Tevita Koroi

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Tevita Koroi
Personal information
Full name Tevita Kalisito Cakau Koroi
Date of birth (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Fiji
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tailevu Naitasiri
Number 1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Ba
2014–2015 Navua 1+ (0)
2015–2018 Suva (0)
2018– Tailevu Naitasiri
International career
2013 Fiji U-20 3 (0)
2015–2016 Fiji U-23 6 (0)
2015– Fiji 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tevita Koroi (born 12 April 1994) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fijian club Tailevu Naitasiri and the Fiji national team. [1] [2] He is a Fiji international. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Career

Koroi started his career with Ba, however he didn't manage to break into the first team. [7] In 2014 he moved to Navua to get more playing time. He made his debut for the club against Labasa and was immediately the first choice goalkeeper after Suva implemented the decision. [8] After a good season with the club he moved to Fiji football giants Suva. [9]

In 2021, he signed for Ba. [10] [11] [12]

International career

Koroi made his international debut for the U20's in 2013. During the 2013 OFC U-20 Championship he played three games. These games were all victorious. However against New Zealand, the game that Koroi didn't play, Fiji lost by four goals to nil. In 2015 he was part of the Fiji national under-23 football team that managed to win the 2015 Pacific Games. Koroi played in all six games, including the final against Vanuatu that Fiji managed to win after a penalty shootout. In the preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics Koroi was part of the side that did a tour in Spain and Brasil, however he was not part of the final squad for the Summer Olympics. This was because Fiji chose to pick the experience national team goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau. [13] [14] Frankly, after this tournament he became the first team goalkeeper for Suva. [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fiji - T. Koroi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ↑ "Tevita Koroi".
  3. ↑ "Tevita Koroi: Fijian "Rogério Ceni"publisher=oceaniafootballcenter.org".
  4. ↑ "Koroi Included In National Squad". fijisun.com.fj.
  5. ↑ "Koroi's road to redemption". fijivillage.com.
  6. ↑ "Forgotten Hero Returns". fijisun.com.fj.
  7. ↑ "Former Under 20 goalkeeper may get a chance to feature for Ba". fijivillage.com.
  8. ↑ "Koroi to debut for Navua". fbc.com.fj.
  9. ↑ "Koroi set for league debut". fijitimes.com.
  10. ↑ "Koroi to bolster Ba's goalkeeping dept". fijilive.com.
  11. ↑ "Fiji FA makes transfer decision". fijifootball.com.fj.
  12. ↑ "Players await fate". fbcnews.com.fj.
  13. ↑ "Brazil Tour 'In April'".
  14. ↑ "Sport: Mistakes prove costly for Fiji U23 footballers". 23 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Three for Suva goalkeepers job - Fiji Times Online". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23.
  16. ↑ "Ragata relegated to bench".
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