Rusiate Matarerega

Rusiate Matarerega

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth	Fiji
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nadroga
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Nadi
2014–2015	Lautoka
2015–2017	Suva
2017–2021	Nadi	55	(30)
2021	Nadroga	8	(3)
2022	Rewa	7	(4)
2023	Suva	13	(5)
2024-	Nadroga	7	(6)
International career‡
2013	Fiji U20	4	(5)
2016–	Fiji	18	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Fiji OFC U-20 Championship Runner-up 2013 Fiji Pacific Games 2019 Samoa Pacific Mini Games 2017 Vanuatu
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June2024

Rusiate Matarerega (born 17 January 1993) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a forward for Nadroga in the Fijian National Football League. ^{[1] [2]}

Club

As of 11 October 2019. ^[3]

Cup: Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament, Inter-District Championship, Battle of the Giants and Champion versus Champion

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nadi	Fiji Premier League
		2014	0	0	-		3	0	-		3	0
		2015	0	0	-		2	0	-		2	0
		2016	0	0	-		3	1	-		3	1
		2017	14	3	-		0	0	-		14	3
		2018	12	8	-		0	0	-		12	8
		2019	11	11	11	7	0	0	-		22	18
Total			37	22	11	7	8	1	0	0	56	30

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first. ^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	Tuvalu	4–0	8–0	2017 Pacific Mini Games
2.	15 December 2017		New Caledonia	4–1	4–1
3.	18 March 2019	ANZ National Stadium, Suva, Fiji		3–0	3–0	Friendly
4.	15 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Tuvalu	2–0	10–1	2019 Pacific Games

Private life

Matarerega is the son of former Lautoka, Nadi and Fiji national rep, Watisoni Voli.

Honours

Fiji

• Pacific Games: Bronze Medalist, 2019 ^{[4] [5]}
• Pacific Mini Games: Silver Medalist, 2017 ^{[6] [7]}

Fiji U20

• OFC U-20 Championship: Runner-up, 2013 ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Rusiate Matarerega". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
2. "Fiji - R. Matarerega". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
3. "Competition List".
4. The Fiji Times. "2019 Pacific Games: Fiji men's win bronze in football competition" . Retrieved 22 April 2026.
5. Fiji Football Association. "Winning start for Fiji football teams" . Retrieved 22 April 2026.
6. The Fiji Times. "Silver for football" . Retrieved 22 April 2026.
7. Oceania Football Confederation. "2017 Pacific Mini Games - Men" . Retrieved 22 April 2026.
8. "Kiwi duo add to accolades". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
9. Fiji Football Association. "Squad for OFC U-20 Playoffs" . Retrieved 22 April 2026.