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| Date of birth | 17 January 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nadroga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Nadi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Lautoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Suva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Nadi | 55 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Nadroga | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Rewa | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Suva | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024- | Nadroga | 7 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Fiji U20 | 4 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Fiji | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rusiate Matarerega (born 17 January 1993) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a forward for Nadroga in the Fijian National Football League.[1][2]
Club
[edit]- As of 11 October 2019.[3]
Cup: Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament, Inter-District Championship, Battle of the Giants and Champion versus Champion
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nadi | Fiji Premier League | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2018 | 12 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 8 | ||||
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 18 | |||
| Total | 37 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 30 | ||
International career
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 2 December 2017 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |  Tuvalu | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
| 2. | 15 December 2017 |  New Caledonia | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 3. | 18 March 2019 | ANZ National Stadium, Suva, Fiji | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 15 July 2019 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | Tuvalu | 2–0 | 10–1 | 2019 Pacific Games |
Private life
[edit]Matarerega is the son of former Lautoka, Nadi and Fiji national rep, Watisoni Voli.
Honours
[edit]Fiji
- Pacific Games: Bronze Medalist, 2019[4][5]
- Pacific Mini Games: Silver Medalist, 2017[6][7]
Fiji U20
- OFC U-20 Championship: Runner-up, 2013[8][9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Rusiate Matarerega". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "Fiji - R. Matarerega". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "Competition List".
- ↑ The Fiji Times. "2019 Pacific Games: Fiji men's win bronze in football competition". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ Fiji Football Association. "Winning start for Fiji football teams". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ The Fiji Times. "Silver for football". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ Oceania Football Confederation. "2017 Pacific Mini Games - Men". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kiwi duo add to accolades". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ Fiji Football Association. "Squad for OFC U-20 Playoffs". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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