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Jason Alama
Personal information
Full name Jason Neemia Silotasi Alama[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Western Springs
Number 3
Youth career
–2018 Waitakere City
2019–2020 Waitakere United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Waitakere City 12 (0)
2021–2025 West Coast Rangers 43 (0)
2026– Western Springs 13 (1)
International career‡
2023– Tuvalu 3 (0)
2025– Tuvalu (futsal) 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:10, 21 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:10, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

Jason Neemia Silotasi Alama (born 31 October 2002) is a Tuvaluan footballer who currently plays for National League club Western Springs, and the Tuvalu national team. In 2026, Dutch newspaper De Limburger referred to Alama as, "the best player from the world's most remote country”.[2]

Club career

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Alama began playing football at age five with West Auckland club Ranui Swanson. He would later captain the youth side of Waitakere United in the New Zealand National Youth League.[3] The defender eventually joined Waitakere City, the club for which he would make his senior debut in the Northern League at age 16.[4] In 2021, Alama joined West Coast Rangers. He was named the club's Men's Young Player of the Year in 2022.[5] He re-signed for the club ahead of the 2025 season.[6]

In 2026, Alama moved to Western Springs, also of the Northern League.[7][8] That season, the club earned promotion to the New Zealand National League for the 2027 season.[9][10] In October 2026, Michiel van der Werf, Technical Director of the Tuvalu Islands Football Association, announced that Alama would go on a two-week internship at VVV-Venlo of the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[11] The trial offered the player the opportunity to become Tuvalu's first player to sign a professional contract anywhere in the world.[4]

International career

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Born in New Zealand, Alama is eligible to represent Tuvalu through his parents who are from the country.[12] He made his senior international debut for Tuvalu on 20 November 2023 in a 2023 Pacific Games match against Vanuatu.[13] He would go on to earn three caps for the country in the competition.[4] In 2025, he was part of Tuvalu's national futsal team for the 2025 OFC Futsal Men's Cup, marking the nation's return to the tournament after fourteen years.[8]

International statistics

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As of match played 22 June 2024[13]
Tuvalu
YearAppsGoals
202330
Total30

References

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  1. ↑ "2023 Pacific Games profile". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Visser, Emil. "Hoe de Beste Speler unit het meets afgelegen Land term wereld in Venlo belandt: 'Een leuke impulse voor de groep'" (in Dutch). De Limburger. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Youth league showcases emerging talent". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Small islands, big dreams: Tuvalu's Jason Alama gets his chance in Europe". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Striker Allan Pearce takes Player of Year award for West Coast Rangers". Friends of Football New Zealand. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Sharp, Jack. "New recruits provide boost to West Coast Rangers' Northern League campaign". Friends of Football New Zealand. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Robinson, Nick. "Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – March 30". The Niche Cache. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  8. 1 2 Saltori, Rafael. "Tuvalu international Jason Alama to arrive in Netherlands on October 29 for VVV-Venlo opportunity". Oceania Football Center. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  9. ↑ Saltori, Rafael. "Jason Alama targets professional contract at VVV-Venlo as Tuvalu international embraces Dutch opportunity". Oceania Football Center. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Western Springs complete line-up for 2027 men's National League". Friends of Football New Zealand. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Bijzondere stage bij VVV: international van afgelegen Oceanische eilandengroep" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Voetbalavonturier Maaskant ook diplomaat in Tuvalu: 'Volgende week naar klimaattop'" (in Dutch). NOS. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  13. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
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