Iosefo Verevou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iosefo Verevou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Naselai,Rewa,Fiji | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rewa | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rewa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Rewa | 51 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Fiji U-17 | 8 | (6) |
| 2015 | Fiji U-20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Fiji U-23 | 8 | (5) |
| 2015– | Fiji | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 September 2017 | |||
Iosefo Verevou(born 5 January 1996) is aFijianfootballerwho plays as aforwardforRewain theFiji National Football League.
Early career[edit]
Verevou started playing football at an early age and was a star football player for his high school teamSaraswati CollegeinNausori.
He came up through theRewa FCyouth system and made his first team debut at the age of 14.[2]With this feat he became the youngest player to play for a semi-professional football team in Fiji. After 7 years at Rewa, he seemed to move toSuvain January 2018 however at the end of January the move was cancelled for an unclear reason.[3]
International career[edit]
Verevou was a member ofFiji's U-20 national teamat the2015 FIFA U-20 World CupinNew Zealand.During the tournament, he scored with a header in an 8-1 defeat toGermanyand also scored a goal in a 3-0 victory overHonduras.[4]
On 7 November 2015, he made his senior debut for thenational teamin their friendly match againstVanuatu.[5]
On 16 July 2016, Verevou was named in Fiji's 18-man squad for the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro.[6]
Personal life[edit]
His elder brother,Epeli Saukuru,is also a footballer who represents Fiji.[7]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Rewa
Individual[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players"(PDF).FIFA. p. 5.Retrieved21 July2016.
- ^"Verevou set to go".Fiji Times.24 June 2016.Retrieved11 August2016.
- ^"Fiji international Iosefo Verevou has a new club after shock transfer".Oceaniafc.com.16 January 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 20 January 2018.Retrieved17 January2018.
- ^"Fiji U20s shock 3-0 victory over Honduras".Radio New Zealand.4 June 2015.Retrieved21 July2016.
- ^"Fiji draws first match".Fiji Football Association. 9 November 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 3 August 2016.Retrieved12 May2016.
- ^"Fiji U23 Soccer team to Rio named".Fiji Village.17 July 2016.Retrieved21 July2016.
- ^"Verevou excited to play alongside older brother for Fiji".Fiji Village.24 May 2017.Retrieved15 June2017.
- ^"Verevou is Sportsman of the Year".Fijilive. 16 April 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 2 June 2016.
External links[edit]
- Iosefo Verevouat Soccerway.com
- Iosefo Verevouat National-Football-Teams.com
- Iosefo VerevouatFBref.com
- Iosefo VerevouatOlympedia
- Iosefo Verevou–FIFAcompetition record (archived)
- Iosefo Verevouat Soccerway
- Iosefo Verevouat National-Football-Teams.com
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