Harlem Simiona (born 3 September 1992) is a New Zealand born

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with heritage from the

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, who plays as a

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for Ngongotaha as well as the

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Career

International

Simiona qualified to represent the

through his grandfather, receiving his first call up to the squad in August 2015, for the

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA FIFA#Structure, confederations to decide 31 of the 32 teams which would play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Russia national football team, Rus ...

matches against

American Samoa American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...

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and

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Career statistics

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2015''

References

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* * Living people Men's association football forwards Cook Islands men's international footballers Cook Island men's footballers Sportspeople from Rotorua New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent 1992 births 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{CookIslands-footy-bio-stub