Alma Mana'o
American Samoan soccer player
Alma Mana'o (born 22 July 1994) is an American Samoan women's footballer based in King County, Washington. She holds the record for the most caps for the American Samoa women's football team. In 2018, Mana'o led the American Samoa team as co-captain in the Oceania Football Confederation Women's Nations Cup qualification tournament in Fiji, the first time in 20 years that the American Samoa women's team was involved in the qualification stages for the World Cup. During her college career, she played as a midfielder for Queens College in New York, and for 2014 NWAC champions Everett Community College in Washington. In 2022, Mana'o helped the Snohomish County FC Steelheads Women win the Northwest Premier League Indoor Championship.
Early life and family
Alma is the oldest of four children born to Larry and Siri Mana'o. Mana'o grew up in Woodinville, Washington, and played at a variety of competitive Washington Youth Soccer Clubs, including Crossfire. She played varsity soccer at Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Washington, for three years, serving as captain for two years, and received an All-State Honorable Mention.
Alma was one of four Mana'o family members on the 2018 American Samoa squad, together with her sisters Ava and Severina Mana'o, as well as her cousin, Haleigh Mana'o. Her father, Larry Mana'o, coached the team.
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