Matalena Daniells Johnson (born 16 August 1996)[1] is a footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] Born in Australia, she has captained the Samoa women's national team.[2] She is the sister of Samoan men's footballer Kevin Daniells.[3]
Johnson was born in Innisfail, Queensland in Australia and was educated at the University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education.[2][4] She works as a schoolteacher in Brisbane, Australia.[3] In 2020 she was a finalist for a Queensland TEACHX award.[2][5]
In 2011 she played for Innisfail United.[6] In August 2013 she was awarded a Pierre de Coubertin Award.[7] In 2016 she played for Olympic FC.[4] In 2018 she played for Moreton Bay United FC.[8][9] In 2021 she played for Olympic FC and was nominated for Queensland Women's Player of the Year.[10]
In 2015 she captained the Samoa women's national under-20 football team in the 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship.[11][12][13] In 2018 she was selected for the Samoan Women's team to compete at the OFC Women's Nations Cup,[14][15][16] and was appointed vice-captain.[8] In June 2019 she captained the squad for the 2019 Pacific Games,[3][17][18] which won a silver medal.[19]