Personal information | |||
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Full name | Esala Masinisau | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Ba, Fiji | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Ba | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Gippsland Falcons | 28 | (6) |
1997–2000 | Wollongong Wolves | 77 | (19) |
2000–2004 | Newcastle United | 96 | (18) |
2004 | South Cardiff Gunners | ||
2004–2005 | Sydney Olympic | ||
2005 | → Johor FC (loan) | ||
2005 | Ba | ||
2006 | Navua | ||
2006–2007 | Oakleigh Cannons | 53 | (27) |
2008 | Frankston Pines | 7 | (1) |
2008 | Altona Magic | 17 | (7) |
2009 | Pine Rivers United | ||
2010–2013 | Mitchelton FC | ||
International career | |||
1997–2005 | Fiji | 34 | (31) |
Managerial career | |||
2015– | Mitchelton FC (reserves) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Esala Masi (born 9 March 1974) is a retired Fijian footballer, who played as a striker. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Masi began his football career at his hometown club Ba before he signed with National Soccer League (NSL) club Gippsland Falcons in January 1996. [11] The next year, Masi transferred to Wollongong Wolves and helped them win the 1999-2000 NSL title. He spent three seasons at Wollongong, gaining 77 appearances and 19 goals. [12]
After the NSL was disbanded in 2004, he played for several teams in Australia's state league and Malaysia.
In 2006, Masi joined National Premier Leagues Victoria side Oakleigh Cannons FC. In the 2007 season, he finished as the top scorer of the league, scoring 15 goals. [13]
In December 2008, Masi played against LA Galaxy in an exhibition match in New Zealand as part of an Oceania XI All-Star team. [14]
In December 2015, Masi was appointed the coach of Mitchelton FC reserve team. [15]
Masi played international football for Fiji at Under-15, Under-20 and Under-23 levels. He made his full international debut on 7 June 1997 in a 1–0 loss against New Zealand in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. [16] However, his international career is not well documented. Therefore, his exact appearances and goals totals are unknown. According to an interview he gave to Queensland Soccer News, he appeared over 50 times for Fiji, and also won two Melanesia Cups. [17]
He was also captain for Fiji during the 2003 South Pacific Games. In the gold-medal match against New Caledonia, he scored Fiji's second goal from a 35-metre free-kick in a 2-0 victory. [18] Fiji won the gold medal with Masi finishing as the tournament's top scorer with eleven goals.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1. | 15 June 1997 | National Stadium, Suva, Fiji | Papua New Guinea | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [19] |
2. | 25 September 1998 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1998 OFC Nations Cup | [20] |
3. | 4 October 1998 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | Tahiti | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1998 OFC Nations Cup | [21] |
4. | 3–0 | ||||||
5. | 8 April 2000 | National Stadium, Suva, Fiji | Papua New Guinea | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2000 Melanesia Cup | [22] |
6. | 11 April 2000 | National Stadium, Suva, Fiji | Vanuatu | Unknown | 4–1 | 2000 Melanesia Cup | [23] |
7. | Unknown | ||||||
8. | 9 February 2001 | Govind Park, Ba, Fiji | Malaysia | Unknown | 1–2 | Friendly | [24] |
9. | 7 April 2001 | International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | American Samoa | 1–0 | 13–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [25] |
10. | 2–0 | ||||||
11. | 9–0 | ||||||
12. | 10–0 | ||||||
13. | 16 April 2001 | International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Tonga | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [26] |
14. | 4–0 | ||||||
15. | 5–0 | ||||||
16. | 8–1 | ||||||
17. | 1 July 2003 | National Stadium, Suva, Fiji | Tuvalu | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2003 South Pacific Games | [27] |
18. | 2–0 | ||||||
19. | 5 July 2003 | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori, Fiji | Kiribati | 2–0 | 12–0 | 2003 Pacific Games | [28] |
20. | 5–0 | ||||||
21. | 6–0 | ||||||
22. | 7–0 | ||||||
23. | 8–0 | ||||||
24. | 9–0 | ||||||
25. | 10–0 | ||||||
26. | 7 July 2003 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji | Solomon Islands | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2003 Pacific Games | [29] |
27. | 11 July 2003 | National Stadium, Suva, Fiji | New Caledonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2003 Pacific Games | [30] |
28. | 15 May 2004 | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa | American Samoa | 8–0 | 11–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [31] |
29. | 17 May 2004 | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa | Samoa | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [32] |
30. | 12 August 2005 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji | India | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [33] |
31. | 14 August 2005 | National Stadium, Suva, Fiji | India | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [34] |
His uncle, the late Esala Masi Sr. was also a Fiji international football player in the 1960s; he died in 2010. [35] His cousin, Manoa Masi has also played in Australia and the national team.
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