| Michael Tumua Leo | |
| Fullname: | John Michael Tumua Leo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Apia, Samoa |
| Position: | Midfielder, Forward |
| Currentclub: | Lupe o le Soaga |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Vaipuna |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Lupe o le Soaga (loan) |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Lupe o le Soaga |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 45 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Samoa U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Samoa U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Samoa |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 16:01, 6 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:01, 6 December 2023 (UTC) |
John Michael Tumua Leo (born 15 January 2003) is a Samoan association footballer who plays as a forward for Lupe o le Soaga and the Samoa national team.[2]
Tumua Leo played for Vaipuna SC of the Samoa National League since at least 2018.[3] In 2020, he briefly joined Lupe o le Soaga for the club's 2020 OFC Champions League campaign.[4] Tumua Leo finished the 2021 season with forty-five league goals for Vaipuna as the club finished as runners up to Lupe o le Soaga.[5] After remaining with Vaipuna SC for the 2022 season, the player made a permanent move to Lupe o le Soaga SC in 2023.[6] Soon thereafter he competed with the club in Qualifying Stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League. In the club's opening match, Tumua Leo score fived goals in a 13–0 victory over American Samoa representative Ilaoa and To'omata.[7] He went on to score against Veitongo of Tonga and Tupapa Maraerenga of the Cook Islands en route to qualifying for the Group Stage.[8] [9]
As a youth, Tumua Leo represented Samoa in the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship.[10] In the tournament, he scored a brace against American Samoa in the Qualifying Stage.[11] [12] In 2019, he was a member of the national under-23 team that competed in the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[13] He scored against eventual winners New Zealand and another two goals against American Samoa in the Group Stage.[14] [15]
In 2019, Tumua Leo was called up to the senior national team for the first time for the 2019 Pacific Games.[16] He would go on to make his senior debut at the 2023 edition of the tournament, earning his first cap on 17 November in a 0–1 defeat to the hosts Solomon Islands.[17] Three days later, he scored five goals in a 10–0 victory over American Samoa.[18]
Scores and results list the Samoa's goal tally first.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 November 2023 | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2023 Pacific Games | |||
| 2. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 3. | 6–0 | ||||||
| 4. | 9–0 | ||||||
| 5. | 10–0 | ||||||
| Last updated 6 December 2023 | |||||||
| Samoa national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 5 | |