Andrew Setefano (born 10 August 1987) is a

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...

n professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

Lupe o le Soaga Lupe o le Soaga Soccer Club is a Samoan professional football club based in Tuanaimato. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. History Lupe o le Soaga was founded in 2011. The team played in the First Division, the second tier of the ...

. He has been a member of the

Samoa national football team The Samoa national football team () represents Samoa in men's international football and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's home ground is Toleafoa J. S. Blatter Soccer Stadium in ...

since 2011. Setefano is from Moamoa-fou, Satuimalufilufi and Vaito'omuli. He has played football for Upper Hutt City FC in

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

, Hekari United F.C. in

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, Goldstar Sogi FC,

Vailima Kiwi FC Kiwi FC is a Samoan football club based in Apia. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. The team has won the most titles of any Samoan football team (9 in total) - 7 leagues and 2 cups. Honours *Samoa National League: 7 **1984, 1985, 19 ...

, and

. In 2017 he was captain of

. He played for

in the

2019 OFC Champions League The 2019 OFC Champions League was the 18th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 13th season under the current OFC Champions League name ...

, and was suspended during the opening match. He captained

in the

2020 OFC Champions League The 2020 OFC Champions League was the 19th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 14th season under the current OFC Champions League name ...

. Setefano was selected for a Samoan team to play against Papakura City FC in 2009. He captained the

in the

2012 OFC Nations Cup The 2012 OFC Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the OFC Nations Cup organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The group stage of the tournament also doubled as the second round of the OFC qualification tournament for the 2014 FIFA ...

. In June 2019 he was named to the squad for the

2019 Pacific Games The 16th Pacific Games (), also known as Apia 2019, were held from 7 to 20 July 2019. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa, returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa. The ...

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Living people 1987 births People from Aiga-i-le-Tai People from Palauli Samoan men's footballers 21st-century Samoan sportsmen Samoa men's international footballers Vailima Kiwi FC players Lupe o le Soaga SC players 2012 OFC Nations Cup players 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup players Men's association football defenders {{Samoa-footy-bio-stub