Iosefo Verevou (born 5 January 1996) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a forward for Rewa in the Fiji National Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iosefo Verevou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Naselai, Rewa, Fiji | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rewa | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rewa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Rewa | 51 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Fiji U-17 | 8 | (6) |
| 2015 | Fiji U-20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Fiji U-23 | 8 | (5) |
| 2015– | Fiji | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 September 2017 | |||
Early career
editVerevou started playing football at an early age and was a star football player for his high school team Saraswati College in Nausori.
He came up through the Rewa FC youth system and made his first team debut at the age of 14.[2] With this feat he became the youngest player to play for a semi-professional football team in Fiji. After 7 years at Rewa, he seemed to move to Suva in January 2018 however at the end of January the move was cancelled for an unclear reason.[3]
International career
editVerevou was a member of Fiji's U-20 national team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. During the tournament, he scored with a header in an 8-1 defeat to Germany and also scored a goal in a 3-0 victory over Honduras.[4]
On 7 November 2015, he made his senior debut for the national team in their friendly match against Vanuatu.[5]
On 16 July 2016, Verevou was named in Fiji's 18-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[6]
Personal life
editHis elder brother, Epeli Saukuru, is also a footballer who represents Fiji.[7]
Honours
editClub
edit- Rewa
- Battle of the Giants tournament : 2015, 2017
- Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament : 2017
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 5. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Verevou set to go". Fiji Times. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Fiji international Iosefo Verevou has a new club after shock transfer". Oceaniafc.com. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Fiji U20s shock 3-0 victory over Honduras". Radio New Zealand. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Fiji draws first match". Fiji Football Association. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Fiji U23 Soccer team to Rio named". Fiji Village. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Verevou excited to play alongside older brother for Fiji". Fiji Village. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Verevou is Sportsman of the Year". Fijilive. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
External links
edit- Iosefo Verevou at Soccerway.com
- Iosefo Verevou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iosefo Verevou at FBref.com
- Iosefo Verevou at Olympedia
- Iosefo Verevou – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Iosefo Verevou at Soccerway
- Iosefo Verevou at National-Football-Teams.com
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