Kavaia Rawaqa Explained

Kavaia Rawaqa
Birth Date:1990 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Fiji
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Lautoka
Clubnumber:8
Years1:2010–2013
Clubs1:Labasa
Years2:2014–2015
Clubs2:Lautoka
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Nadi
Years4:2015–2017
Clubs4:Labasa
Years5:2017–
Clubs5:Lautoka
Caps5:10
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Fiji U23
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–
Nationalteam2:Fiji
Nationalcaps2:21
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:1 August 2017
Nationalteam-Update:31 July 2019

Kavaia Rawaqa (born 20 September 1990) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a defender for Fijian club Lautoka and the Fiji national team.[1] [2]

Club career

Rawaqa started his career with Labasa. After he played for Lautoka, Nadi, again Labasa, he now plays for Lautoka. With the club, he won the 2017 Fiji National Football League.

International career

In 2012 Rawaqa was called up for the 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Fiji reached the final but lost by 1 goal to nil against New Zealand. Rawaqa didn't play in the final and semi-final but he was in the starting line up in all three group games against the Solomon Islands (2–0 win), American Samoa (7–1 win) and Vanuatu (2–1 win).In 2017 Rawaqa was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on 27 March 2017, in a 2–0 loss to New Zealand when he played the whole game as a left back.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiji - k. Rawaqa - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway. nl.soccerway.com. 10 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Kavaia Rawaqa. Benjamin. Strack-Zimmermann. www.national-football-teams.com. 10 August 2017.