Kishan Sami (born 13 March 2000) is a
Fijian
footballer
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who plays as a
right back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Fiji Premier League club
Rewa
Rewa may refer to:
Places Fiji
* Rewa (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji), a former electoral division of Fiji
* Rewa Plateau, between the Kaimur and Vindhya Ranges in Madhya Pradesh
* Rewa Province, Fiji
* Rewa River, the widest river in Fiji
...
and the
Fiji national team.
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
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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. Both players signed a one-year deal with the club on 10 February 2020. They made their debut together on 13 March 2020 in a friendly match.
National team
In 2018 Sami was called up by coach
Christophe Gamel for the
Fiji national football team
The Fiji national football team is Fiji's national men's team and is controlled by the governing body of football in Fiji, the Fiji Football Association. The team plays most of their home games at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.
Fiji ...
. He made his debut on March 22, 2018, in a 3–2 loss against the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. He came in for
Narendra Rao in the 69th minute of play.
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.''
References
Fijian men's footballers
Fijian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Ba F.C. players
Fiji men's international footballers
Living people
Fijian people of Indian descent
2000 births
Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
People from Ba Province
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