Desmond Fa'aiuaso
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desmond Richmond Fa'aiuaso | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Samoa | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team 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 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2016 | Samoa | 20 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2020 | |||
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.
Club career
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 career
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 career
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]
