Okilani Tinilau

Okilani Tinilau is a Tuvaluan footballer and sprinter who represented Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics. As a footballer, Tinilau plays for F.C. Manu Laeva in the Tuvalu A-Division, also playing on the Tuvalu national football team.

Football

He plays for FC Manu Laeva football club in Tuvalu. At the 2012 NBT Cup, he was the top scorer with 5 goals.
He represented Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, during the country's first ever Olympic Games. While competing in the 100 metre sprint, he set a national record with a time of 11.48. His personal best time is 11.44.
Tinilau also participated in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, the 2011 World Championships and the 2013 World Championships.
His personal best in the long jump is 7.02 m.

Tinilau is also part of the Tuvalu national football team as a midfielder and participated in the 2011 Pacific Games. He made his debut in the match against New Caledonia on 1 September 2011. He also played in the games against Vanuatu; and the Solomon Islands.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 June 2018	Bedfont Recreation Ground, Bedfont, England		1–0	6–1	Friendly
2	9 June 2018	Bedfont Recreation Ground, Bedfont, England		4–1	6–1	Friendly
-	-	-	-	-	6–1	-