{{short description|Tongan footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lafaele Moala | image = | fullname = Lafaele Moala | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|07|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Tonga | height = | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2003–2015 |clubs1 = Lotoha'apai United |caps1 = |goals1 = | years2 = 2015–2017 |clubs2 = Veitongo |caps2 = |goals2 = | years3 = 2026– |clubs3 = Nukuhetulu |caps3 = |goals3 = | pcupdate = 13 January 2012 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2012 | nationalteam1 = Tonga | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | ntupdate = 10 September 2015 }}
'''Lafaele Moala''' (born 22 July 1982) is a Tongan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He represented the Tonga national football team.<ref>{{NFT player|pid=7535|name=Lafaele Moala|accessdate=2012-01-13}}</ref>
Moala had a long career with Lotoha'apai United.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-5759/ |title=Moala confident experience will count |publisher=OFC |date=29 September 2014 |access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref>
In 2012 he was appointed assistant coach of the Tonga national under-17 football team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxscorenews.com/tonga-turn-to-senior-experience-for-ofc-olympic-qualifier-p33819-68.htm |title=Tonga turn to senior experience for OFC Olympic Qualifier |publisher=Boxscore |date=13 March 2012 |access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref>
In 2018 he became a Sport for Development officer with the Just Play program helping disabled people play sport.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/abc-international-development/soccer-scars-drive-devotion-to-disability/10083016 |title=Soccer scars drive devotion to disability |publisher=ABC |date=13 August 2018 |author=Aaron Kearney |access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref>
==International career== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Tonga's goal tally first.''<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lafaele-moala/219270/|title=L. Moala|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !Goal!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- | 1. || 1 September 2007 || National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa || {{fb|American Samoa}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || 2007 South Pacific Games |- | 2. || 20 November 2011 || National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa || {{fb|American Samoa}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–2 || 2014 Brazil World Cup Qualifying Round 1 Oceania |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moala, Lafaele}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Tongan men's footballers Category:Tonga men's international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Lotohaʻapai United players Category:Veitongo FC players
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