Peni Tuigulagula

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Peni Tuigulagula
Personal information
Full name Peni Tuigulagula
Date of birth (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Fiji
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Frankston Pines
Number 14
Youth career
–2018 Nadi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Nadi
2020–2021 Frankston Pines 13 (0)
2022– Heatherton United 3 (0)
International career
2018 Fiji U20 3 (0)
2019 Fiji U23 4 (0)
2019– Fiji 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peni Tuigulagula (born 8 March 1999) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a defender for Australian club Frankston Pines and the Fiji national team. [1]

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Club career

Tuigulagula came through the youth ranks of Nadi. In 2018 he made his debut for the first team. In 2020 he moved, together with fellow countrymens Tito Vodowaqa, Savenaca Baledrokadroka and Asaeli Batikasa to the Australian based club Frankston Pines FC. [2]

National team

In 2019 Tuigulagula was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on March 18, 2019, in a 3–0 win against New Caledonia. He came in for Nicholas Prasad in the 85th minute of play. In 2019, he was selected for the 2019 Pacific Games. Fiji won a bronze medal.

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References

  1. "Fiji - P. Tuigulagula - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. "Four Fijians signed for an Australian Football club". FBC News. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2023.