Esala Masi

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Esala Masi
Personal information
Full name Esala Masinisau
Date of birth (1974-03-09) 9 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Ba, Fiji
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Youth career
Ba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

Contents

Club career

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]

International career

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.

International goals

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.15 June 1997 National Stadium, Suva, Fiji Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2–03–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]
2.25 September 1998 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–31–3 1998 OFC Nations Cup [20]
3.4 October 1998Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, AustraliaFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1–04–21998 OFC Nations Cup [21]
4.3–0
5.8 April 2000National Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3–05–0 2000 Melanesia Cup [22]
6.11 April 2000National Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Unknown4–12000 Melanesia Cup [23]
7.Unknown
8.9 February 2001 Govind Park, Ba, FijiFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Unknown1–2Friendly [24]
9.7 April 2001 International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, AustraliaFlag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 1–013–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [25]
10.2–0
11.9–0
12.10–0
13.16 April 2001International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, AustraliaFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2–08–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [26]
14.4–0
15.5–0
16.8–1
17.1 July 2003National Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 1–04–0 2003 South Pacific Games [27]
18.2–0
19.5 July 2003 Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori, FijiFlag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 2–012–02003 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, FijiFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 2–02–12003 Pacific Games [29]
27.11 July 2003National Stadium, Suva, FijiNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 2–02–02003 Pacific Games [30]
28.15 May 2004 Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 8–011–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
29.17 May 2004Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, SamoaFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification [32]
30.12 August 2005Churchill Park, Lautoka, FijiFlag of India.svg  India 1–01–0Friendly [33]
31.14 August 2005National Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of India.svg  India 2–12–1Friendly [34]

Personal life

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.

Honours

Wollongong Wolves

Altona Magic

Mitchelton FC

Fiji

Individual

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