 Before that, he trained at the Tonga Football Academy.In 2017 Taufa was called up by Timote Moleni for the Tonga national football team to play at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games.He made his debut on December 2, 2017, in an 8–0 loss against the Solomon Islands where he came in, in the 84 minute of play in place of Sione Uhatahi.