Nicky Vitolio Salapu - International Appearances

The outstanding American Samoan 'keeper obtained 24 international caps with his National Team, which is the record number of appearances for American Samoa. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

Born: 13- 9-1980
Country: American Samoa   
Caps:	24	(W2-D2-L20 - GF8-GA164 - %12.50)
Goals received: 161 (%6.718per match)
NB: American Samoa conceded 3 goals after Salapu was substituted
Age First Cap: 20 yr 206 d   7- 4-2001 vs. Fiji 0-13
Age Last Cap : 43 yr 361 d   9- 9-2024 vs. Cook Islands 2-1
National Team Career: 23 yr 155 d

Caps  Date 	Venue	 	Opponent       Score 	Competition

 1   7- 4-01	Coffs Harbour	Fiji    	0-13	World Cup Qualifier
 2   9- 4-01	Coffs Harbour	Samoa   	0-8	World Cup Qualifier
 3  11- 4-01	Coffs Harbour	Australia	0-31	World Cup Qualifier
 4  14- 4-01	Coffs Harbour	Tonga   	0-5	World Cup Qualifier
 5  14- 3-02	Apia    	Samoa   	0-5	Oceania Nations Cup
 6  10- 5-04	Apia    	Samoa   	0-4	World Cup Qualifier
 7  12- 5-04	Apia    	Vanuatu 	1-9	World Cup Qualifier
 8  15- 5-04	Apia    	Fiji    	0-11	World Cup Qualifier
 9  17- 5-04	Apia    	Papua N. Guinea	0-10	World Cup Qualifier
10  27- 8-11	Nouméa  	Tuvalu   	0-4 [*]	Pacific Games
11  30- 8-11	Nouméa  	Solomon Islands	0-4	Pacific Games
12   1- 9-11	Nouméa  	Guam		0-2	Pacific Games
13   3- 9-11	Nouméa  	New Caledonia	0-8	Pacific Games
14   5- 9-11	Nouméa  	Vanuatu 	0-8	Pacific Games
15  22-11-11	Apia    	Tonga   	2-1	World Cup Qualifier
16  24-11-11	Apia    	Cook Islands	1-1	World Cup Qualifier
17  26-11-11	Apia    	Samoa   	0-1	World Cup Qualifier
18   8- 7-19	Apia    	New Caledonia	0-5	Pacific Games
19  10- 7-19	Apia    	Fiji    	0-9	Pacific Games
20  12- 7-19	Apia    	Tuvalu   	1-1 [*]	Pacific Games
21  15- 7-19	Apia    	Solomon Islands	0-13	Pacific Games
22  18- 7-19	Apia    	Tahiti  	1-8	Pacific Games
23   6- 9-24    Apia            Samoa           0-2	World Cup Qualifier
24   9- 9-24    Apia            Cook Islands    2-1

[*] match not full A for FIFA, as opponents were not FIFA members, but it is for American Samoan FA.

Total Record

Matches  Won  Draw  Lost For Against  Points  Percentage
  24       2    2    20    8- 164        6      12.50

NB: in match 10, Salapu was substituted at 87' with the score 0-2;
    in match 21, Salapu was substituted at 76' with the score 0-12;
    therefore, American Samoa conceced 161 goals with Salapu on the field

Types of Matches:
World Cup Qualifier	12
Pacific Games		10
Oceania Nations Cup	 1
Friendlies               1

Total:                  24

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Thanks to László Földesi for earlier version of this file

Prepared and maintained by Roberto Mamrud for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Roberto Mamrud (roberto.mamrud@gmail.com)
Last updated: 4 Sep 2025