Personal information | |||
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Full name | Semi Scott Wara [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 September 1999||
Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Stoke City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Leek Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Leek Town | 59 | (3) |
2023 | Finn Harps | 7 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Stalybridge Celtic | 15 | (1) |
2024 | Prescot Cables | 6 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Fiji U23 | ||
2018– | Fiji | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024 |
Semi Scott Wara (born 22 September 1999) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a defender. He has represented the Fiji national team.
Wara was born in Lautoka, Fiji and moved to Staffordshire, England at a young age. [4] His father served with the British Army. [5] His brother Billy is a rugby player; Scott also played rugby at school before switching to football. [5]
Wara began his career with Stoke City, playing for the U21 team in the EFL Trophy. [5] He moved on a one-month loan to Leek Town in December 2017, [6] making two league appearances. [7] [8] Wara was released by Stoke City in July 2020. [9]
Wara went on trial with Premier League club Newcastle United in November 2020, having previously been on trial at National League club Wrexham. [3] [10] He subsequently returned to Leek Town on a permanent basis in 2021, first appearing as an unused substitute against Trafford on 17 August, [11] before making his debut in the FA Cup win against Gresley Rovers four days later. [12]
On 22 June 2023, Wara was confirmed as a new signing by League of Ireland club Finn Harps on an 18 month contract. [13]
On 8 September 2023, Stalybridge Celtic announced that they had signed Wara from Finn Harps. [14]
In August 2024, Wara joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Prescot Cables. [15] He departed the club the following month due to travel and logistical issues. [16]
Wara is eligible to represent either Fiji or England at international level. [4] He received his first call-up to the Fiji senior national team in March 2018. [17] He made his debut on 5 September 2018, in a 1–1 draw against the Solomon Islands, appearing as a half-time substitute for Narendra Rao. [18] In September 2019 he joined the Fiji under-23 team. [19]
He appeared on the 2023 BBC documentary Boot Dreams: Now or Never , about young footballers trying to gain a professional contract. [20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City U23 | 2017–18 [2] | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2018–19 [2] | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
Stoke City | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Leek Town (loan) | 2017–18 | NPL Division One South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Leek Town | 2021–22 [21] | NPL Division One West | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 1 |
2022–23 [22] | NPL Division One West | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
Total | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 3 | ||
Finn Harps | 2023 [23] | League of Ireland First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Stalybridge Celtic | 2023–24 [24] | NPL Division One West | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Career total | 83 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 105 | 4 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Fiji | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
Fiji | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
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