Antonio Tuivuna (born 20 March 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dreketi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Tuivuna | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Navala, Ba, Fiji | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dreketi | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ba Sangam College | |||
| Ba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Ba | ||
| 2014–2015 | Suva | ||
| 2015–2016 | Nadi | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ba | ||
| 2017–2018 | Labasa | ||
| 2018– | Dreketi | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Fiji U-20 | 10 | (2) |
| 2015– | Fiji U-23 | 6 | (11) |
| 2015– | Fiji | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 Februari 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2017 | |||
Career
editTuivana advanced through the youth ranks at Ba, making his senior debut in 2012 at the age of seventeen. After two years with the club, he departed on a free transfer to Suva[2] A season later, Tuivana moved to Nadi before moving back to Ba on a $5,000 FJD transfer.[3] In 2017 he moved to the Labasa, known as the Babasiga Lions.[4]
International career
editTuivuna made his debut for the senior team in November 2015 in a 1-1 draw against Vanuatu. Before this he was a member of the U20's and the U23's. With the U20's he won the 2014 OFC U-20 Championship and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. This was the first time that Fiji had qualified for a FIFA World Cup event. Tuivuna played in all three group matches, including in the historical 3-0 victory against Honduras.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 December 2017 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |  New Caledonia |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
References
edit- ^ "2015 Pacific Games - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea". GEMS.pro. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Tuivuna has joined Suva on a free transfer". Fiji Football transfer news. 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Nadi wants $5k". Fiji Times. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "I play for my family says midfielder". Fiji Sun. 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Tuivuna, Antonio". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
External links
edit- Antonio Tuivuna at Soccerway.com
- Antonio Tuivuna at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antonio Tuivuna at FBref.com
- Antonio Tuivuna at Olympedia
- Antonio Tuivuna – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Antonio Tuivuna at Soccerway
- Antonio Tuivuna at National-Football-Teams.com
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