Patrick Joseph (born 3 May 1998) is a Fijian

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who plays as a

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for Fijian club

Nadi Nadi (pronounced ) is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. A 2012 estimate showed that the population had ...

and the Fiji national team.

Club career

Joseph came through the youth ranks of

. In 2016 he made his debut for the first team. The first tournament that Joseph participated in was the Vodafone Fiji Fact in May 2017. In 2019 Joseph won his first prize for Nadi by winning the Fiji FACT in 2019. Joseph was named as Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

National team

In 2019 Joseph was called up by coach Christophe Gamel for the

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. He made his debut on March 18, 2019, in a 3–0 win against New Caledonia. He came in for

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in the 69th minute of play. After his debut Joseph was included in Gamel's squad for the 2019 Pacific Games were Joseph and his teammates managed to win a bronze medal. Joseph scored his first goal for the national team at the Pacific Games in a 4–4 draw against the

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* Living people 1998 births Fijian men's footballers Fiji men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Nadi {{Fiji-footy-bio-stub