Jayiah Saelua

Jayiah Saelua

Country

American Samoa

Occupation

Sports

Description

Soccer player. The first transgender player to compete in a FIFA World Cup qualifier (2011). Documented in the film 'Next Goal Wins' (2014). Her society refers to her as fa’afafine, meaning “way of a woman” or “womanly”.

See Also

• Transgender Athletes

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/05/07/interview-jaiyah-saelua-the-worlds-first-professional-transgender-footballer/
• http://www.outsports.com/2014/7/1/5861616/jayiah-saelua-soccer-trans-samoa

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