Jaiyah Saelua

Jaiyah T. Saelua is an American Samoan international football player. She is a member of the American Samoa national football team. Saelua is a fa'afafine, a gender found in Polynesian culture. She is the first openly transgender player to compete in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Saelua is featured in the 2014 documentary Next Goal Wins. A feature film version of Next Goal Wins is planned. The film will feature Kaimana, an actor who is also a fa'afafine, as Saelua, and will be directed by Taika Waititi.

Quotes
"I'm not a male or a female, I'm a soccer player."

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