Raymond Gunemba

Raymond Gunemba (born 4 June 1986) is a Papua New Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lae City Dwellers and the Papua New Guinea national football team.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Raymond Gunemba

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Gunemba
Date of birth	(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lae City Dwellers
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Gigira Laitepo
2008–2010	Rapatona Tigers
2011–2014	Hekari United		(10)
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–	Lae City Dwellers
International career
2012–	Papua New Guinea	29	(13)
Medal record Representing  Papua New Guinea OFC Nations Cup Runner-up 2016 Papua New Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International goals

As of match played 8 October 2023. Papua New Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gunemba goal.^[15]

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2014	Hougang Stadium, Hougang, Singapore	Singapore	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2	27 March 2016	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands	1–1	2–1	Friendly
3	1 June 2016	Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Tahiti	1–0	2–2	2016 OFC Nations Cup
4				2–0
5	5 June 2016	Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Samoa	2–0	8–0	2016 OFC Nations Cup
6				5–0
7				8–0
8	28 March 2017	Stade Pater, Pirae, Tahiti	Tahiti	2–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	13 June 2017	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Solomon Islands	1–0	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	8 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Samoa	5–0	6–0	2019 Pacific Games
11	10 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Vanuatu	1–0	2–0	2019 Pacific Games
12	20 June 2023	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	2–2	2–2	Friendly
13	8 October 2023	Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Solomon Islands	1–0	1–3	2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup

Honours

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

Individual

• OFC Nations Cup Golden Boot: 2016^[16]
• IFFHS OFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020^[17]

References

1. "Always put God first, says Gunemba". thenational.com.pg.
2. "Gunemba legacy lives on". pnghausbung.com.
3. "Raymond Gunemba on playing in Australia and the future of the national team". footballoceania.com.
4. "Gunemba aims to expose rural talents". postcourier.com.pg.
5. "Gunemba ready to lead Lae City Dwellers". postcourier.com.pg.
6. "Gunemba leading Dwellers with pride". postcourier.com.pg.
7. "Gunemba aims to repay faith". thenational.com.pg.
8. "Gunemba keen to keep playing football". thenational.com.pg.
9. "Raymond Gunemba: a story of a national idol". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
10. "Gunemba vows to give his best". postcourier.com.pg.
11. "GUNEMBA EYES CLUB WORLD CUP".
12. "GUNEMBA: WE HAVE NO FEAR".
13. "Gunemba feels they can gun down M'sia once again". thestar.com.my.
14. Raymond Gunemba National-football-teams.com
15. Raymond Gunemba at Soccerway
16. "New Zealand triumphant". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
17. "IFFHS MAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.