoa national football team.
  
  Matagi grew up playing rugby, but switched to soccer at the age of 15 when his school team needed a goalkeeper. He was selected for the Samoa national football team for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. He captained the Samoa national under-20 football team in the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship. In June 2019 he was named to the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games.
  
  In 2017 he was part of the Lupe o le Soaga team contesting the 2017 OFC Champions League.
  
  He works as the Goalkeeping Development Officer for Football Federation Samoa.
  
  