External links
- Taniela Waqa at National-Football-Teams.com
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| Full name | Taniela Evo Waqa | ||
| Date of birth | June 22, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiji | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
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Current team | Labasa FC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2003 | Olympian Team | ||
| 2003–2008 | Lautoka F.C. | ||
| 2008–2011 | Labasa FC | ||
| 2011–17 | Hekari United | ||
| 2017– | Labasa FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003– | Fiji | 35 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2017 | |||
Taniela Evo Waqa (born June 22, 1983) is a Fijian association football defender playing for Fiji national football team and Labasa FC in the Fijian National Football League. He also participated in the 2007 South Pacific Games football tournament.
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