Peter Ravai

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Peter Ravai
Personal information
Full name Peter Charles Tamani Ravai Ravitisai [1]
Date of birth (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gulf united
Youth career
2010–2011 Eintracht Bad Fallingbostel
2011–2012 HSV
2013–2016 Park Farm Rangers
2016–2019 Ashford United
2019–2020 Soccer Elite FA
2020–2022 Maidstone United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Rewa
International career
2022 Fiji U19 5 (0)
2023– Fiji U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of Gulf Untied

Peter Charles Tamani Ravai Ravitisai (born 25 March 2003), known as Peter Ravai, is a Professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Gulf United in the UAE. Born in Scotland, he is a Fiji youth international and has been called up to represent Fiji internationally. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Early life

Ravai was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Fijian parents. [7] His father was in the British Army, and he moved to Germany at a young age. [7]

Club career

Early career

At the age of seven, Ravai joined amateur side Eintracht Bad Fallingbostel, where he spent a season before being scouted by professional side Hamburger SV. [7] [8] His family moved to England, and he played for the academies of Park Farm Rangers and Ashford United and spent a year with the Soccer Elite Football Academy, before joining Maidstone United in 2020. [7] [9] [10]

International career

Ravai is eligible to represent Scotland having been born there and Fiji through his parents. [11] [12] [13] [14]

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