Peni Tuigulagula (born 8 March 1999) is a

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who plays as a defender for Australian club

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and the Fiji national team.

Club career

Tuigulagula came through the youth ranks of

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. In 2018 he made his debut for the first team. In 2020 he moved, together with fellow countrymens

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and Asaeli Batikasa to the Australian based club

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National team

In 2019 Tuigulagula was called up by coach

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for the Fiji national football team. He made his debut on March 18, 2019, in a 3–0 win against

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. He came in for Nicholas Prasad in the 85th minute of play. In 2019, he was selected for the

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. Fiji won a bronze medal.

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* Fijian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nadi F.C. players Fiji men's international footballers Living people 1999 births {{Fiji-footy-bio-stub