Malakai Rakula

Malakai Rakula (born 16 May 1992) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manukau United in New Zealand and the Fiji national team.[1]

Malakai Rakula
Personal information
Full name Malakai Rakula
Date of birth (1992-05-16) 16 May 1992
Place of birth Rotuma, Fiji
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manukau United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2013 Suva
2013–2016 Nadi
2016–2019 Ba
2020– Manukau United
International career
2011 Fiji U20 2 (0)
2019– Fiji 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Rakula started his career with Suva. After a stint with Nadi he plays for Ba since 2016. With both Nadi and Ba he has played in the OFC Champions League.

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, Kishan Sami.[2] Both players signed a one-year deal with the club on 10 February 2020.[3] Both players made their debut on 13 March 2020 in a friendly match.[4]

National team

Rakula was called up by coach Christophe Gamel in 2019 for the national football team. He made his debut on March 18, 2019, in a 3–0 win against New Caledonia. He started the game and was subbed after 75 minutes by Josateki Tamudu

International goals
Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.[5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 July 2019National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa American Samoa3–09–02019 Pacific Games
2.5–0
3.15 July 2019 Tuvalu3–010–1

References
  1. "Fiji - M. Rakula - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. Kishan Sami and Malakai Rakula ready for trials in New Zealand, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 1 February 2020
  3. Fijian duo sign for New Zealand-based club, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 10 February 2020
  4. Fijian duo debut for Manukau United, oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog, 13 March 2020
  5. "Malakai Rakula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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