▁Zealand ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁for ▁Sam oa ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ; ▁he ▁has ▁since ▁won ▁ 2 0 ▁caps . ▁He ▁previously ▁played ▁for ▁Man aw atu ▁Tur bos ▁in ▁the ▁IT M ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Le ota ▁deb uted ▁for ▁Man aw atu ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁fi xture ▁for ▁the ▁province , ▁playing ▁his ▁ 5 0 th ▁match ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁High land ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁O tag o , ▁but ▁was ▁immediately ▁loan ed ▁back ▁to ▁Man aw atu . ▁ ▁Le ota ▁missed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁IT M ▁Cup ▁through ▁injury , ▁making ▁only ▁two ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁Tur bos . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁action ▁with ▁Man aw atu ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁ ▁Le ota ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁High land ers ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Super ▁ 1 4 ▁season , ▁and ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁squad , ▁starting ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ 1 3 ▁games ▁and ▁scoring ▁two ▁tries ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Le ota ▁again ▁made ▁ 1 2 ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁High land ers , ▁but ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁six ▁starts ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁mainly ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁through ▁the ▁second