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.
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][2] He was the first Samoan to play for New Zealand's national league.[3]
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.
In 2016 he coached the Samoan national team.[3]
Rugby
In 2004 Fa'aiuaso was selected for the Samoa national rugby sevens team for the 2004 Hong Kong Sevens. He was Samoa's top try-scorer in the tournament.[4] In April 2004 he was named to the Samoan team for an Under-21 Rugby World Cup qualifying against Fiji.[5] He was named in the sevens team for the 2007 Dubai Sevens.[6]
Career statistics
International
| Samoa | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list. Samoa's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 April 2001 | International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia |  American Samoa |
3–0 | 8–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 3. | 7–0 | ||||||
| 4. | 8–0 | ||||||
| 5. | 14 March 2002 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | American Samoa |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification | |
| 6. | 5–0 | ||||||
| 7. | 27 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | American Samoa |
2–0 | 7–0 | 2007 South Pacific Games | |
| 8. | 29 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Tonga |
1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 9. | 31 August 2015 | Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga | American Samoa |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |
References
- ^ Daniel Richardson (27 February 2010). "Manawatu look to score". Manawatu Standard. p. 32 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ Samoan star shines bright Archived 30 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football
- ^ a b "Race for India kick-started in Polynesia". FIFA. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Tim Maitland (30 March 2004). "One taste of Sevens and Desmond's hooked". South China Morning Post – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Samoans bank on star duo". Fiji Times. 10 April 2004. p. 59 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Samoa lose Tupou to illness". Fiji Times. 28 November 2007. p. 51 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Desmond Fa'aiuaso". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Samoa 3–2 American Samoa". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links
- Desmond Fa'aiuaso – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Player profile – YoungHeart Manawatu
- NZFC stats – NZFC
- Desmond Fa'aiuaso at National-Football-Teams.com
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