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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Desmond Richmond Fa'aiuaso | ||
Date of birth | (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Samoa | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club 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 | ||
National team‡ | |||
2001– | Samoa | 20 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2020 |
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]
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]
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]
Samoa | ||
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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]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1. | 9 April 2001 | International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification | |
6. | 5–0 | ||||||
7. | 27 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | ![]() | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2007 South Pacific Games | |
8. | 29 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
9. | 31 August 2015 | Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |
Samoa squad – 2016 OFC Nations Cup | ||
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