Samoan international set to sign for Hekari United

One very important move in Oceania football is set to happen in the following days: the Samoan internatinal Vito Laloata is set to move from Lupe o le Soaga in his country in order to strenghten the squad of the Papua New Guinea powerhouse Hekari United.

Laloata already has experience in OFC Champions League with his former club in Samoa and impressed Hekari direction with his performances in 2019 Pacific Games held in his homeland. Laloata scored all goals of Samoa in the competition, a brace in a 2-0 win against Tonga and a famous goal against New Zealand in a 5-1 defeat.

The forward will be the third foreign signed for Hekari in the past weeks after the announcement of two Solomon Islanders. The 23-year old forward is expected to arrive in the Papua New Guinean capital in the next week.

Laloata will be the second Samoan ever to represent Hekari United – Andrew Setefano that currently plays at Lupe o le Soaga also played in the Papua New Guinean club in 2011. Local sources believe Setefano was influential for the signing of Laloata in his former club.

The Hekari United fans have reasons to be happy with the new signing of their club; Oceania Football Center talked to Ken Kerewi, midfielder of Lupe o le Soaga, and the player described Laloata as “an impressive player, that was a threat for New Zealand defence in the last Pacific Games“.