David Muta
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hekari United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Hekari United
2008 Sunshine Coast
2009–2012 Hekari United
2012 Sunshine Coast
2013–2016 Hekari United
2016 Marist Fire
2017 Hekari United
2017–2018 Henderson Eels
2018– Hekari United
International career‡
2008 Papua New Guinea U23 5 (2)
2011– Papua New Guinea 18 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
OFC Nations Cup
Runner-up 2016 Papua New Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022

David Muta (born 24 October 1987) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Hekari United and the Papua New Guinea national team.[2]

Club career

Muta started his playing career with Hekari United in 2006. Two years later, he joined Australian club Sunshine Coast FC and helped his side to win the Queensland State League title.[3]

On 6 December 2008, he played against LA Galaxy in an exhibition match in New Zealand, as part of an Oceania XI All-Star team.[4]

After moving back to Papua New Guinea, Muta captained Hekari United to victory in the OFC Champions League in 2010 and guided the team to the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. At the first match of the tournament, he played the full 90 minutes for his side in the 3–0 defeat to Al Wahda.[5]

International career

Muta represented Papua New Guinea's under-23 team at the 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament in Fiji, where he scored 2 goals.

On 27 August 2011, Muta made his senior international debut in a 2011 Pacific Games against Cook Islands, scoring in the 4–0 victory.[6]

Muta was named as captain of Papua New Guinea for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup on home soil. He played in all games and helped his country reach the final for the first time in their history.[7] Despite losing in the final to New Zealand, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

International goals

Scores and results list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 August 2011 Stade Boewa, Boulari, New Caledonia  Cook Islands 3–0 4–0 2011 Pacific Games

Honours

Hekari United

Sunshine Coast

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Kimbe set for NGI Besta Cup". Papua New Guinea Football Association. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "David Muta". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Muta set to bring fire to the club". Sunshine Coast Daily. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Activity Report 2008" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Al Wahda-Hekari". FIFA. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Papua New Guinea 4 – 0 Cook Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ^ "PNG make historic play for final". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

External links


Papua New Guinea squad – 2012 OFC Nations Cup
Papua New Guinea squad – 2016 OFC Nations Cup runners-up
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