Desmond Fa'aiuaso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desmond Richmond Fa'aiuaso | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Samoa | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Strickland Brothers Lepea | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Titavi | ||
| 2002–2004 | Strickland Brothers Lepea | (38) | |
| 2005 | Tuanaimoto Breeze | ||
| 2005–2007 | A.S. Pirae | ||
| 2007–2009 | Strickland Brothers Lepea | ||
| 2009–2010 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Team Taranaki | ||
| 2014–2016 | Central United | ||
| 2016 | Strickland Brothers Lepea | ||
| 2016 | Vailima Kiwi | ||
| 2016– | Strickland Brothers Lepea | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001– | Samoa | 20 | (9) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2020 | |||
Desmond Fa'aiuaso (born 24 February 1984) is a Football striker from Samoa who currently plays for Vailima Kiwi. He currently has both the most caps and the most goals for his home country, Samoa.
Career[]
Club[]
Fa'aiuaso had his first stint in international football with Tahiti side A.S. Pirae and signed up with YoungHeart Manawatu for the 2009–10 season to form an all South Pacific strikeforce with Vanuatuan striker Seule Soromon.[1]
International[]
He made his debut for Samoa in an April 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Tonga and scored four goals in his second international, against American Samoa.
Career statistics[]
International[]
| Samoa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 7 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2015[2]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list. Samoa's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 April 2001 | International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia |  American Samoa |
3–0 | 8–0 | 2002 FIFA WCQ | |
| 2. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 3. | 7–0 | ||||||
| 4. | 8–0 | ||||||
| 5. | 14 March 2002 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | American Samoa |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification | |
| 6. | 5–0 | ||||||
| 7. | 27 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | American Samoa |
2–0 | 7–0 | 2007 South Pacific Games | |
| 8. | 29 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Tonga |
1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 9. | 31 August 2015 | Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga | American Samoa |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA WCQ OFC First Round | [3] |
References[]
- ^ Samoan star shines bright Archived 30 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football
- ^ "Desmond Fa'aiuaso". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Samoa 3–2 American Samoa". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links[]
- Desmond Fa'aiuaso – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Player profile – YoungHeart Manawatu
- NZFC stats – NZFC
- Desmond Fa'aiuaso at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Samoan footballers
- Samoa international footballers
- YoungHeart Manawatu players
- A.S. Pirae players
- Kiwi FC players
- 2016 OFC Nations Cup players
- Samoan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Association football forwards
- Samoan football biography stubs