Desmond Fa'aiuaso
Desmond Fa'aiuaso (born 24 February 1984) is a Football striker from Samoa who currently plays for Vailima Kiwi. He currently has both the most caps and the most goals for his home country, Samoa.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Desmond Richmond Fa'aiuaso | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Samoa | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Strickland Brothers Lepea | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Titavi | ||
2002–2004 | Strickland Brothers Lepea | (38) | |
2005 | Tuanaimoto Breeze | ||
2005–2007 | A.S. Pirae | ||
2007–2009 | Strickland Brothers Lepea | ||
2009–2010 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 5 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Team Taranaki | ||
2014–2016 | Central United | ||
2016 | Strickland Brothers Lepea | ||
2016 | Vailima Kiwi | ||
2016– | Strickland Brothers Lepea | ||
National team‡ | |||
2001– | Samoa | 17 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2016 |
Career
Club
Fa'aiuaso had his first stint in international football with Tahiti side A.S. Pirae and signed up with YoungHeart Manawatu for the 2009–10 season to form an all South Pacific strikeforce with Vanuatuan striker Seule Soromon.[1]
International
He made his debut for Samoa in an April 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Tonga and scored four goals in his second international, against American Samoa.
Career statistics
International
Samoa | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2001 | 4 | 4 |
2002 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 4 | 2 |
2008 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 3 | 0 |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 14 | 7 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2015[2]
International goals
- Scores and results list. Samoa's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1. | 9 April 2001 | International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | ![]() | 2002 FIFA WCQ | |||
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5. | 27 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | ![]() | 2007 South Pacific Games | |||
6. | 29 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | ![]() | 2007 South Pacific Games | |||
7. | 31 August 2015 | Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ![]() | 2018 FIFA WCQ OFC First Round | [3] | ||
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References
- Samoan star shines bright Archived 30 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football
- "Desmond Fa'aiuaso". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Samoa 3–2 American Samoa". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links
- Desmond Fa'aiuaso – FIFA competition record
- Player profile – YoungHeart Manawatu
- NZFC stats – NZFC
- Desmond Fa'aiuaso at National-Football-Teams.com
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