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'''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.<ref name="Re-make">{{cite web |last1=Ewart |first1=Richard |title=Next Goal Wins - the Movie goes into post-production with a late 2020 release date anticipated |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/american-samoan-soccer-team-hollywood/11861886 |website=ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |accessdate=16 April 2020 |date=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cockerill|first=Michael|title=Finally making history for all the right reasons|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/finally-making-history-for-all-the-right-reasons-20111125-1nz0s.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=26 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/20/video-next-goal-wins-trailer-details-worst-team-in-the-world/|title= VIDEO: "Next Goal Wins" trailer details 'worst team in the world' |work= NBC Sports Radio |date=2014-02-20|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/202/829/9/index.html|title=Hollywood treatment for American Samoa|date=13 March 2013|work=FIFA World|archive-url=https://archive.ph/F2zGn|archive-date=5 June 2014}}</ref>

==Links==

*[https://www.instagram.com/jaiyahsaelua/ Instagram]

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