Claude Aru

{{short description|Ni-Vanuatuan footballer (born 1997)}}

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|name = Claude Aru

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|04|25|df=y}}

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|height = 1.74 m

|currentclub = Ba Fc

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|position = Midfielder

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|years1 = 2016–2017 |clubs1 = Malampa Revivors |caps1 = |goals1 =

|years2 = 2017– |clubs2 = Shepherds United |caps2 = |goals2 =

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|nationalteam1 = Vanuatu U20

|nationalcaps1 = 6

|nationalgoals1 = 0

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|nationalteam2 = Vanuatu U23

|nationalcaps2 = 5

|nationalgoals2 = 1

|nationalyears3 = 2017–

|nationalteam3 = Vanuatu

|nationalcaps3 = 1

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|club-update = 13:04, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

|nationalteam-update = 13:04, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

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{{MedalCompetition|OFC Nations Cup}}

{{Medal|RU|2024 Fiji/Vanuatu|}}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-indian-football-hero-intercontinental-cup-rival-watch-vanuatu|title=Hero Intercontinental Cup Rival Watch: Vanuatu|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now India|date=4 June 2023|first=Uttiyo|last=Sarkar|access-date=15 June 2023|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604190649/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-indian-football-hero-intercontinental-cup-rival-watch-vanuatu}} In 2022, he joined Fijian club Ba.{{cite web |url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Vanuatu-midfielder-Claude-Aru-will-feature-for-Ba-in-the-Punjas-BOG-x584rf |title=Vanuatu midfielder Claude Aru will feature for Ba in the Punjas BOG |publisher=Fiji Village |date=23 August 2022 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523053727/https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Vanuatu-midfielder-Claude-Aru-will-feature-for-Ba-in-the-Punjas-BOG-x584rf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.loopvanuatu.com/sport/vanuatu-football-trio-join-fiji%E2%80%99s-ba-football-club-115743 |title=Vanuatu Football trio to join Fiji’s Ba Football Club |publisher=Loop Vanuatu |date=22 August 2022 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523053726/https://www.loopvanuatu.com/sport/vanuatu-football-trio-join-fiji%E2%80%99s-ba-football-club-115743 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/the-fiji-times/20220825/282286734069275 |title=Ba ropes in Aru |publisher=Fiji Times |date=25 August 2022 |access-date=23 May 2023 |via=PressReader |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523054124/https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/the-fiji-times/20220825/282286734069275 |url-status=live }} He rejoined the team for the 2023 season.{{cite web |url=https://fijilive.com/aru-back-with-the-men-in-black/ |title=Aru back with the Men-in-Black |publisher=Fiji Live |date=18 February 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523054302/https://fijilive.com/aru-back-with-the-men-in-black/ |url-status=live }}

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