Kishan Sami

Kishan Sami

Personal information
Full name	Kishan Ravinesh Sami
Date of birth	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Varadoli, Ba, Fiji
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Rewa
Youth career
–2017	Ba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Ba	29	(2)
2020	Manukau United	8	(0)
2021–	Rewa	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017	Fiji U17	2	(0)
2018–	Fiji U20	3	(1)
2019	Fiji U23	5	(0)
2018–	Fiji	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2019

Kishan Sami (born 13 March 2000) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a right back for Fiji Premier League club Rewa and the Fiji national team. [1]

Club career

Sami started his career in the youth of Ba. In 2017 he made his debut for the first team. Soon after making his debut, Sami became a regular in the first 11. In 2018 he played all 3 matches in Ba's disappointing 2018 OFC Champions League campaign.

On 1 February 2020, Rakula went on a trial at Manukau United FC in New Zealand together with his teammate from Ba F.C. and the national team, Malakai Rakula.[2] Both players signed a one-year deal with the club on 10 February 2020.[3] They made their debut together on 13 March 2020 in a friendly match.[4]

National team

In 2018 Sami was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on March 22, 2018, in a 3–2 loss against the Philippines. He came in for Narendra Rao in the 69th minute of play. [5] In 2019, he was selected for the 2019 Pacific Games. Fiji won a bronze medal.

International goals

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Tuvalu	6–1	10–1	2019 Pacific Games

References

1. "Kishan Sami". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
2. Kishan Sami and Malakai Rakula ready for trials in New Zealand, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 1 February 2020
3. Fijian duo sign for New Zealand-based club, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 10 February 2020
4. Fijian duo debut for Manukau United, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 13 March 2020
5. "Youths learn from Malaysia tour". Fijisun. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
6. "Kishan Sami". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 July 2019.