Malakai Rakula

Malakai Rakula
Personal information
Full name Malakai Rakula
Date of birth (1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Rotuma, Fiji
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manukau United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2013 Suva
2013–2016 Nadi
2016–2019 Ba
2020– Manukau United
International career
2011 Fiji U20 2 (0)
2019– Fiji 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malakai Rakula (born 16 May 1992) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manukau United in New Zealand and the Fiji national team.[1]

Club career

Rakula started his career with Suva. After a stint with Nadi he plays for Ba since 2016. With both Nadi and Ba he has played in the OFC Champions League.

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, Kishan Sami.[2] Both players signed a one-year deal with the club on 10 February 2020.[3] Both players made their debut on 13 March 2020 in a friendly match.[4]

National team

Rakula was called up by coach Christophe Gamel in 2019 for the national football team. He made his debut on March 18, 2019, in a 3–0 win against New Caledonia. He started the game and was subbed after 75 minutes by Josateki Tamudu

International goals

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa  American Samoa 3–0 9–0 2019 Pacific Games
2. 5–0
3. 15 July 2019  Tuvalu 3–0 10–1

References

  1. ^ "Fiji - M. Rakula - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  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. ^ "Malakai Rakula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 July 2019.


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