Laveni Vaka
Defender 26
Ht
5'
6"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Sandy, 
Utah
Last School
Juan Diego HS
Roster Years
2019-2023


Personal

  • Mother is Moana Kioa
  • Has seven siblings; six sisters, one brother
  • Has a twin sister, Daviana, who played soccer for BYU from 2019-2022 before transferring to Florida
  • She can play the piano, flute and organ
  • Played on the Tongan National Women's Soccer Team in 2022

Before BYU

  • No. 20 defender for Class of 2019 by Top Drawer Soccer
  • 2015-18 ECNL Player to Watch
  • 2018 All-State First Team
  • 2016-17 Player Development Program
  • 2016 ECNL National Camp
  • 2016 Utah 3A State Champion
  • 2015 3A All-State and 2017 4A All-State Honorable Mention
  • Captain and 4-year starter for Juan Diego
  • ECNL Top Goal Scorer
  • Participated in Youth National Team Camp
  • Junior Olympian in track and field
  • Captain of Juan Diego Broadcast
  • Honor Roll
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2019

  • Played 230 minutes in 10 games as a defender
Sophmore Year 2021

  • Played and started in all 24 games
  • Tallied two assists, two points and seven shots
  • NCAA All-West Region First Team
Junior Year 2022

  • Played and started in all 21 games, posting the most minutes of any BYU player this season with 1,832 minutes
  • Recorded one assist and five shots
  • 2022 Preseason All-WCC First Team
  • 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
  • 2022 WCC Defender of the Year
  • 2022 All-WCC First Team
  • 2022 NCAA First Team All-Region
Senior Year 2023

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Sophomore 2020

  • Played in 16 games
  • Started in three games