David Muta

David Muta

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hekari United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Hekari United
2008	Sunshine Coast
2009–2012	Hekari United
2012	Sunshine Coast
2013–2016	Hekari United
2016	Marist Fire
2017	Hekari United
2017–2018	Henderson Eels
2018–	Hekari United
International career‡
2008	Papua New Guinea U23	5	(2)
2011–2022	Papua New Guinea	18	(1)
Medal record Representing  Papua New Guinea OFC Nations Cup Runner-up 2016 Papua New Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022

David Muta (born 24 October 1987) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Hekari United and the Papua New Guinea national team.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7] Despite losing in the final to New Zealand, he was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

Scores and results list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 August 2011	Stade Boewa, Boulari, New Caledonia	Cook Islands	3–0	4–0	2011 Pacific Games

Hekari United

• Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: 2006, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013, 2014
• OFC Champions League: 2009–10

Sunshine Coast

• Queensland State League: 2008

Individual

• OFC Nations Cup Golden Ball: 2016

• David Muta – FIFA competition record (archived)

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