Iosefo Verevou (born 5 January 1996) is a Fijian

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who plays as a forward for

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in the Fiji National Football League.

Early career

Verevou started playing football at an early age and was a star football player for his high school team Saraswati College in

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. He came up through the Rewa FC youth system and made his first team debut at the age of 14. With this feat he became the youngest player to play for a semi-professional football team in Fiji. After 7 years at Rewa, he seemed to move to Suva in January 2018 however at the end of January the move was cancelled for an unclear reason.

International career

Verevou was a member of Fiji's U-20 national team at the

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. During the tournament, he scored with a header in an 8-1 defeat to

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and also scored a goal in a 3-0 victory over Honduras. On 7 November 2015, he made his senior debut for the

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in their friendly match against

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. On 16 July 2016, Verevou was named in Fiji's 18-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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Personal life

His elder brother, Epeli Saukuru, is also a footballer who represents Fiji.

Honours

Club

;Rewa * Battle of the Giants tournament : 2015, 2017 *

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: 2017

Individual

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Sportsman of the Year : 2015

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* * * * 1996 births Living people Fijian men's footballers Rewa F.C. players People from Rewa Province Men's association football forwards Fiji men's international footballers 2016 OFC Nations Cup players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Fiji {{Fiji-footy-bio-stub