Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ratu Veresa Toma | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Fiji | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Nadroga | ||
2002 | Gombak United | 0 | (0) |
2003 | Olympian Team | ||
2004 | Bentleigh Greens | ||
2004–2006 | Nadi | 23 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Oakleigh Cannons | ||
2008–2009 | Hekari United | ||
2009 | Navua | ||
2010–2012 | Rewa | ||
International career‡ | |||
2002–2011 | Fiji | 15 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2014 |
Veresa Toma (born 26 August 1981) is a retired Fijian footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in Singapore, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
He has represented the Fiji national football team and led the all goalscorers with 7 goals at the 2004 OFC Nations Cup. [1]
Veresa is the brother of Viliame Dawai and the uncle of Fijian U20 captain and Nadi rep. Mataiasi Toma
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Fiji | 2002 | 3 | 1 |
2003 | 5 | 2 | |
2004 | 6 | 7 | |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 10 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 6 July 2002 | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | New Caledonia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup | [3] |
2 | 7 July 2003 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji | Solomon Islands | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2003 South Pacific Games | [4] |
3 | 9 July 2003 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji | Tahiti | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2003 South Pacific Games | [5] |
4 | 12 May 2004 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | Papua New Guinea | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [6] |
5 | 15 May 2004 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | American Samoa | 1–0 | 11–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [7] |
6 | 2–0 | ||||||
7 | 3–0 | ||||||
8 | 17 May 2004 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | Samoa | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |
9 | 31 May 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | Vanuatu | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup | [9] |
10 | 4 June 2004 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | Solomon Islands | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup | [10] |
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