# Paulo Scanlan

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{{Short description|Samoan footballer and rugby union player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Paulo Scanlan
| image       =
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| fullname    = Paulo Scanlan
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1996|8|9}}
| birth_place = 
| height = 1.71 m
| position    = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder_(association_football))
| currentclub = [Vaipuna](/source/Vaipuna_SC)
| clubnumber  = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [Samoa Football Academy](/source/Samoa_Football_Academy)
| years1      = 2012–2016
| clubs1      = [Vaipuna](/source/Vaipuna_SC)
| caps1       = 
| goals1      = 
| years2      = 2016
| clubs2      = [Kiwi FC](/source/Vailima_Kiwi_FC)
| caps2       = 
| goals2      = 
| years3      = 2016–
| clubs3      = [Vaipuna](/source/Vaipuna_SC)
| caps3       = 
| goals3      = 
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1  = [Samoa U17](/source/Samoa_national_under-17_football_team)
| nationalcaps1  = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2016–
| nationalteam2  = [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps2  = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 1 June 2016
| ntupdate    = 10 June 2016
| module = {{Infobox rugby biography
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| apps1           = 
| points1         = 
| repsevensyears1 = 2019–Present
| repsevensteam1  = [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team)
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'''Paulo Scanlan''' (also known as '''Paul Scanlan'''; born 9 August 1996) is a Samoan professional [footballer](/source/association_football) and [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player who has played for the [Samoa national football team](/source/Samoa_national_football_team) and [Samoa national rugby sevens team](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team).

== Football career ==
Scanlan played football as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder_(association_football)) for [Vaipuna](/source/Vaipuna_SC) in the [Samoa National League](/source/Samoa_National_League). He made his debut for the [national team](/source/Samoa_national_football_team) at the [2016 OFC Nations Cup](/source/2016_OFC_Nations_Cup) on May 29, 2016 in their 4–0 loss against [Tahiti](/source/Tahiti_national_football_team). In 2019 he played for [Vailima Kiwi FC](/source/Vailima_Kiwi_FC) in the [2019 OFC Champions League](/source/2019_OFC_Champions_League).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/381338/sport-tupapa-in-control-at-ofc-qualifier |title=Sport: Tupapa in control at OFC Qualifier |publisher=[RNZ](/source/RNZ) |date=31 January 2019 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> In December 2019 he announced he was leaving football to pursue a career in rugby.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oceaniafootballcenter.org/2019/12/02/paul-scanlan-leaving-football-to-pursue-a-career-in-rugby/ |title=Paul Scanlan: leaving football to pursue a career in rugby |publisher=Oceania Football Center |date=2 December 2019 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>

== Rugby sevens career ==
In April 2019 he was selected for the [Samoa national rugby sevens team](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team) to play in the Hong Kong sevens.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/386031/sport-one-new-cap-for-samoa-7s-in-hong-kong |title=Sport: One new cap for Samoa 7s in Hong Kong |publisher=[RNZ](/source/RNZ) |date=1 April 2019 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> He subsequently played in Dubai.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/404948/sport-samoa-fiji-men-make-winning-start-at-dubai-7s |title=Sport: Samoa, Fiji men make winning start at Dubai 7s |publisher=[RNZ](/source/RNZ) |date=6 December 2019 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>

In June 2021 he was selected for the [2020 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament](/source/2020_Men's_Rugby_Sevens_Final_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/443984/samoa-7s-select-locals-for-olympic-qualifier |title=Samoa 7s select locals for Olympic qualifier |publisher=[RNZ](/source/RNZ) |date=3 June 2021 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> In December 2021 he was part of the team for the World Sevens Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/458433/veterans-recalled-to-samoa-7s-team |title=Veterans recalled to Samoa 7s team |publisher=[RNZ](/source/RNZ) |date=22 December 2021 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>

In July 2022 he was named to the team to represent Samoa at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games).<ref name="osso">{{cite news |last1=Faasau |first1=Gutu |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/99064 |title=SASNOC announces Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games |work=[Samoa Observer](/source/Samoa_Observer) |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714102136/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/99064 |archive-date=14 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/team-samoa-for-commonwealth-games-2022-in-birmingham-announced/ |title=Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Announced |work=Samoa Global News |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714102513/https://samoaglobalnews.com/team-samoa-for-commonwealth-games-2022-in-birmingham-announced/ |archive-date=14 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> He later competed at the [Rugby World Cup Sevens](/source/2022_Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens) in [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanerivi |first=Sialai Sarafina |date=2022-09-07 |title=Manu Samoa 7's team named for R.W.C. this weekend |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/99697 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Samoa Observer}}</ref>

Scanlan competed for [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team) at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament) in [Paris](/source/Paris).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chand |first=Shalveen |date=2024-07-09 |title=Manu Samoa's Olympic squad named |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/110041 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Samoa Observer |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-10 |title=Coach Selects Strong 14-Man Squad for Paris Olympics |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/strong-manu-samoa-ms7s-squad-for-olympics-announced/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Samoa Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{soccerway|paulo-scanlan/282545}}
{{Samoa Sevens squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{Samoa squad 2016 OFC Nations Cup}}

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Category:1996 births
Category:Living people
Category:Samoan men's footballers
Category:21st-century Samoan sportsmen
Category:Samoa men's international footballers
Category:Samoa men's youth international footballers
Category:Samoa international rugby sevens players
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Samoa
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Vailima Kiwi FC players
Category:2016 OFC Nations Cup players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Samoa
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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