Full name David Muta Years Team Weight 70 kg Number 12 Height 1.72 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Papua New Guinea Name David Muta Siblings Cyril Muta | |
Date of birth (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 28) Current teams PRK Hekari United (#12 / Midfielder), Papua New Guinea national football team (Midfielder) | ||
Despite The Loss, PNG Duo Awaded
David Muta (born 24 October 1987) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays for Henderson Eels in the Solomon Islands, and the Papua New Guinea national football team. He captains both his club and the Papua New Guinea national team.
Contents
- Despite The Loss PNG Duo Awaded
- Club career
- International career
- International goals
- Club
- Individual
- References
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Despite losing in the final to New Zealand, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.