Osea Vakatalesau (born 15 January 1986) is a Fijian footballer who plays for Nadroga and the Fiji national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osea Vakatalesau | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Wailotua, Tailevu, Fiji[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nadroga | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Lautoka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Lautoka | ||
| 2006–2008 | Ba | ||
| 2008 | → YoungHeart (loan) | 13 | (14) |
| 2009–2010 | Lautoka | 1 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Hekari United | 20 | (17) |
| 2011–2014 | Ba | ||
| 2014–2015 | Amicale | ||
| 2016 | Ba | ||
| 2017 | Lautoka | 65 | (82) |
| 2020— | Nadroga | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2017 | Fiji | 19 | (14) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2014 | |||
International career
editNicknamed Ozzy, he participated in South Pacific Games 2007 (where he was the tournament's top goalscorer with 10 goals) and the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament where he scored numerous goals for his country. He was the joint top goalscorer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with 12 goals along with Burkina Faso striker Moumouni Dagano.
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 August 2007 | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |  Tuvalu |
16–0 | Win | 2007 South Pacific Games | |||||
| 2. | 16–0 | Win | |||||||||
| 3. | 16–0 | Win | |||||||||
| 4. | 16–0 | Win | |||||||||
| 5. | 16–0 | Win | |||||||||
| 6. | 16–0 | Win | |||||||||
| 7. | 27 August 2007 | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |  Cook Islands |
4–0 | Win | 2007 South Pacific Games | |||||
| 8. | 1 September 2007 | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |  Tahiti |
0–4 | Win | 2007 South Pacific Games | |||||
| 9. | 0–4 | Win | |||||||||
| 10. | 5 September 2007 | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |  Vanuatu |
3–0 | Win | 2007 South Pacific Games | |||||
| 11. | 17 November 2007 | Govind Park, Ba, Fiji |  New Caledonia |
3–3 | Draw | 2008 OFC Nations Cup | |||||
| 12. | 3–3 | Draw | |||||||||
| 13. | 19 August 2015 | Govind Park, Ba, Fiji |  Tonga |
5–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| 14. | 27 August 2015 | Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji |  American Samoa |
6–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| 15. | 6–0 | Win | |||||||||
| Correct as of 28 August 2015[2] | |||||||||||
Honours
editBa
- League Championship (districts): 2006
- Inter-District Championship: 2005, 2007
- Battle of the Giants: 2007
- Fiji Cup: 2007
References
editExternal links
edit- Osea Vakatalesau – FIFA competition record (archived)
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