Scott Wara
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Semi Scott Wara[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 September 1999||
Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Stoke City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Leek Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Fiji U23 | ||
2018– | Fiji | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 7 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:34, 6 September 2018 (UTC) |
Semi Scott Wara (born 22 September 1999) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a defender.
Early and personal life[]
Wara was born in Lautoka, Fiji and moved to Staffordshire, England at a young age.[4] His father served with the British Army.[5] His brother Billy is a rugby player; Scott also played rugby at school before switching to football.[5]
Club career[]
Wara began his career with Stoke City, playing for the U21 team in the EFL Trophy.[5] He moved on a one-month loan to Leek Town in December 2017,[6] making two league appearances.[7][8] Wara was released by Stoke City in July 2020.[9]
Wara went on trial with Premier League club Newcastle United in November 2020, having previously been on trial at National League club Wrexham.[3][10]
International career[]
Wara is eligible to represent either Fiji or England at international level.[4] He received his first call-up to the Fiji senior national team in March 2018.[11] He made his debut on 5 September 2018, in a 1–1 draw against the Solomon Islands, appearing as a half-time substitute for Narendra Rao.[12] In September 2019 he joined the Fijian under-23 team.[13]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 4 December 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City U23 | 2017–18[2] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2018–19[2] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
Stoke City | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Leek Town (loan) | 2017–18 | Northern Premier League Division One South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
- ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
International[]
- As of match played 5 September 2018[1]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Fiji | |||
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Scott Wara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Scott Wara at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ryder, Lee (6 November 2020). "Who is Newcastle United trialist Scott Wara?". ChronicleLive.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Fiji national coach visits Scott Wara to discuss international future". Oceania FC. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Peter Smith (7 October 2017). "How teenage defender went from throwing coconuts to rising star at Stoke". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Jim Hannah (22 December 2017). "Leek Town manager Neil Baker signs up Stoke City defender on loan". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Boxing day derby is a Christmas cracker". Leek Town F.C. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Chapman spot on to extend winning run". Leek Town F.C. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Club announce retained list". Stoke City. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Smith, Peter (30 October 2020). "Ex-Stoke City youth Scott Wara lands trial at Newcastle United". StokeonTrentLive.
- ^ "Scott Wara of Stoke City called up to Fiji squad for the first time". Oceania FC. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Solomons and Fiji draw even". OFC. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Fijian footballers
- English footballers
- Fiji international footballers
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Leek Town F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- Fijian expatriate footballers
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Northern Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Lautoka