Alma Mana'o

Alma Mana'o (born 22 July 1994) is an American Samoan women's footballer based in King County, Washington. She holds the record for the most caps for the American Samoa women's football team. During her college career, she played as a midfielder for Queens College in New York, and for 2014 NWAC champions Everett Community College in Washington. In 2022, Mana'o helped the Snohomish County FC Steelheads Women win the Northwest Premier League Indoor Championship.

Early life and family Alma is the oldest of four children born to Larry and Siri Mana'o. Mana'o grew up in Woodinville, Washington, and played at a variety of competitive Washington Youth Soccer Clubs, including Crossfire. She played varsity soccer at Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Washington, for three years, serving as captain for two years, and received an All-State Honorable Mention. Another US-based player to join the squad was Tasha Inong from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Prior to the tournament, 24-year-old Alma Mana'o told the Associated Press: "Football is in our blood. The whole family plays and that is how I got into football...We all stay in different parts of the world and today we are together because of football and I would say it is true that football brings everyone together."

Career Mana'o made her international debut for American Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Games women's football tournament in New Caledonia, The Everett Trojans finished the 2014 season 20–2–1. Mana'o went on to play at CUNY Queens College, scoring her first goal for the Queens Knights on 4 September 2017. During her junior year at Queens, she played in 14 out of 17 games, and started four times as a midfielder. and lost to Fiji 2–0.

On 23 April 2022, Alma Mana'o scored two goals for Snohomish County FC, helping the Steelheads win the Northwest Premier League (NWPL) Indoor Championship final.

Career statistics

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition+List of international goals scored by Alma Mana'o 1. 1 December 2025 CIFA Academy Field, Matavera, Cook Islands 2–0 4–0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification