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Desmond Fa'aiuaso
Personal information
Full name Desmond Richmond Fa'aiuaso
Date of birth (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Samoa
Position(s) Striker
Team 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
International career‡
2001– Samoa 17 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2016

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. 27 August 2007 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa  American Samoa
2–0
7–0
 2007 South Pacific Games
6. 29 August 2007 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa  Vanuatu
1–0
2–1
 2007 South Pacific Games
7. 31 August 2015 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga  American Samoa
1–0
3–2
 2018 FIFA WCQ OFC First Round [3]

References

  1. ^ Samoan star shines bright Archived 30 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Oceania Football
  2. ^ "Desmond Fa'aiuaso". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Samoa 3–2 American Samoa". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.


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