Veresa Toma

Veresa Toma

Personal information
Full name	Ratu Veresa Toma
Date of birth	(1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 43)
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]

Private life

Veresa is the brother of Viliame Dawai and the uncle of Fijian U20 captain and Nadi rep. Mataiasi Toma

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Fiji	2002	3	1
	2003	5	2
	2004	6	7
	2011	1	0
Total		15	10

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Toma goal.

List of international goals scored by Veresa Toma

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
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]

References

1. "Oceania Nations Cup 2004". Soccerbot. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
2. "Veresa Toma". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
3. "Fiji vs. New Caledonia". National Football Team. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
4. "Fiji vs. Solomon Islands". National Football Team. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
5. "Fiji vs. Tahiti". National Football Team. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
6. "Fiji vs. Papua New Guinea". National Football Team. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
7. "Fiji vs. American Samoa". National Football Team. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
8. "Samoa vs. Fiji". National Football Team. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
9. "Vanuatu vs. Fiji". National Football Team. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
10. "Solomon Islands vs. Fiji". National Football Team. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

External links

• Veresa Toma at National-Football-Teams.com