Full name Reginald Davani Role Footballer Number 10 Height 1.80 m | 1996–1997 Brisbane Lions Weight 76 kg Name Reggie Davani Siblings Alex Davani | |
Date of birth (1980-02-05) February 5, 1980 (age 35) Place of birth Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Playing position Current teams Gigira Laitepo Morobe Kumuls FC (Forward), Papua New Guinea national football team (Forward) | ||
NPL RD 15 | Reggie Davani - Western Pride Assistant Coach
Reginald "Reggie" Davani (born 5 February 1980) is a Papua New Guinea footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Morobe Kumuls FC of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. He is Papua New Guinea's all-time record international goal scorer with 15 goals.
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- NPL RD 15 Reggie Davani Western Pride Assistant Coach
- Club career
- International career
- Honours
- Personal Honours
- References
Club career
Davani was a product of the then Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Soccer Club) youth team, before graduating to the senior side. In 1999, he moved to Ipswich Knights, scoring 15 goals in 23 matches, and Taringa Rovers. He then spent several seasons in the New Zealand football leagues, most notably at Auckland City. Davani then transferred to Solomon Islands side Kossa FC, with whom he won a runners-up medal in the 2007–08 OFC Champions League, before moving to Coburg United in Australia's Victorian Premier League for the remainder of the 2008 season. After his release from Logan United, in June 2010 Davani joined Brisbane Olympic. Just before the commencment of the 2011, Davani joined Victorian club Sunshine George Cross.
International career
Davani made his debut for the Papua New Guinea national football team in 1998 at the Melanesian Cup in Santo Vanuatu, against the Solomon Islands. He played in four World Cup qualification games in 2004, in which he scored 6 goals. He currently holds the record for the most International goals for Papua New Guinea (15). His younger brother Alex Davani, also plays for the national team. Davani is a dual International, having represented Australia in futsal and was a member of the 2008 Australian Futsal World Cup squad.
Honours
Personal Honours
2005 Finalist – Papua New Guinean Sportsman of the Year
2004 Finalist – Oceania Player of the Year
2004 Players Player of the Year – Bay Olympic NZ
2001 Port Moresby Soccer Association Striker of the Year
1999 OFC Futsal All-Star Team
1998 Alitalia Young Rising Star Award – Australian Futsal National League
All Time Top Scorer – PNG National Team (15 Goals)