Laisenia Raura

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Laisenia Raura
Personal information
Full name Laisenia Naioko Raura
Date of birth (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Fiji
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Suva F.C.
Number 18
Youth career
Ba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2018 Ba
2018– Suva F.C.
International career
2012 Fiji U-23 5 (0)
2015– Fiji 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2019

Laisenia Raura, sometimes called Laisenia Naioko (born 14 October 1990) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Suva in the Fiji National Football League.

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Club career

Raura began his football career with Ba F.C.in 2009. In 2018 he moved to Suva F.C. [1] In 2020 he switched back to Ba. [2]

International career

Raura made his debut for the Fiji national football team on 10 November 2015 in a 2-1 loss against Vanuatu. [3] In 2016 he was a member of the Fijian squad for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. [4]

In March 2019 he was suspended after being red-carded in a match against New Caledonia, and so missed Fiji's friendly match against the Mauritius national football team. [5]

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References

  1. "Fiji FA receives 24 transfer applications". Fiji Times. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. Shanil Singh (24 January 2020). "Raura cleared to play for Ba". Fiji Village. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. "Fiji prepare for Vanuatu tour". Fiji Football Association. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. "Sport: Fiji name youth and experience for Nations Cup". RNZ. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. Rohit Deo (19 March 2019). "Raura suspended and will miss Mauritius match". Fiji Times. Retrieved 4 March 2023.