Shalom Luani

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shalom Luani
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1994(1994-08-05)
Age	30
Birthplace	Masasi District
Country	Tanzania
Birth City	Mtwara Region
Horoscope	Leo

Shalom Luani Biography

Shalom Luani is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 5, 1994 in Masasi District, Mtwara Region, Tanzania. Shalom Luani (born on 5 August 1994) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Luani is most well-known because of his football association experience with the team, scoring against Tonga in the first American Samoa win in FIFA sanctioned football. Luani is now playing as forward, scored twice on behalf of American Samoa in November 2011 and made Luani (at that time) the nation’s top goalscorer in history alongside the forward Ramin Ott.

On December 31, 2011, Luani represented American Samoa in the Samoa Bowl match against Hawaii. American Samoa eventually won 34-28 after double overtime. Luani scoring the last touchdown to secure his nation’s victory.

Luani made his debut for the senior side in their opening fixture of the tournament, in a 4–0 to Tuvalu on August 27, 2011. Playing as a forward, he was replaced late in the game by substitute Lemusa Alatasi. He earned his second cap three days later in a 4–0 loss to the Solomon Islands, this time playing the full ninety minutes. Luani also played ninety minutes in all of American Samoa’s remaining group stage matches, a 2–0 loss to Guam on September 1, an 8–0 defeat to New Caledonia two days later and another 8–0 loss, to Vanuatu, on September 5, 2011.

Following his performances for the under-20 side, Luani was called up to the American Samoa senior team for the 2011 Pacific Games by coach Iofi Lalogafuafua. Luani’s under-20 teammates Suani Uelese, Frederick Charles Uhrle, Ismael D’Angelo Herrera, Moe Kuresa and Daru Taumua were also called up the squad.

In June of 2010, Luani represented Faga’itua in an under-18s Rugby Sevens tournament held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pago Pago. Luani was awarded the tournament’s MVP when Faga’itua won the cup beating Leone Whites 7-0 in the final. The head coach of Faga’itua Tuiaua Pio Gróhse claimed that Luani was the key factor between the two teams in the final, stating “They had a very good team, and we had a hard time scoring against them until a minute and a half left in the game, when Shalom Luani crossed the try line and added a score for our team”.

Shalom Luani Net Worth

Shalom Luani is one of the richest Association Football Player from Tanzania. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shalom Luani 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At 15 years old in September 2009 Luani received the honor of being named as the junior Varsity division’s MVP. He was picked by the coaches of other teams. He was awarded the honor due to the “perfectly executed trick plays” that led the Vikings to a perfect season.

Luani has been playing at ASFA Soccer League club Tafuna Jets since 2009, as did the brother Sumeo. In October of 2011, Luani scored a hat-trick in Tafuna’s draw 4-4 with Atu’u Broncos.

Following American Samoa’s elimination from the Pacific Games, Luani earned his sixth senior cap in American Samoa’s historic 2–1 victory over Tonga on November 23, 2011. Luani scored his first international goal by chipping Tonga goalkeeper Kaneti Falela in the second half to give American Samoa a 2–0 lead. The win was American Samoa’s first ever in a FIFA-sanctioned match. Luani continued this form into the next match, against the Cook Islands on November 25, 2011. He gave American Samoa the lead in the first half after dispossessing Cook Islands defender Nathan Tisam and beating goalkeeper Tony Jamieson. This goal, Luani’s second in international football, made him American Samoa’s joint–top scorer of all time, tied with Ramin Ott. Luani’s eighth senior international appearance came in American Samoa’s 1–0 loss to Samoa on November 27, 2011, with the result knocking them out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Luani revealed that he almost didn’t feature in the match due to American football commitments, saying “I play [American football] for my high school and we have a play-off match at the same time as this tournament. I left it up to the coaches to decide what was best for me. I will just take whatever opportunity comes up.”

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Having joined Chabot College of California in June 2012, Luani was part of the team’s roster for the 2012–13 season. Chabot suffered a poor start to the campaign, losing their first four games, but in October the side embarked on a six-game win streak that saw them undefeated until mid-November. By September 2013 Luani was playing for the City College of San Francisco; he starred in a 61–0 win over Fresno City College in October 2013. CCSF ended the season with an 11–2 record, earning a regional title, and Luani was unanimously named Bay 6 Conference Defensive Player of the Year by the conference’s coaches as well as gaining All-California Region and junior college All-American First Team accolades.

Facts & Trivia

Shalom Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Tanzania. Shalom Luani celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

In February 2012, Luani was included in an American Samoa All Star Team for an under-19 Junior Oceania Bowl championship match against Australia. The winner would represent the World Team against Team USA at the IFAF World Championship in June 2012. American Samoa won the match 93–7, with Luani scoring on a punt return, an interception return, a two-point run and an extra point kick.