Malakai Rakula
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malakai Rakula | ||
Date of birth | (1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Rotuma, Fiji | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manukau United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–2013 | Suva | ||
2013–2016 | Nadi | ||
2016–2019 | Ba | ||
2020– | Manukau United | ||
International career | |||
2011 | Fiji U20 | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Fiji | 7 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Malakai Rakula (born 16 May 1992) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manukau United in New Zealand and the Fiji national team.[1]
Club career
Rakula started his career with Suva. After a stint with Nadi he plays for Ba since 2016. With both Nadi and Ba he has played in the OFC Champions League.
On 1 February 2020, Rakula went on a trial at Manukau United FC in New Zealand together with his teammate from Ba F.C. and the national team, Kishan Sami.[2] Both players signed a one-year deal with the club on 10 February 2020.[3] Both players made their debut on 13 March 2020 in a friendly match.[4]
National team
Rakula was called up by coach Christophe Gamel in 2019 for the national football team. He made his debut on March 18, 2019, in a 3–0 win against New Caledonia. He started the game and was subbed after 75 minutes by Josateki Tamudu
International goals
- Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.[5]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 July 2019 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | ![]() | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2019 Pacific Games |
2. | 5–0 | |||||
3. | 15 July 2019 | ![]() | 3–0 | 10–1 |
References
- ^ "Fiji - M. Rakula - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Kishan Sami and Malakai Rakula ready for trials in New Zealand, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 1 February 2020
- ^ Fijian duo sign for New Zealand-based club, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 10 February 2020
- ^ Fijian duo debut for Manukau United, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 13 March 2020
- ^ "Malakai Rakula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
External links
- Malakai Rakula at National-Football-Teams.com
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