Claude Aru

Ni-Vanuatuan footballer (born 1997)

Claude Aru
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ba Fc
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Malampa Revivors
2017–	Shepherds United
International career^‡
	Vanuatu U20	6	(0)
	Vanuatu U23	5	(1)
2017–	Vanuatu	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 6 July 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:04, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

Claude Aru (born 25 April 1997) is a Ni-Vanuatuan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Port Vila Football League side Shepherds United and the Vanuatu national team.^[2] In 2022, he joined Fijian club Ba.^[3]^[4]^[5] He rejoined the team for the 2023 season.^[6]

His is married to María José Pilalo Castro, and is currently living in Dominica.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 6 July 2018.^[1]

National team	Year	Apps
Vanuatu	2017	1
Vanuatu	2018	0
Total		1

References

^ ^a ^b Claude Aru at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Sarkar, Uttiyo (4 June 2023). "Hero Intercontinental Cup Rival Watch: Vanuatu". khelnow.com. Khel Now India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "Vanuatu midfielder Claude Aru will feature for Ba in the Punjas BOG". Fiji Village. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Vanuatu Football trio to join Fiji's Ba Football Club". Loop Vanuatu. 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Ba ropes in Aru". Fiji Times. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023 – via PressReader.
^ "Aru back with the Men-in-Black". Fiji Live. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.