Semi Scott Wara (born 22 September 1999) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One West club Leek Town and the Fiji national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Semi Scott Wara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leek Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Leek Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Leek Town | 28 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Fiji U23 | ||
| 2018– | Fiji | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:21, 25 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:34, 6 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Wara was born in Lautoka, Fiji and moved to Staffordshire, England at a young age.[4] His father served with the British Army.[5] His brother Billy is a rugby player; Scott also played rugby at school before switching to football.[5]
Wara began his career with Stoke City, playing for the U21 team in the EFL Trophy.[5] He moved on a one-month loan to Leek Town in December 2017,[6] making two league appearances.[7][8] Wara was released by Stoke City in July 2020.[9]
Wara went on trial with Premier League club Newcastle United in November 2020, having previously been on trial at National League club Wrexham.[3][10] He subsequently returned to Leek Town on a permanent basis in 2021, first appearing as an unused substitute against Trafford on 17 August,[11] before making his debut in the FA Cup win against Gresley Rovers four days later.[12]
Wara is eligible to represent either Fiji or England at international level.[4] He received his first call-up to the Fiji senior national team in March 2018.[13] He made his debut on 5 September 2018, in a 1–1 draw against the Solomon Islands, appearing as a half-time substitute for Narendra Rao.[14] In September 2019 he joined the Fiji under-23 team.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City U23 | 2017–18[2] | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[2] | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Stoke City | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Leek Town (loan) | 2017–18 | Northern Premier League Division One South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |