Desmond Fa'aiuaso

Desmond Fa'aiuaso

Personal information
Full name	Desmond Richmond Fa'aiuaso
Date of birth	February 24, 1984
Place of birth	Samoa
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Vailima Kiwi
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2001	Titavi
2002–2004	Strickland Brothers Lepea		(38)
2005	Tuanaimoto Breeze
2005–2007	AS Pirae
2009–2010	YoungHeart Manawatu	5	(0)
2010–2014	Team Taranaki
2014–2016	Central United
2016–	Vailima Kiwi
National team^‡
2001–	Samoa	14	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2010. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2015

Desmond Fa'aiuaso (born 24 February 1984) is a Football striker from Samoa who currently plays for Vailima Kiwi.

Career

Club

Fa'aiuaso had his first stint in international football with Tahiti side AS Pirae and signed up with Manawatu for the 2009-2010 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	Samoa	1-0	3-2	2018 FIFA WCQ OFC First Round	[3]

References

1. Samoan star shines bright - Oceania Football
2. "Desmond Fa'aiuaso". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
3. "Samoa 3-2 American Samoa". http://www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)

External links

• FIFA competition record - Desmond Fa'aiuaso
• Player profile - YoungHeart Manawatu
• NZFC stats - NZFC
• Desmond Fa'aiuaso at National-Football-Teams.com