Scott Wara

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Scott Wara
Personal information
Full name Semi Scott Wara[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 21)[2]
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
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
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

International[]

As of match played 5 September 2018[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Fiji
2018 1 0
Total 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Scott Wara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Scott Wara at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Ryder, Lee (6 November 2020). "Who is Newcastle United trialist Scott Wara?". ChronicleLive.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fiji national coach visits Scott Wara to discuss international future". Oceania FC. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Jim Hannah (22 December 2017). "Leek Town manager Neil Baker signs up Stoke City defender on loan". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Boxing day derby is a Christmas cracker". Leek Town F.C. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Chapman spot on to extend winning run". Leek Town F.C. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Club announce retained list". Stoke City. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ^ Smith, Peter (30 October 2020). "Ex-Stoke City youth Scott Wara lands trial at Newcastle United". StokeonTrentLive.
  11. ^ "Scott Wara of Stoke City called up to Fiji squad for the first time". Oceania FC. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Solomons and Fiji draw even". OFC. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  13. ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
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