Raymond Gunemba
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| Full name | Raymond Gunemba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | PNG Hekari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Gigira Laitepo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Rapatona Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Hekari United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Lae F.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Lae City Dwellers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Hamilton Wanderers | 13 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Lae City Dwellers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Henderson Eels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Toti City Dwellers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Geelong SC | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Toti City Dwellers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Hekari United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Lautoka F.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Lae City Dwellers[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | PNG Hekari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Papua New Guinea | 37 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raymond Gunemba (born 4 June 1986) is a Papua New Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for PNG Hekari and the Papua New Guinea national football team.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
International goals
- As of match played 14 November 2024. Papua New Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gunemba goal.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 September 2014 | Hougang Stadium, Hougang, Singapore | 1–2 |
1–2 |
Friendly | |
| 2 | 27 March 2016 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | 1–1 |
2–1 |
Friendly | |
| 3 | 1 June 2016 | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 1–0 |
2–2 | 2016 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 4 | 2–0
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| 5 | 5 June 2016 | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 2–0 |
8–0 | 2016 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 6 | 5–0
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| 7 | 8–0
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| 8 | 28 March 2017 | Stade Pater, Pirae, Tahiti | 2–0 |
2–1 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 13 June 2017 | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 1–0 |
1–2 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 8 July 2019 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | 5–0 |
6–0 |
2019 Pacific Games | |
| 11 | 10 July 2019 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | 1–0 |
2–0 |
2019 Pacific Games | |
| 12 | 20 June 2023 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 2–2 |
2–2 |
Friendly | |
| 13 | 8 October 2023 | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia | 1–0 |
1–3 |
2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup | |
| 14 | 14 November 2024 | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 3–2 |
3–3 |
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 15 | 15 December 2024 | National Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | 1–0 |
1–1 |
2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup | |
| 16 | 21 December 2024 | 2–0 |
1–2
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| 17 | 20 November 2025 | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 1–0 |
2–0 |
2025 MSG Prime Minister's Cup | |
| 18 | 2–0
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Honours
Player
PRK Hekari United
- Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: 2011–12, 2013, 2014
Lae City Dwellers
- Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: 2015
Papua New Guinea
- OFC Nations Cup: runner-up, 2016 [17] [18]
- MSG Prime Minister's Cup: 2022 [19] [20], 2024 [21] [22]; runner-up, 2025 [23] [24]
Individual
- OFC Nations Cup Golden Boot: 2016[25]
- IFFHS OFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[26]
References
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1235915225211554&id=100063792648784
- ^ "Always put God first, says Gunemba". thenational.com.pg.
- ^ "Gunemba legacy lives on". pnghausbung.com.
- ^ "Raymond Gunemba on playing in Australia and the future of the national team". footballoceania.com.
- ^ "Gunemba aims to expose rural talents". postcourier.com.pg.
- ^ "Gunemba ready to lead Lae City Dwellers". postcourier.com.pg.
- ^ "Gunemba leading Dwellers with pride". postcourier.com.pg.
- ^ "Gunemba aims to repay faith". thenational.com.pg.
- ^ "Gunemba keen to keep playing football". thenational.com.pg.
- ^ "Raymond Gunemba: a story of a national idol". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
- ^ "Gunemba vows to give his best". postcourier.com.pg.
- ^ "GUNEMBA EYES CLUB WORLD CUP".
- ^ "GUNEMBA: WE HAVE NO FEAR".
- ^ "Gunemba feels they can gun down M'sia once again". thestar.com.my.
- ^ Raymond Gunemba National-football-teams.com
- ^ Raymond Gunemba at Soccerway
- ^ "2016 OFC Nations Cup - Final". Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Home advantage vital for PNG". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "PNG win Melanesia Cup". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "The PNG Team 🇵🇬 to MSG Prime Ministers Cup 2022 has been announced!". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "PNG Soccer Team wins 2024 MSG Primer Minister's Cup". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "KAPULS Name Squad for MSG Cup 2024". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "Vanuatu Stun PNG in Port Moresby to Claim First-Ever MSG Cup Crown". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "PNG names side for MSG PM's Cup". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "New Zealand triumphant". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "IFFHS MAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.