Manoa Masi

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Manoa Masi
Personal information
Full name Manoa Raiyawa Masi
Date of birth (1974-08-18) 18 August 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Fiji
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1994 Ba 10 (2)
1995–1997 Gippsland Falcons [1] 9 (3)
1997–2001 Nadroga 13 (3)
2002–2011 Ba 12 (8)
International career
1998–2003 Fiji 40 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2007

Manoa Masi (born 18 August 1974) is a former Fijian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Masi is a cousin of Fijian football star Esala Masi and they have played together in Australia and the national team. His father, the late Esala Masi Sr. was also a Fiji international football player in the 1960s; he died in Lautoka Hospital in 2010. [2] [3]

International career

Masi made his debut for the Fiji national football team in 1998 against Australia and has collected over 15 caps.

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References

  1. the team was known as Morwell Falcons prior to 1996
  2. Niumataiwalu, Ana (2 March 2008). "A soccer pioneer's life story". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. Zanzeer Singh (1 August 2010). "Masi laid to rest". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2020.