Pio Maisamoa Seci () (born 19 August 1993) is a Fijian professional

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footballer who plays as a er and for Fiji at international level. He previously played for the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

in the

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Background

Born in Suva, Fiji, Seci grew up in the nearby suburb of

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. He played rugby league for the Nabua Broncos from the age of 12. He attended St Agnes Primary School and

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, before earning a scholarship to

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in Innsifail.

Playing career

In 2011, Seci played for the Northern Pride in the

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, scoring 2 tries. In 2012, he signed with the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilit ...

, joining their

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side. That year, he played for Bankstown Sports in the local Canterbury under-19 competition, scoring seven tries in five games. In 2013, he made his debut for the Canterbury NYC side, playing two games and scoring one try. In 2014, Seci joined the

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' FOGS Cup side. After one season with the Tigers, he returned to Fiji in 2015 to play for his old club, the Nabua Broncos in the Fiji National Rugby League Competition. On 8 October 2016, Seci made his international debut for Fiji, coming off the interchange in their 20-18 victory over in

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. In October 2017, he was named in Fiji's

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squad. Seci signed with the

Ipswich Jets The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland. Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition. Original ...

in the

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starting in 2018. In the absence of Penioni Tagituimua, Seci was named captain of the

Kaiviti Silktails The Kaiviti Silktails are a semi-professional rugby league football club from Fiji and currently based in Sydney. They compete in the NSWRL's Ron Massey Cup, and will advance to the Knock-On Effect(KOE) NSW Cup in 2023. The Silktails will be a ...

for their round 11 match against the Hills District Bulls. In round 20 of the

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, Seci made his first grade debut for Manly in their defeat against the

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Personal life

Seci is a first cousin of fellow Fijian representative

Tui Kamikamica Erevonu Tuicaumatalevu "Tui" Kamikamica (born 18 May 1994) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Fiji at international level. Early life Kamikamica was b ...

References

External links

2017 RLWC profileFiji profile
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