Sairusi Nalaubu
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Full name
Sairusi Sainitiki Waitawa Nalaubu
Date of birth
14 December 1996
Place of birth
Fiji
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
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| Full name | Sairusi Sainitiki Waitawa Nalaubu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Navua | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Suva | 25 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Rewa | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Lautoka | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Suva | 25 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Lautoka | 73 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Navua | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Fiji | 17 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sairusi Sainitiki Waitawa Nalaubu (born 14 December 1996) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a striker, or winger for Fiji Premier League club Navua and the Fiji national team.[2][3][4]
Nalaubu, playing for Suva F.C., was the golden boot winner for the 2020 Fiji Premier League and the 2020 FF Cup.[5][6]
International career
Nalaubu made his international debut for the Fiji national team on 10 March 2022 by scoring a hat-trick in a 3–0 friendly win against Vanuatu.[7]
On 18 March 2022, Nalaubu scored a brace in a 2–1 victory against New Caledonia in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nalaubu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 March 2022 | Qatar University Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Vanuatu |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [9] |
| 2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 18 March 2022 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  New Caledonia |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [10] |
| 5 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 6 | 18 November 2023 | SIFF Academy Field, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  Northern Mariana Islands |
4–0 | 10–0 | 2023 Pacific Games | [11] |
| 7 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 12 December 2024 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Vanuatu |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup | [12] |
| 9 | 15 December 2024 | National Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  Papua New Guinea |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup | [13] |
| 10 | 21 December 2024 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  Solomon Islands |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup | [14] |
